kobe trip : takenaka carpentry tool museum

It’s weekend. Want to go somewhere but not so far. One of colleague recommended me to go here.

It is a carpentry tool museum by Takenaka Corp. Well, I kinda excited because this is company where I was working last year. And, my final task for university is wood carpentry museum too. So I feel curious about it.

Let’s go!

Very traditional style (but also modern though!) entrance.

There is a zen garden and we can see the museum building from the entrance gate. Peaceful atmosphere.

 

 

We can buy the museum ticket in this lobby, around 500 yen per person. And you can take photos inside.  The museum journey start by walking down stairs to B1. So it is going down down down.

In this floor we can learn about basic and oldest carpentry tool in Japan.

Small tools..

And very big tools!

 

 

The sleek black wooden ceiling contrasted with wooden display, make it more standing.

A wood joint detail in Japan traditional building. It is very precise!

 

 

Carpentry tool is not just coming from Japan, but around the world, in this photo, this is coming from German.

 

 

 

 

After that we go to downstair in B2. I could say that B2 floor is more interactive room. There is workshop area, PC and library area, and bigger display like types of tree or real house mock up with tatami inside!

 

I try to carve the wood!

See! They have so many types of wood that we can carve.

And each wood has different smell. Very good experience.

This is workshop with glass wall, and we can wait outside in library and pc area.

 

Sunlight coming through the glass wall.

 

I’m amazed with this wooden partition. Such great detail right?!

 

And I try to go inside the traditional house.

 

 

The trip is finished, we go back to upstairs.

There is public audio visual room as last room.

And we can see the Takenaka san old house. Quiet and peaceful area.

 

 

 

In conclusion, this museum is so calm and full of delightful wooden works. Good place to visit before afternoon tea!

entrance ceremony october 2016

Kobe University Entrance Ceremony 2016

Indonesia members

tokyo trip : kitte

We take subway and commuter train to tokyo station.

tired…

but happy !

 

-pak jamil leh uga nih posenya..

 

We went to in front of Tokyo Station, Kitte Building.

From Kitte rooftop, we can see Tokyo station scenery.

Tokyo station is very old european style rather than other surrounding building. It is still ongoing renovation project, so I will wait until they finished. I believe it will be definitely beautiful, for sure.

 

 

Kitte rooftop is so cold and windy. A hot cocoa and scarf must be nice to have here. Some couples even bring blanket to sit and enjoy this view.

 

I’m so missed with people who can talk bahasa indonesia and in here we gossiped like no one is understand anyway. I feel so glad that I work with them and can meet them again in Japan situation. Feel a less lonely 🙂

 

official photo of all members..

adachi – katayama – maekawa – jamil – nyoman

lini – marcia – rahayu

 

Thank you for oleh oleh from Indonesia. See you again fellas.

I hope we can have more fun time in the future.

 

Aku sayang kalian.. Dadaaaah…. 🙂

tokyo trip : sensouji

After sky tree, we decided to go to Sensouji Temple. It’s very near to sky tree and there is a famous gate and shopping street before we enter the temple area. We believe it will be so much fun for our friends from Indonesia.

the kaminarimon (thunder) gate.

 

 

And we enter the shopping street. Let’s GO.

So this shopping street sell traditional and unique items with affordable price, it’s good place to buy omiyage. Especially if you have requested to buy Japanese theme omiyage from your beloved families and friends.

The price is ranging from 500-1500 円 but some is cheaper, and many also more expensive. But whatever your budget is, I think they sell enough something good and affordable for your wallet.

like.. traditional hair pins.

i fell in love with this pin. but I never like using hashi-type pin, so.. bye bye beautiful one.

cheap and unique lucky charms. it can bring you health, money, love and happiness.

traditional boxes.. oh and also traditional pattern handkechiefs, bags, wallets, scarfs, kimonos, yukatas, you can find almost everything here.

fortune calling cat..

wind chimes.. such a beautiful sounds they made..

Be careful not too much shopping, or spending so long time just buying things as the shopping street is still open until around 7-8pm. But the temple shop is closed at 4pm, so my advice is.. if you desire for some omamori. please go straight temple first and shopping later.

-wise word from busy shopping girls.

 

 

 

 

 

We were so much in fun and didn’t realize it already become night..

