2008年9月21日日曜日

Summer Vacation

I went to Tokyo Disney Land with my friend on July 23. On that day, I got up very early, took the first train for Nagoya and met my friend at Nagoya station. Then we took a Shinkansen to Tokyo.

When we arrived at Disney Land, we were very excited and enjoyed a lot of attractions. We also enjoyed wonderful parades and shows. During the day, we took the place to see close to the parade, so we could see the nice parade very close. Moreover show was exciting because water was used on the daytime shows. Characters in Disney Land danced to music on a stage and we were squirted water to music with the thing like a water pistol. We were soaked to the skin but the day was very hot day, so we felt very cool. Another show on the night was fantastic. The castle in the park sparkled, exciting music was being played and characters dynamically danced to the music. They moved us to tears.

We also take pleasure in shopping there. This year is 25th anniversary of Tokyo Disney Land, so I bought many souvenirs for my family, friends, and grandparents, of course for me. Disney Land was the very wonderland and I got a lot of dreams and hope.

On that night, we stayed at a hotel near the park and had a good time there too. The inside of the hotel was very clean and large and design of the room we stayed was like ship. It was so cute. We took a lot of pictures as our memories.

Next day we ate very delicious breakfast at the hotel, checked out there and went to Fuji television station in Odaiba because an event, Boukenou, was held. We enjoyed it. After that we went back our each house.

On other days I took part in two festivals in Aichi prefecture and Shizuoka prefecture because I am a member of yosakoi dance club of this university. Both festivals were held for two days and I danced many times at various places in a day. Spectators clapped their hands or burst into cheers when our team danced. I was very happy.

First, the festival in Aichi called Domannakamatsuri is very big festival in Japan, so a lot of team joined this festival all of Japan. On the first day of the festival, it was rain and cold but the event was held, so we danced in the rain. It was hard to dance but many spectators were very pleased. Next day, it was a fine, clear day, so we did our best.

Next, the other festival in Sizuoka called Odakkuimatsuri is very warm festival. Almost all of the teams which joined the festival were from Sizuoka but spectators and staffs greeted us with open arms. We gave emotion and energy to many people and we were also given them by many people.

I experienced a lot of important things through dancing, for example to make someone move, to push forward to one goal with my friends, to enjoy something thoroughly and so on. This summer became worthwhile for me.

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