{"id":43046,"date":"2025-06-24T12:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T03:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneup.jp\/media\/?p=43046"},"modified":"2025-09-14T13:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T04:06:11","slug":"travel-plans-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneup.jp\/media\/essays\/20250624\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Plans for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the new year approaches, it\u2019s time to start thinking about our goals for the new year and how we are planning to achieve them\u2014or at least, try to achieve them.
\nIn 2025, my plan is to see and do more with my time in Japan. I want to traverse<\/strong> new lands, climb mighty mountains and taste the salty sea breeze on an oceanside paradise.
\nI want to at least see some really cool stuff. I\u2019ll make my mind up as I go.<\/p>\n

My mother has grabbed a great deal on a Black Friday discount ticket from Canada to Japan next March and I couldn\u2019t be more thrilled. It\u2019s been about 8 years since she came to Japan and a lot has changed since then. Many new facilities and entertainment places have opened or expanded, so I feel it\u2019s very important to explore these places and give my mom a lot of new experiences around the country.<\/p>\n

One of the first things at the top of her list is to visit the Harry Potter Warner Brother\u2019s Studio Tour. I\u2019ve been there twice now, and while I don\u2019t consider myself to be an expert Potterhead (Harry Potter fan), I am quite well-versed<\/strong> in the Harry Potter world and was very impressed with my visit. I went to the UK last year, and while you\u2019d expect that to be the mothership of all Potter paraphernalia,<\/strong> I\u2019d say the Warner brother studio tour in Tokyo is even more packed with Potter pandemonium<\/strong> and it will magically make your money disappear!<\/p>\n

The next place we want to explore is near Mt Fuji during mid-April. My mother really has a love for pink, so she really wants to see the Fuiji-sakura Festival at the bottom of Mt. Fuji and look at the gorgeous fields of flowers and other amazing creations that will be displayed at the park.<\/p>\n

Eventually, we plan to also explore Legoland in Nagoya. My mother is surprisingly a big fan of Lego and all the different possible combos you can create with its never-ending brick pieces. Legoland seems like it\u2019s exactly what she\u2019ll love. Meanwhile I\u2019d like to check out the Ghibli amusement park located not far from Nagoya. I\u2019ve been a big Ghibli fan since I was a kid, starting with films like Totoro and Castle in the Sky so it would be a dream come true for me to see those stories brought to life at that theme park.<\/p>\n

Those are only some of the places we plan to explore next year. I think traveling around Japan is very easy, comfortable and satisfying. Visitors who come to Japan will not leave disappointed and will be happy to have a good time as long as they do their research and be flexible with whatever comes their way.<\/p>\n

Kailey<\/p>\n

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Vocabulary<\/strong>
\ntraverse (verb) \u2013 to travel across or through
\nwell-versed (adjective) \u2013 highly experienced, practiced, or skilled; very knowledgeable; learned
\nparaphernalia (noun) \u2013 miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity
\npandemonium (noun) \u2013 wild and noisy activity, disorder or confusion because people are excited or frightened about something; uproar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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