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.
The Southwest trip was absolutely amazing because I leaned the culture of the area a lot. I spent 7 days in the southwest and I impressed by people who live there and by their culture. These things were totally different from Japan and the people there preserved their traditions carefully. I talk to a lot of Americans and I saw wonderful nature during the trip. There are three absolutely wonderfu and amazing places that I enjoyed. First, I went to a lot of museums and all of them were very interesting. I especially liked The Museum of International Folk Art. The museum has more than 130,000 objects from more than 100 countries! My favorite object was a smiling skeleton doll. This object’s theme was Day of The Dead. When I saw it, I remembered COCO which is a Pixar movie. I also liked The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Georgia O’Keeffe was an American artist and she painted a lot of flowers and nature. I think her paintings are brimming with kindness ...