It is the chance for me to experience the japanese fast train - Shinkansen. From Tokyo to Sendai just need about 100 minutes, the highest speed can be 300km/h. Bought the tickets and contacted my cousin, she lived in Sendai with her family already for a long time, although I call her my cousin, we have the same family name - sun, it is more like real sisters. Tickets price is a little surprise to me, but it is ok since it is a good experience and I could see my cousin again after five years...
Got up early to catch the train, the Tokyo train station can be the most messy and crowded one in the world, but we were lucky since that day was Sunday, amazingly quiet... Wait for the train and try to figure out where we should go, everything seems fine without much communicate and understanding...
In the train, it was really quiet, mobile phones are not allowed to use and seems people are not talking either, while somehow I am not used to it, I am more used to crowded and noisy Chinese trains.:)
After exactly 100 minutes we arrived at Sendai station, my cousin said she will be there and I just tried to look for her. Everyone looked the same, that is the difficult thing in Asia, in Finland I could always easily find non white people because there were so little amount of them. Called and looked and finally found the face I wish to see for a long time, she and her husband and her ten year old daughter, but I still think she does not look like a mother whom already has a ten year old daughter.:)
We chatted and laughed, it has been a little bit difficult for her husband and daughter to pick up the chat, since we mostly spoke in Chinese.( Sorry for that, I will try to study and next time we can practice Japanese!) Lunch was great, then we went to Matsushima Bay (pine-clad islands) - One of the three views of Japan (Nihon sankei). Weather changed from rain to cloudy and not too cold, lovely! The pine tree islands one by one stand in the sea, great view! We also crossed the red bridge to one of them, if we came one month earlier we could see the sakura, so romantic!
We had great time together, but the sun was going down that showed us it was the time to get back.
I stayed with my cousin and her lovely husband and daughter for another two days, we chatted and laughed together, it was really a great time! And she bought me some cooking ingredients and I could make my favorite Okonomijaki at home. Isn't it great!
Got up early to catch the train, the Tokyo train station can be the most messy and crowded one in the world, but we were lucky since that day was Sunday, amazingly quiet... Wait for the train and try to figure out where we should go, everything seems fine without much communicate and understanding...
In the train, it was really quiet, mobile phones are not allowed to use and seems people are not talking either, while somehow I am not used to it, I am more used to crowded and noisy Chinese trains.:)
After exactly 100 minutes we arrived at Sendai station, my cousin said she will be there and I just tried to look for her. Everyone looked the same, that is the difficult thing in Asia, in Finland I could always easily find non white people because there were so little amount of them. Called and looked and finally found the face I wish to see for a long time, she and her husband and her ten year old daughter, but I still think she does not look like a mother whom already has a ten year old daughter.:)
We chatted and laughed, it has been a little bit difficult for her husband and daughter to pick up the chat, since we mostly spoke in Chinese.( Sorry for that, I will try to study and next time we can practice Japanese!) Lunch was great, then we went to Matsushima Bay (pine-clad islands) - One of the three views of Japan (Nihon sankei). Weather changed from rain to cloudy and not too cold, lovely! The pine tree islands one by one stand in the sea, great view! We also crossed the red bridge to one of them, if we came one month earlier we could see the sakura, so romantic!
We had great time together, but the sun was going down that showed us it was the time to get back.
I stayed with my cousin and her lovely husband and daughter for another two days, we chatted and laughed together, it was really a great time! And she bought me some cooking ingredients and I could make my favorite Okonomijaki at home. Isn't it great!
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