The Golden Pavillion

Posted by ghee on May-22-2007

One thing I admire here in Japan is the school policy.Well,some are peculiar and so strict compare to other schools,but definitely they have their points on why they are maintaining them. The annual excursion and school trip inspire the students a lot.I`ll share you my eldest`s school trip this year.

But before I go on,allow me to tell you that they had their school trip last year at Hokkaido, the coldest part of Japan.Summertime lasts for 2 weeks only,the villages and the cities are covered with snow,70% of the year.Whew!I can`t live in there!The school trip was a five day plan and it amazed me that everyone are capable to join.One thing that certainly shows that there is a “fair” treatment,or I rather say,”even” standard way of living.

They went to Kyoto,Japan last week. Best known for Japan`s preserved culture,it`s primitive style of houses and streets are breathtaking.Here,you can find the real Geisha or Maiko San.

I`ve never been to Hokkaido or Kyoto!!But my daughter did and it`s enough for me. :)

How I love to see the Golden Pavillion!Haru did a good job of taking this picture. :)

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Check out the old lifestyle of Japan…

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The last but not the least,I wonder why do they always do that “peace” sign? (^_^)//

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Hmm,Haru is the smallest among them all..I don`t mind it,but she does…

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  1. marie Said,

    yahoo! first honor ako at last. Educational trips is one good experience for students and Japan has so many nice spots for everybody to see. How I wish I can get to see Japan too. Btw, I tagged you.

  2. Nan Said,

    Everything there looks so amazing. I would absolutely love to take my family to Japan some day! The Golden house is stunning!

  3. RennyBA Said,

    What a great school trip - thanks for sharing with this lovely pictures!
    You know I’ve always dreamed about going to Japan, especially for the winter sports event! Seeing it through your eyes and reading your blogs makes me almost feel like being there - thanks again for sharing!

  4. bry Said,

    wow, i love the pictures. i love kyoto… i wonder how geishas look like and how they spread their fragrance? LOL… ang cute ng mgaa hair nila and the peace sign is cute too… :)

    btw ghee, its rainin’ here.. goodbye sweat! :)

    TC

  5. lin Said,

    wow ate ghee ganda nmang mga litrato! musta na ba? tagal kong di napadaan dito ha. miss na rin kita! anyways though kumusta nabang beauty mo? hehe yup trademark na yang pag-peace sign. hindi lang Japanese ang nagpauso pati koreans and taiwanese lolz ingats i love you ate god bless!

  6. ladycess Said,

    wow, ganda ng pics. galing kumuha ng anggulo ng anak mo.

    love the scenery. thats the japan i want to see when i get there - kung kelan man yan hahaha!

    i appreciate strict school policies. para naman sa over all welfare ng mga bata yon, diba.

  7. tekla Said,

    naku ate ghee pwede kaya ang body ko dyan sa hokkaido, feel ko na ang sobrang lamig :)

    oki ang school uniform nina haru, knee sock at rubber shoes *_^

  8. Igor Said,

    Wow. The first photo looks amazing!

  9. MeL Said,

    Morning Ghee chan. Time for me to save my slot!

  10. sasha Said,

    Ang ganda ng lugar!!! Ay Kyoto, alam ko yan! Heheheh… Ayos si Haru, alam niya na yatang iba-blog mo ito, ate Ghee hehehe

    Ang ganda nung Golden Pavillion! Malayo ba sa lugar nyo itong Kyoto, te?

    Happy Tuesday! :)

  11. tina Said,

    maganda ung pag picture nya.. napaka serene tingnan. :)

    uu nga.. i wonder bakit peace sign.. ? hehe i always see that eh.. sa pictures ng mga teenies. ahihihi

  12. MeL Said,

    Halu once again! :)

    Ang GANDA ng pavillion pati ng paligid nun, so breathtaking kahit sa pic pa lang. And I really wanna see a real Geisha. Punta tayo sa Kyoto kapag nagpunta ako ng Japan ha? :)

  13. rachealliang Said,

    美しい映像!

    :D

  14. Kyels Said,

    Maganda, the pictures!

    I’ve never been to Japan before and one day I should go there. Looks really beautiful!

    [:

  15. dangkin Said,

    hmmm…i’m wondering what’s inside golden pavillion..?

    nice shots te ghee!

  16. Keshi Said,

    those r some great pics of Japan Ghee!

    Keshi.

  17. sexy mom Said,

    Haru did well in taking the pictures. I also had the same question about the peace sign. Please ask Haru and please thank her, on my behalf, for sharing the pictures.

  18. rHo Said,

    everytime na makakapunta ako ng japan, laging hanggang airport lang! i hope someday e makita ko in person yang mga pictures na yan sa taas! ang gaganda!

    ako rin te, i wonder kung bakit lagi silang naka-peace sign! kung sa mga taga-hawaii meron silang hand gesture na ang ibig sabihin ay “mahalo”, i’m sure meron din yan ibig sabihin! hmmmm…. ano kaya yon?! hihihih…

    have a good day ate! mwuahugggzzz!!! God bless! miss you…

  19. eli Said,

    I’ve always loved field trips! lalo siguro kung sa japan.. :)

    Golden Pavillion… Breath taking! ganda siguro sa personal nyan…

  20. Raquel Said,

    Wow! 70% covered with snow, di ko kaya yan…hahaha. Lugar namin sa TN walang snow!

    Yes Haru did a good shot…good timing din may reflection sa tubig.

