How do you feel about the last time Kansai trip?  This time we will travel in the middle of Japan.  Without recommending the dancing, maybe you will feel down.  But there are other magnetisms for you to discover~

1. Granpal Amusement Park of Izu

Lighting activities are the compulsory summer activities in Japan.  In fact, there are a large wonderland, built by lots of colorful LED lights, in Izu.  Full of lights, full of stars and full of hope~such breathtaking scene

Except exhibiting the large lighting display, you will discover everywhere are covered with the LED lights, even for the fences, spending lots of effort for the decoration~

Look down from the hill, a scene of lights sea has shown for you.  Lights between each other with plenty of space to create the moment of standing in the flower sea~

Granpal Ausement Park is not only the place for enjoying the lights view, it is also an amusement park since you can join numerous of exciting games, such as, ziptrek, skyline luge and so on. 

2.  Duck tour in Osaka

If you still think Granpal Amusement park cannot fulfil your excitement, you can take the duck tour.  The bus is amphibious for guiding us to travel the tourist spots no matter they are on land or near the water.  To prepare to rush from the land to the sea well as the speed of the bus is quite fast.  Be more careful about getting wet too~

Entering to the sea, it becomes a sightseeing boat again. The most important thing is to feel the cold sea breeze since the temperatures is too high enough.  It is a nice and comfortable activity for having the family fun. 

3. あま祭 in Mie

In fact, there are a large number worship ceremony for the God in Japan and the あま祭 is one of them.あま are the women who catch the seafood by their hands only under 10 meters of deep sea, for example the fish, sea urchin, abalone and so on…….because of the Japanese TV drama “Amachan”, we know a bit more about the あま.  Due to nearby the sea, the あま of Mie will thank for the God and sea for providing them huge amount of seafood every year.  Thus, during the worship, they will not take any fishing action.

Since there are the blessings from the shrine, they can return back from the sea with safety. Hence, they will catch small amounts of seafood for serving to the God of the shrine.

Wow~I can’t believe the huge amount of seafood is only fished by their hands, such strong strengthen and courage~

4. 七夕まつり in Shizuoka

When it comes to July, it would be the Chinese Valentine.  In Japan, they called it as 七夕まつり.  According to the tradition, there will be a contest for the bamboo products.  Huge of bamboo grows in Shizuoka and make Shizuoka become the famous place for producing the bamboo products.  To keep the traditional techniques of using bamboos, they will hold the contest.  Can’t you discover the colorful bamboo products hanging around in front of the shrine?  Isn’t it beautiful?

Not difficult to find the bamboo products are blazing with colors and flowing above our head~

Maruko chan and Mr. Hanawa have met with us for the celebration.  Without your participation, how does it go?