February 23rd. Last day in Japan.
Our flight back to Canada was set late in the afternoon, so before we made our way to the airport, we visited the Edo Tokyo Museum and the Asakasa Palace (also known as Japan’s national state guest house).
The museum was very impressive, with reproductions of olden buildings at the true, life-like, scale and reproductions of the town of Edo (old name of Tokyo) on the miniature scale, of course alongside multiple artefacts.
As for the Asakasa Palace, we were lucky to be handed virtual guides! We got to hear about the details that went into the palace constructions which was truly magnificent, bringing both western European and Japanese elements together in one building.
After that, we headed to the airport by bus, some of us in tears, said our goodbyes to our wonderful JICE coordinators and boarded our plane.
Closing remarks coming soon!
Once Upon A Bridge 