After realized we cannot buy omamori, we play mikuji, fortune lottery. We pay for 100 円 then we shake a box of sticks until the stick with number come out. And then we search the box with matching number and take the fortune paper inside them.

If you are lucky, you will get best fortune > regular fortune > small fortune > bad fortune. Don’t worry, if you were unlucky this time, you can tie the paper in front of the mikuji lottery area. So you don’t bring bad fortune home.

My result – regular fortune. Ma ma good 🙂

Everyone is busy checking the results..

My boyfriend get best fortune. congratulations!

 

We also praying to the god which sleeping inside temple..

Grateful and joyful face 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

 

 

Finally this trip almost finished. We should go back to Tokyo station because we will take shinkansen back to Osaka.

It’s been two times I visit sensouji, and it doubles my happiness. This place always have fun and happy atmosphere. You can imagine, The traditional Sensouji area is very near with the modern Sky Tree building. At one visit, you can have 2 different adventurous atmosphere.

 

lastly, I present our most magical photo..

sky tree view from sensouji temple.

even for just a heartbeat, everything was perfect!

 

 

 

tokyo trip : sky tree

We are going to Tokyo for one day yeeeey!

So some of my company’ staff going to Tokyo to join QCC competition and we cannot say no to not join them. I missed them already!

First destination is Tokyo sky tree. Actually last May I already went here, but we cannot go to up tower because of strong wind. So this time I feel excited too!

Looking outside of shinkansen window – this is my hair style for the day – beautiful hair pin from real vintage shop in Semarang. Beautiful right?!

 

Our trip start!

Beautiful marcia and rahayu, and jamiiiill.. and me, hihi..

and arrived! This is tokyo sky tree.. so tall, so great.

We wait and do some shopping at mall before going up to tower. This corner looks appealing so much to me. Maybe a gallery ? hmm.. I don’t have enough time to visit all though.

all members with sky tree feet :’) hahahaha

happy memories 🙂 🙂 🙂

And then it’s time to go up.

4 elevator reflected 4 seasons in Japan. Our up elevator is autumn decorative style.

Well, the elevator is very fast but apparently no window outside. So only animation from the monitor. A bit different style from Tokyo Tower and Abeno Harukas which have window to see outside.

arrived!

Tokyo city view.

some tokyo sky tree signature omiyage, かわいい。。If I buy that, I don’t want to eat 😦

We also can try glass floor to see and feeling walking 300 m above earth. :0

It’s summer elevator when we go down. At least we already try 2 seasons. I want to go by spring and winter next times.

 

After enough seeing and chatting, we decide to eat at Solamachi restaurant at 31F. It’s lunch-dining with city view.

This is a tempura restaurant, but I don’t remember the name haha.

appetizer..

tempura main dish..

and last bite of our tokyo sky tree trip, the special dish, sky tree tempura!  that observatory floor is made from onion ring, hahaha. The taste is good, but too much so I share it with everyone to finished it.

See you again sky tree.

 

 

 

ashiya danjiri matsuri

It’s an annual autumn festival in here. So they push this cart around some place in Ashiya.

Day-1

I just happened to see this after walk out from Hankyu-ashiyagawa station. Bright, noisy, lively and so many kids!

But sadly I can see the festival because I head back to Osaka, and when the train coming, the festival just start 😦

meanwhile in Osaka… we sat, eating crepes, finishing our day like..

“Ahh.. finally phone matter finished, so relieved, so happy. We can make call, use line (eventhough new line id), and own internet network with optimal price ever..”

 

Day – 2

I was inside house when I realized sound became louder. Eh? is it already passed? So we checked and found they making entertainment in Sanjo park.

This is the performance tasks : some genki men push or pull this cart, very strong men yeah! Leader seating in the front. Inside the cart, there was drummer. Dancer at the roof top and ladies in the back side all marching. Kids, parents and citizens also marching along this cart.

(my camera wasn’t good with moving object – sorry)

And we saw them marching along the street.

I said がんばろう！がんばろう！in my heart to the men who pulled and pushed the cart. This is not an easy job, right?. Well, semangat kakak-kakak..

And finally they finished in front of shrine. Thank you for the event. We feel a lot of fun when walking with them.

ehehehe..

good night!