| Outline of Andrew's travel |
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Haneda Airport in Tokyo
(Andrew's camera) |
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| Travel of Andrew |
| The travel of Andrew passed Moscow from Murmansk where he lives. Travel
is interesting though this distance is very long. The flight time from
Moscow to Japan is nine hours. He might have been exciting because this
time to visiting Japan was first for him. |
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| Aeroflot |
| The airplane was used from Murmansk to Japan. The airline ticket fee of
the round trip from Murmansk to Narita in Japan is about 90,000 yen. It
is good price. The airline that he used is Aerofloat. Aerofloat is the
maximum airline in Russia, and an airline with a long history. |
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| Japan Travel |
| Andrew arrived at Tokyo on April 28, 2010. And, his travel started for
about two weeks. He visited many of Tokyo. Moreover, he toured round various
places in Japan by using Shinkansen of the railway. He visited Osaka, Hiroshima,
and Nagasaki, etc. Because Japan was very good at this season, he spent
wonderful every day. |
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| Shinkansen |
| Shinkansen is a rapid-transit railway in Japan, and connecting the major
city in Japan, the traveler can move comfortable and quickly. However,
the main railway company in Japan is JR (Japan Railway), and this JR has
divided into 6 companies by the region. This is inconvenient for the traveler
who runs through Japan. So Andrew bought common ticket to these 6 railway
companies. This ticket can use the railway in most regions excluding part.
This is a good method for the foreigner who travels around Japan. |
| Japan Rail Pass (English) |
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| Travel to Sapporo |
| Andrew visited Sapporo to meet Hiroki on May 8th, and 9th. The route to
Sapporo has the airplane, the railway, and the ferry. My recommendation
is an airplane. |
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| All Nippon Airways (ANA) Pokemon Jet |
| Big airliner in Japan is JAL (Japan Airlines) and ANA (All Nippon Airways),
and other airliner in Japan is Sky Mark, Air Do, and Skynet Asia. Andrew
used ANA as an airline to Sapporo. And, Andrew was very lucky. Because
the airplane to Sapporo was Pokemon Jet. His airline was specially. |
| ANA Official Site (English) |
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Tabisaku
By the way, I reserved his airline ticket. Because the Japanese can buy
the airline ticket cheaply. I used the special reservation service of ANA
is called "Tabisaku", and this word "Tabisaku" means
that making travel in Japanese. His reservation is from Tokyo to Sapporo
round-trip ticket and hotel of 1 night stay in Sapporo. This total price
is about 28,000 yen in this time. This is very good price. Please check
this "Tanisaku" site when you come to Japan. |
| ANA Tabisaku (Japanese) |
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| Sapporo Tour for Andrew 2010 Plan |
| This is travel in Sapporo of Andrew. I spent everything with him for two
days. It was done in a wonderful two days for us. And, Andrew might have
gotten to know Japan and Japanese people. |
| Big Size of Plan |
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| Our meeting in Sapporo (Hokkaido) |
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| Noboribetu Date Jidai Mura |
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The pavilion village in old Japan
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1: Andrew fought with the samurai.
2: In this pavilion village, there are many Japanese traditional houses.
3: There are a lot of plays in this pavilion village.
4: Andrew and Hiroki with Ninja.
5: Andrew with cast of the old style Theater.
6: Andrew is General! |
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We went to the pavilion village in old Japan that said Noboribetsu Date
Jidai Mura after Andrew had arrived at Chitose airport in Hokkaido on May
8. Old Japan ninja and samurai, etc. can be experienced in this pavilion
village. Andrew was able to learn old Japan.
Moreover, Andrew acted in a play. His post is a general. It was wonderful
for him. |
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| Noboribetsu Date Jidai Mura Official Site |
| Japanese Page |
| English Page |
| General Andrew enjoyed with Japanese princess. The princess poured Japanese
sake into general's cup. We thought that it was water at that time. However,
the sake was a real sake! hahaha |
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| Noboribetsu Onsen (hot springs) |
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Onsen (hot springs) is a big culture of Japan. Andrew tryed it.
(Photo from internet) |
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We went to the Onsen (hot springs) of Noboribetsu after the pavilion village.
This Noboribetsu is a famous Onsen in Japan. A lot of Onsen hotels are
here. In photo above, steam of Onsen from ground, and the smell is peculiar.
