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Sumo competition A Sunday morning I went to see a kids sumo competition, in Minamata, organised by the school I volunteered for. It was a unique opportunity for me, and a cool experience. Also kids were happy to see me there. Sumo is the national sport, with baseball, in Japan, and students have to learn it, also because it is part of their tradition; for a European it could be a bit weird, but interesting. Everything in the right place In the Japanese school everyone is equal, school provides all the necessary to students. Shoes stroke me: all the same and also in perfect order. During their course of study, students have to clean their school and serve meals regularly. Dohyo Before the competition the ring (dohyo) was prepared putting salt, to purified it. Pre-match rituals Every wrestler before to start the match have to clap his hands to attract the attention of gods, extend his arms to his sides and turn his palms upwards to show he is concealing no w

Minamata, Japan Minamata is on the southern island of Japan, Kyushu, in the Kumamoto prefecture. This city is known for the Minamata disease, a mercury poisoning caused by a polluted sea in front of the city, because of that now the city is one of the most ecological in the world. I suggest a movie, title Minamata, about what happened in the city with Johnny Depp.  I was there for two weeks volunteering, the topic of the work camp I did was to stop global warming. Our volunteer work was collecting bamboo in the way to produce charcoal that is a green source of energy and a filter for tap water. A second thing that we did was to go to a junior high school and follow their eco-program, an activity that we did was to clean a beach. It was a very nice period, I was inside the local community, did useful work and knew nice people. Fukuro, Minamata, Japan We were living in this village of Minamata, in a guest house that is the typical Japanese house that you have in mind, a wooden ho

Tokyo, Japan I passed a month in Japan between October and November 2019, personally, I think it is the best time to visit Tokyo and Japan in general, because it is out of the hurricane period and it is not too hot and humid.  I volunteered for two weeks on the southern Island and the other two weeks I travelled around the country. I've been here twice, at the beginning and at the end of my trip. Here I will talk about the best places to visit in Tokyo. I really liked Tokyo and Japan in general, the capital is huge, with a mix of tradition and modernity, skyscrapers and temples. I didn't spend a lot of time here, or as much as Tokyo needs, I preferred to spend my time around Japan visiting as much as it was possible. Ueno park It is a big park in the Ueno district, it was one of the first parks in the city and it was established in the land of the Kan'ei-ji temple. In the park, there are several monuments, a museum and it is the main place to see the sakura in spring

Seoul In October 2019 I went to Seoul, I visited for 5 days before going to Tokyo and visiting Japan for one month. I was positively impressed by the city and Korean people, I still have contacts with people I knew in that days, and I still have good memories from the places I visited and from the Korean culture. An example of what I am talking about is that I landed at 6 am and I thought that I was able to arrive at Seguen's place (the guy was going to host me for that days) before he left to work, but it took a lot to pass the passport check and so he just left me the address and the code to enter at his place, telling me to take a rest, visit the neighbours and see each other in the evening. Chandeokgung Palace The first place I visited in Seoul was Chandeokgung Palace, which is a Royal Palace with a secret garden. It is one of the five grand places built by the kings of the Joseon Dynasty. As it is located east of the Gyeongbok Palace is also called the East Palace. All the