Jessica ☆ Joyce : 2016 Japan trip in Spring (Day 2)

Here comes the day 2 in Japan!

Before talking about my day 2,I wanna show you the western style breakfast prepared by my host mum,Rumiko san for 7 days (one missing).

Even though breakfast was basically western style, the dinner was Japanese style! I was really into it! Yum Yum

Day 2: Asakusa > Skytree> Shibuya>Ueno

After changing up, Kento, mum, and I headed to our first destination, Asakusa浅草!

Actually, I have been there once in 2014, but I had only 15 minutes there (残念). Therefore, I requested to go Asakusa this time (˶‾᷄ ⁻̫ ‾᷅˵)

By the way, do you know Pasmo?

Pasmo is an rechargable electronic smart card that can be used for public transports like trains, buses, subways and so on.

You can purchase it at the ticket vending machine at stations or airports.

When you purchase,500 Japanese yen will be deposited to your Pasmo card.

You should get one as it is really convenient. You can sell Pasmo before leaving Japan at the airport or keep it as a souvenir.

Getting a Pasmo to travel around Japan really made my trip easier.

Since we wanted to go to Asakusa, we could take any of these buses to Asakusa at Ueno station.

The Skytree shuttle bus (left) connects three sightseeing spots, which are Ueno, Skytree and Asakusa. One trip costs around 200 yen.

As for the red bus (right) is Taito-ku Megurin circulation bus which also connects to famous tourist spots like Asakusa. This type of bus is small but useful. It costs only 100 yen for adult.

Since Taito-ku Megurin bus was cheaper, we took it.ƪ(•◡•ƪ)"

We arrived Asakusa! There was a famous temple in Asakusa, called 浅草寺 (Senso-ji) with Kaminari-Mon Gate.It was the famous Buddhist temple in Asakusa.

Before praying at the temple, you have to wash your hands to purify yourself. First, wash your left hand and wash your right hand.Then, dab some water onto your lips using left hands. Lastly, wash the grip of dipper. Just then, you can go to the temple and pray.

My Japanese language teacher told the class that actually we cannot clap hands twice before praying at the temple. Only when we pray at shrine, we can clap hands before praying.