Traveling to new places
From March 31-April 9, a large group of Brahmas traveled to Japan.
Throughout spring break, over 40 Brahmas, along with chaperones and math teachers Latitia Thomas and Margaret Ku, spent nine days in Japan. They partnered with Education First (EF) Tours to offer students the opportunity to travel someplace new.
The trip gave students a chance to learn about Japanese culture and it’s history, experience a different setting, and dive into new exotic foods.
“I’ve always been interested in Japanese culture, and have heard many good things about visiting Japan as a tourist, so it interested me when this opportunity with Mrs. Thomas came up,” freshman Issac Yu said via Instagram.
The Brahmas ventured across Japan’s most well-known cities like Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto to sightsee around the cities. From visiting multiple Shinto temples to an amusement park, this trip allowed students to create numerous memories.
“The experience of touring Japan was surreal compared to the many countries I’ve been to,” sophomore Ella Zhao said via Instagram. “With the ambiance of the great views of the cherry blossoms to the different night markets we went to get dinner at, that didn’t compare to the people I met through this trip.”
According to Thomas, they spent five of the nine days in Tokyo—which was used by visiting an indoor theme park, and exploring the lively city. While also going on a day trip to Kamakura, a city just an hour away from central Tokyo, to view temples and shrines.
On the sixth and seventh days, students traveled on a bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto and visited castles built in the 15th century. They went to Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park to view Mount Fuji and see the Fuji Five Lakes, adventured through a bamboo forest and viewed a kimono, or traditional Japanese dress, show.
Their last destination before leaving Japan was Osaka. Their time spent there was filled with activities such as visiting the Todaiji Temple and seeing the Daibutsu, the world’s largest bronze Buddha statue. The students also explored the Dotonbori Canal street, and even watched and fed deer at Nara Park.
“My favorite part [of the trip] was shopping around in Akihabara, as we got to see [many] otaku stuff that usually wasn’t on public display,” Yu said. “Exploring the Japanese city life solo, sometimes with my friends, and metropolitan areas like Tokyo or Osaka really showed their personalities and soul compared to Los Angeles.”
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