#hijikatatoshizoumuseum

[hakiouku]

I’M GOING TO JAPAN

AFTER 7 YEARS SINCE MY LAST VISIT.

AFTER 5 YEARS OF NOT TRAVELLING.

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On Friday.

For two days.

It was kinda of an impulse trip after realising that there was still 6 months or half a year (I’m dying to travel) till my plan of visiting Japan in April next year at work and at night, after some considerable consideration, I booked a flight. .-.

Reason of going for only two days was because I do not have any leave I can take being an intern now and other than my two main purposes, I can’t fit my other goals into this trip now, like visiting related historical sites of shinsengumi. It will span into a two weeks trip at least 😂

Also.. my two main purposes of visiting Japan is...

Firstly... To visit Hijikata Toshizou Museum 

Before it closes for an unknown period of time.  (｡•́︿•̀｡)

It had to be this weekend as the museum only opens on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of every month or in this case, as it is closing, the museum has extended the opening hours and days to earlier and on Saturdays as well. Its last opening weekend is on the 12 and 13 of November. 

Secondly, to visit the Shinsengumi Exhibition 2022!

They have two venues ― the first one was held at Fukushima Prefectural Museum and the second one and last one is currently being held at The Museum of Kyoto, till 27 November this year.

I have no idea if this was the first ever exhibition of shinsengumi or will there ever be another one again. 

So.... all the more for me to visit Japan and this two places right? RIGHT?

I actually booked the flight on 4 Oct and have been preparing for the trip like the entry procedures in Japan, what to bring, what to expect at the museum and exhibition and of course my Japanese skills...   (→_→) 

This is gonna be so exciting and nerve-racking but not anyone is able to do this, not even Japanese shinsengumi fans due to their infamous working hours and not anyone is as crazy as me so I’m gonna enjoy what I can!  („• ᴗ •„)