Have you ever been to an onsen? Do you know about Kinosaki Onsen? Onsen means hot springs in English. I think almost all of foreigners come up with shrines, temples, or castles when they think about the famous places in Japan. However, Japan has more awesome places besides these. In the past four years, the number of foreigners who came to Kinosaki Onsen increased thirty times because it appeared on the Michelin Green Guide Japan. As you can see, this famous place is becoming more and more popular for not only Japanese but also foreigners. They come here to relax and enjoy Japanese history. This location is now one of the famous hot springs in Japan. Kinosaki Onsen has a long history, many special features and effects, and important rules to keep Japanese traditions.
I had a good time visiting the Southwest USA with Extension students from 15 to 21, October. It was an education trip and I experienced new things and there was a lot of nature which is comfortable for me. I was looking forward to going on the Southwest trip for a long time. I have image that the Southwest is very hot but this place was cold than Spokane. It was interesting that the temperature was totally different in the same place. There were three emotions that I experienced on this trip. First, I was moved by the beautiful landscape of the Grand Canyon. It is absolutely enormous. When I look down the cliff, I remembered the teacher's caution for us that there are lots of people who die and I scared. I and my roommate wanted to see the sunrise so we tried to got up at 4:00 a.m. and then we could see the sunrise which was really fabulous. After that, we decided to rent a bicycle but we changed our mind and because we had lots of time. Surprisingly, we walked 10 miles aro...