In the morning we had classes; 'Miyazaki Hayao's World' and a gender class. Both or very interesting classes, especially the last one where we discuss a lot about gender roles and other things both in Japan and our home countries. After the classes my friend and I did some groceries and ate lunch together before preparing for a nomikai (drinking party) in the evening.
This was a rather funny evening because in the same room as ours was another party. It was a huge group of Japanese [.....]
On friday there was a matsuri, Japanese festival, going on in Tenjin. It's something that most of us had always wanted to see, so of course we couldn't skip it! During the day I didn't do much though. So in the evening a lot of the JTW students and students went to the matsuri. During these festivals a portable shrine is usually carried through the city to the main shrine. Usually men do this, but this was a special matsuri where women had to carry the shrine. They wore some special traditional [.....]
I am a girl raised in the Netherlands and I moved to Belgium and later Japan for studies. I am passionate about exploring the whole world one country at a time. I am currently living in Japan and write about my adventures here and what life is like as a foreign exchange student living in Japan. I also like to write about the travels I take on when I have free time.
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