Ya, Osaka castle got postponed to tmmrw. Anyway we went to the aquarium and saw lots of marine life from various parts of the world. Isnt quite interesting that all the marine life is like located around the pacific ring of fire? Cool huh? I like the design 0f the aquarium, they designed the place in a way that a tank can be like viewed from 2 or more different places, its like making the most out of the view. It also makes it seem that they got like 100,000,000 tanks.
Ok then we went to the tower thing. I kinda forgot the name so ya...The view from the tower is very nice, but it could have been better if we were allowed to go to like the edge of the building. Then they could fence it up but we still could look down and get a fright of our lives! So fun right! But, has anyone noticed that most of the tourists are Japanese themselves? Perhaps they want to know more and experience more of their country. Thats national pride ya? But it was like so full of people. Imagine Singapore had their kind of squeezyness since PAP wants to up the nations population alot. Imagine MRTs being full all the time, Orchard road as squeezy as the long shopping street we went to. Foreigners will also be among us, can we accept them?? Well, we are going to have to if we are going to improve ourselves as an international city. If we treat them with an attitude of rejection, we might as well seal off Singapore from the world, like Japan in the past. Only to be forced open for survival in the future. But that is not what we want. If foreigners want to come to Singapore it shows that they already considered this place as a potential area for them to work and that they are ready to accept the people. It is more difficult for them to adjust than for us. We should be gracious and treat them as we would like to be treated.
I upload pictures when we reach Singapore. Computer here is too slow.
DAY 6
Ok this is our last day. So sad right... I wanna stay in Japan longer... Anyway we went to Osaka Castle today.It's pretty small (as in the castle itself) But on the inside it's like a museum...There was so much warring for power in Japan in that time. We would have thought of those days to be long gone, but power struggles are still as prevalent as in those times. The only difference is that these days, we don't fight with men and swords, but we fight with policies, words, unfair economic policies and discrimination. In our effort to appear less barbaric, we assimilate power from individuals or groups by using these "humane" methods. But still, that does not change the fact that our intentions are just as barbaric as people from those times. E.g To control a country, a leader purges the "problem". This was once done by opening killing everyone, now, leaders come up with fancy accusations and complex plots to wrong these people. But things are getting better, as humans mature we learn from our mistakes and correct ourselves. This is the cause for our success as the human race. We have the potential to be unstoppable and the only thing which will destroy human kind is God's hand or Our own.
Wah...So emo...
Ok then we went to Kozu Senior High School. And yes I still remember the names of the people during the class exchange...Dai, Sayaka, Ayaka, Kousuke. I find their reception very open. Why is this so? They wave to you from everywhere as we walk around the school. We don't see this in Singapore. Maybe we're just scared of getting scolded by someone. Their outward discipline is not shown, but inside, they are focused and matured. Why does Singapore choose to be different, using a system which is ineffective. Binding and suppressing the outward appearance to a state of normalcy, but yet there is unhappiness inside. This would be the main cause of any school rebel. But, Singapore does not dare try. It would be straying too far from the "modern city". But these things take time, maybe Singapore will put into use this system of "letting go". Perhaps not in my student lifetime, but change has to take place step by step. They can say, this system in not broken! But I reply, "Those who don't fix what's no broken never improve". Omg! I sound so anti government! Haha
Walking down the peaceful Gion's street, ancient buildings with unique designs are seen down the pathway. It was said that these buildings were used to house the Geishas as well as a place for performance to entertain the customers. We walked quite deep into the street containing hopes of spotting a Geisha walking by. Philip-san pointed out to us a huge structure and said that Geishas live in there presently and during the month of April, there would be a performance called the "Sakura Dance" in conjuncture with the season. As the building was a distance away from us and it was far too dark, flash photography was impossible and thus I didn't take any photos of the building. 