And, we took a Onsen together at the hotel called Dai-ichi Takimoto-kan
in Noboribetsu. Onsen was a first experience for Andrew. We relaxed very
much, and we went to Sapporo by car after Onsen.
*The photo above of building of the hotel and the bathroom is photo from
the official site. |
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| Dai-ichi Takimoto-kan in Noboribetsu Official Site |
| Japanese Page |
| English Page |
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| Wonderful Night at Japanese Pub in Sapporo |
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Andrew enjoyed the night of Sapporo.
(Photo is Sapporo and from internet) |
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I invited Andrew to my favorite restaurant and pub in Sapporo. And, my
friend also participated in here. Because we enjoyed it too much, so we
don't remember the taste of the dish. hahaha
Our drinking started at 8:30PM at restaurant and pub, and ended at 2:00AM.
In the karaoke of Andrew, it was good.
By the way, Suu can speak Spanish, and Sayaka can speak English well, but
Masataka uses Japanese only.
We enjoyed very much. |
| Andrew says "This time with Japanese girls was the best in my travel
of 2 weeks in Japan". hahaha Andrew spent super wonderful night in
Sapporo. |
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| Sightseeing in Sapporo |
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Sapporo city view from Okurama Ski Jump Stadium
(Andrew's camera) |
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Andrew was very lucky, because when he cames to Sapporo, Sakura (Cherry
blossoms) just bloomed. This photo was in Hokkaido Jingu with Sakura.
Sakura of Sapporo said "Htprr
z" to Andrew. |
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| Commemorative gift each other |
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Gift each other is one of big enjoyment.
(Hiroki's camera) |
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| To Hiroki from Andrew |
| Matreshka (Officialy : Matryoshka) |
| This Matreshka made Andrew and my friendship. Because he gave me the topic
of this doll. This my site had good topic page thanks to Andrew. So This
doll is the greeat present for me. |
| Andrew's Page |
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| Matreshka (Officialy : Matryoshka) |
| Totaly 10 dolls and one big doll has the other 9 dolls inside the body.
And, the picture drawn in the doll is very beautiful. This doll is very
interesting. |
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| Money of Russia |
| Money of the foreign country is very interesting. This money was presented
to the girls from Andrew in the pub. Andrew is very rich person! |
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| To Andrew from Hiroki |
| Registered seal (Legal stamp) |
| The registered seal is one of the@traditional cultures of Japan. Japan
uses this stamp like the signature of Europe and America. I made this registered
seal as a present to Andrew. This stamp is made from the hand of a special
workman. And, Japanese Government admits the specification of this stamp,
because this stamp is the highest class. |
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| Registered seal (Legal stamp) |
To make this stamp, I thought about Japanese character of Andrew. One Kanji
character of Japanese has a lot of meanings and pronunciations. The Japanese
gives the name the sound and the meaning for making person's name. The
meaning of the name of Andrew that I made is "Dragon of peaceful land".
And, this style of character " ΐy΄ " is stylish very much.
This is the highest commemorative gift though the production of the stamp
is not cheap. Please ask the Japanese if you have a Japanese friend. |
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| Andrew's Travel Photo in Japan |
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| Tokyo |
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Shinjuku Park in Tokyo from Tokyo Metropolitan Government Tower
(Andrew's camera) |
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1: East gate of Sensouji (temple) in Asakusa.
2: TOYOTA future cars in Amlux showroom.
3: BANDAI toy near it's headquater in Asakusa.
4: Statue of Liberty on the Tokyo harbor.
5: Tokyo Shinagawa at early night.
6: Dragon on the wall (really scary!). |
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| Andrew is an activist, he went to many places in Tokyo, moreover he went
to south Japan Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He experienced a lot of Japan.
And, his travel succeeded very much. |
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Noboribetsu Date Jidai Mura
(Andrew's camera)
It was very wonderful on these two days. I met the friend who came from
Russia to Japan and have been impressed very much. Our conversation was
very hard, because I cannot speak English perfectly. hahaha However, it
is not a big problem. The reason is that we are friends already. And, this
all of two days were very happy for us.
The distance in countries of the world is long. However, we people's minds
are not far.
I am so grateful for Andrew, and I'd like to thanks to Masataka, Suu, and
Sayaka who is Japanese and rooted for us.
And, I wish to meet again.
Rpyq! |
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