I have a great experience in Japan when I when for competition not long ago. In Japan, the cold wind blew violently especially at night as if touching my face gently. Everyday we have to walk to the bus station in order to reach to a destination. It was quite fun although the distance was really far. This is because the cold whether that were different from Malaysia and therefore we seldom sweat there although we run here and there. In Japan, the humidity is low therefore we eventually will not sweat easily.
Before going to a tiring practice, we went to a temple called Zenkō-ji. Zenkō-ji is a Buddhist temple located in Nagano, Japan. The temple was built in the 7th century. Nagano City, established in 1897, was originally a town built around the temple. Historically, Zenkō-ji is perhaps most famous for its involvement in the battles between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen in the 16th century, when it served as one of Kenshin's bases of operations. Currently, Zenkō-ji is one of the last few remaining pilgrimage sites in Japan.Zenkō-ji was founded before Buddhism in Japan was split into several different sects, so it currently belongs to both the Tendai and Jōdoshū schools of Buddhism, and is co-managed by twenty-five priests from the former school, and fourteen from the latter.
The next day competition starts. The competition went through smoothly and Japanese were very specific in their time. Therefore, they will not miss the time with even one second. In another hand, the competition had ended when they was supposed to end. Duration of the competition is four days and we have spent whole four day in Nagano Olympic Stadium. That was a great experience for me and I have this golden opportunity to be the first team from Malaysia in this sport. After the fourth day of competition, it is finally prize giving ceremony. All our hard work had paid off quite well. Our team was successfully getting a fifth place in this grand competition. All the judges had gave a very good comments to our team.
The next day, we have spent half a day to travel in bus as we have to go to Narita which is nearer to airport. After that, the coaches had used up another one and the half hour to decide where are we going next. After lunch, we headed to Shisui Premium Outlet, one of the big open-air shopping complex. We also have spent our day there and enjoy ourselves in the shopping complex. With the weather, we have to put on our sweater because it was very windy and cold as if to freeze your whole body. After 4 hours of shopping, we have to leave the mall without any regrets. The next day, we have to leave the hotel and headed to the airport. Such a great experience in Japan. And now, I had missed Japan so much and I Wish I could go again.