Christina's Visit

For her spring break, my cousin Christina decided to head out to Japan for a visit. This was her first international trip, so it was my job to show her around and keep her safe. We had a really nice visit and saw lots of stuff!
After a brief visit to my school, we visited my hairdresser and Christina got her hair straightened. It was a lot of work for the two ladies, but the result was beautiful. Notice the ear caps!
Our first spot was to Kyoto. We stayed overnight one night at my favorite ryokan near Kiyomizu. The first day we saw the Golden Temple and Heian shrine. The next day we went to Kiyomizudera, then headed off to Tokyo on the shinkansen.
We spent most of our time in Tokyo shopping and wandering around checking out the different areas and people watching. We did see the Heian shrine and one of its’ gardens.
Then we took the overnight bus back to Wakayama. We went to Wakayama castle and took pictures of the cherry blossoms that had just started to bloom.
On our last day, we went to my hula class. Christina practiced a little, then watched while we practiced for our upcoming show. We had lunch at Kappazushi, which is a sushi restaurant with the little plates of sushi that rotate around on a conveyer belt. But the fun thing about this place is that if you would like to order something specific, you place your order on the computer, and a little shinkansen brings it out to your table. And all this for 100￥ a plate!
Christina was kind enough to take a box of stuff back to California for me to get my move started.
It is always nice to have family visit, so I had a great time. Christina is a good traveler, and I’m sure she will have many more trips in her future. Don’t worry Aunty!
Christina – Did I forget anything? Please feel free to add more!