その中に、「水上バスを使って浜松町→浅草散策 Visit Asakusa on a water bus」というコースがあって、こちらを実際体験してきました！
浜松町駅近くの「日の出桟橋」から水上バスに乗ります。
水上バスについてパンフレットにはこう書かれています。
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Water Bus
Comfortable boats operating on 6 water bus lines link Obaiba and other parts of the Tokyo Bay area with the Sumida River, Asakusa, and more. Enjoy views of the Tokyo Metropolis from the water.
お台場などの湾岸エリアから、隅田川、浅草などを結ぶ快適なクルーズ船。6つのラインがあり、海抜ゼロからの大都市･東京の景色が楽しめます。
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パンフレットにはもちろん「浅草寺」についての紹介文も載っています。
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Sensoji Temple
Said to have been founded in 628. Tokyo’s oldest temple is also one of Japan’s top sightseeing spots, visited by tourists from around the world.
浅草寺は628年に創建されたと伝わる都内最古の寺院で、世界各国からのツーリストが訪れる日本屈指の観光スポット。
The Hozomon Gate, from which a massive 400-kg paper lantern hangs, has formidable presence, while the five-storied pagoda houses a relic of Buddha on its uppermost level.
重さ400kgもの大提灯がかけられた宝蔵門は重厚感たっぷり。五重塔の最上階にはお釈迦様のご遺骨である「仏舎利」が納められています。
The grounds are illuminated from sundown to around 11 p.m., creating an enchanting atmosphere.
日没から23時頃まではライトアップされ艶やかな姿を見せます。
Nowadays, testing kits for COVID-19 are available and would have results on the same day, which would be as fast as 2 hours. This article shows a different way to get tested. It shows here that they are using silkworms to reveal if you are positive or otherwise. The people criticized it for having late results (around 2 weeks) and more expensive than what’s already on the market, but I thought it’s interesting how technology and science have advanced already, compared to the time we had to rely entirely on silkworms.
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Today’s Fill-In-The-Blanks Quiz:
Here’s last week’s song:
(Fast forward to 0:48)
So, it’s gonna be forever or it’s gonna go down in flames
You can tell me when it’s over, hmm, or if the high was worth the pain
Got a long list of ex-lovers, they’ll tell you I’m insane
Cause you know I love the players and you love the game
Here’s this week’s song:
Hey, little Anna, you’re ____ ____
Rising before that ____ sun
_____ all the numbers off your list
I never ____ it’d be like this
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Today’s Idiom:
“the balloon has gone up”
When you’re in a situation that could potentially get worse and it actually did, this is the idiom you could use in that situation. Here’s a sample conversation:
A: You know how I told you I might lose my job because of the current pandemic?
B: Yeah, we talked about that last week.. any updates?
A: Yeah, well, I got fired and the balloon has gone up, I also found out that I don’t have much money saved..
So the first bad event was “A” losing his/her job, and then the balloon went up because he/she actually did lose his/her job AND also, he found out that he doesn’t much savings.
In India, the police are tracking down two men who are allegedly selling a lamp that has “magical powers”, like the one from the film, “Aladdin”. They told people that this item could grant them wealth, good health, and fortune. The money the two guys have taken have amounted to about 70,000 pounds or 9.5 million yen. I think it’s a crazy amount! What’s your opinion about this article?
Let’s start today’s article with some good news! For most of us, we’re looking forward to the long vacation in winter. The pandemic wouldn’t be over by that time, so the government is currently considering extending the winter holidays by a week. This would help people observe social distancing, given that tourist spots and temples would be crowded in the last weeks of the year. Are you for or against this?
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Today’s Fill-In-The-Blanks Quiz:
Here’s a brief explanation of the last rebus:
As I’ve mentioned last week, don’t pay attention what the numbers specifically are. Instead, simply categorize them as “numbers”. Then, as you can see in the middle, there’s the word “safety”. So, the phrase is, “safety in numbers”, which is a thought that being in a group would make every one in that group feel safe and secure.
Were you able to figure out the answer?
As promised, we have a new activity from this time onward.
Here’s how it would go:
I will add here a link to this week’s song, and you would have to guess what the words are in the blanks. I know that it’s easy to look up / search the lyrics online, but try to take it as a challenge!
Here’s this week video:
(Fast forward to 0:48)
So, it’s gonna be _____ or it’s gonna go down in _______
You can tell me when it’s over, hmm, or if the _____ was worth the pain
Got a long list of ___-lovers, they’ll tell you I’m ____
Cause you know I love the players and you love the ____
It’s going to be short for this week, but it will be increasingly longer next time!
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Today’s Idiom:
“to take a rain check”
This is used in both formal and casual conversations, which means “to refuse an invitation/offer”.
It is a polite way of saying no, as sometimes, saying the word “no” can be a little too direct.
Here’s a sample conversation:
A: Hey! I’m going for some drinks with our team later. Do you want to join us?
B: Sorry, I might have to work overtime tonight, so I’ll have to take a rain check. I’ll be available next week, though!
Gap recently released information that it could potentially close all of its stores in the UK because of their losses due to the current pandemic. They are not the only company that’s suffering, but they are taking this as an opportunity to restructure their business and opt for an online shop. In Japan, one of their biggest shops, which was located in Harajuku, closed down, following the closure of Forever 21 in Shinjuku. What’s your opinion about this?
