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Japan Winter Holiday 2023 (Part 2) (8th to 16th Dec 23) (Sendai)

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  Finally I arrived at Sendai on the 8th in the evening. After checking in to the Dormy Inn Sendai Hotspring, I was surprised by the view, right in front of my room was my school that I will be studying in January.  Before I started to find my rental apartment, my adventure begins on the streets of Sendai.  In the midst of exploring the streets of Sendai,  Elio contacted me and he brought me to view the apartments. I finally settled into the area nearest to my school as the other apartments are not as convenient.  The reason that I chose this apartment is because it only takes about 15 minutes to walk to school and church. The other reason is because nearby have a 24 hours supermarket and there are a couple of foreign restaurants. Even though the rent is slightly higher but I really like the location.  After deciding on the location, I started to shift my luggages from the hotel to the apartment. I am grateful for Elio's help and all the prayers from my physical and spiritual famil

Japan Winter Holiday 2023 (Part 1) (5th to 8th Dec 23) (Tokyo and Kawaguchiko)

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 Dear folks,  I have checked into Japan for the past 2 months.  Sorry for the delay in this post. For this past 2  months, I have been getting used to staying alone in Sendai.  Now I will share some of the wonderful moments during my one month holiday in Japan before I start school in January.  I arrived to Japan on the 5th of December.  The first place I visited was Tokyo station Marunouchi side. After a couple of attempts to visit this side of the station, my dream finally came true.  After visiting Tokyo Station Marunouchi side, boarded the bus to Kawaguchiko Station. The bus took about 2 hours and the scenery during the bus ride was fabulous. The stay at Kawaguchiko Station Inn was also wonderful despite the accommodation do not have a lift. The innkeeper was very helpful and Yamato delivery service was also available.  On the 8th of December, after exiting Kawaguchiko, meetup with Charlotte and friends at Tokyo for lunch and also visited Singapore embassy and 3D Cat at Shinjuku be