    Oh, you’re using flickr kaya para clear as in crystal clear ang mga images. :D

  21. vk Said,

    hi ghee,

    when i read your post, nabasa ko yon lugar sabi mo, then i sabi ko parang alam ko ang lugar, saan ba?
    hindi pa naman ako naka punta dyan….wish ko nga at itong place sabi mo….

    ay nga sa Story na Geisha…i read this books maybe 2 or 3 times….heheheh
    kasi gusto ko ang story, dala eyak pa….psst…huwag ka mangingay, naka hihiya..lol

  22. vk Said,

    ghee, thank you very much for sharing the website about kyoto, geisha, autumn in kyoto….and etc…

    sakit mata ko sa basa….lol..

    interested kasi akong maka kita dyan…..hay buhay…..

    thank you, ghee,

  23. JO Said,

    i love school field trip… i just wish i could be there on my kid’s field trips. not to monitor them, but to take pictures of them. i don’t think i can trust them with my digicam yet.

  24. shionge_ Said,

    It is amazing the trips school are organising isn’t it? Lovely pictures Ghee and I’ve enjoyed it :D

  25. Diogenes Said,

    Wish I was there. Nice to see this.

  26. Shoshana Said,

    Wow Ghee, Haru has an eye for composition. That Pavillion picture rocks!

    Someday, I would like to go to Japan, other than the stop-over at the airport that is. My daughter said we should make it a girls only trip (how convinient since there are only two of us in this mostly male household.

    She made me promise to ask you if you are familiar with Pokemon. She’s into Pokemon cards lately.

  27. Mari Said,

    Great photos, especially that Pavilion…and the places are so clean.

    Yes, why do Japanese youngsters like to give the peace sign?

  28. nona Said,

    lovely pictures…how I wish I could visit Japan one day.
    “kawaii” daw ang meaning ng peace
    sign na iyan Ghee. di ba it means “cute”?
    Thanks for sharing this great pics. :)

  29. ju Said,

    ganda ganda ng mga pics! nag enjoy ka sa pasyal natin heheh…

  30. yorokobee Said,

    love the pictures te Ghee,thanks for sharing these.
    yes Haru really did the good job! very very nice shot.

    me too never been to Hokkaido,i dont think I wanna be there,brrrrr hahahaha! but sushi and sashimi yummy daw talaga doon.

    nice post*smile*

  31. idealpinkrose Said,

    ang galing ng shots, may anak ka naring photographer ate…

    ganon din ang mga koreans pag nagpapa picture ate kaya napapagaya narin ako…hehe…

  32. Kulas Said,

    I admire how the Japanese people keep and promote their customs and traditions.

    Nice shots, Ghee! I particularly like the one on the steps.

  33. ÅNG£L Said,

    Hey Ghee-Ghee!
    I really enjoy your pictures Art. what a coinsidence I just start uploading my pictures in my other blog, so in my today’s new entry i just add the link at the end of my text if you ever like to take a pick at it.go nuts ;-)
    See u there?

  34. Sidney Said,

    Super shots!

    I am not so sure about their educational system. They have the highest student suicide rates in the world!

  35. ghee Said,


    Congrats,MARIE!you`re the first nga and thank you na rin :)
    oo nga eh,ang sarap maexplore talaga if ever we have the chance :)thanx for the tag,I`ll do it later :)

  36. ghee Said,


    Hi NAN!Yeah,try to take your family with you here someday.You won`t regret it :)

    it is stunning,right? ;)

  37. ghee Said,


    RENNY,yeah,the winter sport events.I love watching the ski competition and the ice skate too :)well,im sure you can afford to come,Renny :)goodluck!!

  38. ghee Said,


    BRY,tinanong ko nga si Haru kung nakakita ng Geisha,oo daw pero sayang di nya nakunan ng pic :)

    uy,buti naman at umuulan na.dito rin,malapit na ang tag ulan,after that,summer na..waaaahhh…welcome sweat* l0l!

  39. ghee Said,


    Hi LIN,miss u too,gurl!medyo bisi bisihan din ang beauty ko at bihirang mag update or mag bloghop. haha!koreans and taiwanese din ba? :)

    love you too girl,God bless you,too!hugggssss!

  40. ghee Said,


    Hi CESS!oo,medyo natshambahan ni Haru :)

    nakss,i wish u goodluck,sana nga,matupad ang wish mong makapunta rito someday :)

  41. Aisha Said,

    i’ve link u na po :)
    \hehehe
    anyways waa japan i wanna go there :( i love that place evr sinc maliit pa ako kso never got the chance to visit..

  42. tin Said,

    About what Sidney had said, bali-balita rin yan samin. Ang alam ko, the students freak out when they got low grades, so they commit suicides. Yun ang alam ko.

    I wish I could visit Japan someday. Ang ganda nung golden Pavilion! :)

  43. Jellie Said,

    ooh ooh… *envious*

    I wish I could go to Japan someday. I’m so gonna work hard for it :P HaHaHa… I’ll go TNT, LOL… *kidding*

    Nice pics Miss Ghee!!! talking ’bout school trips and strict schools, it reminded me of “BATTLE ROYALE” HeHeHe… nothing, thought I’d mention. Anyway, I dropped by! :D

  44. niki sato Said,

    wooow shashin sugoi joozu desu ne!!
    i think u can go for pro!! :)

  45. neng Said,

    ganda talaga dito, sarap magmunimuni ;)
    hanggang tingin na lang ako
    hirap kung mapunta ako jan sa
    Hokkaido, baka gawin akong sardinas :P

  46. Pepe Said,

    Actually Ghee, the finger thingy means “cheese” in sign language he-he….! Di ba pagnagpa-picture ka dapat kang magsabi ng “cheese”, this is the silent version nun….! Wild guess lang ha-ha….! Ganda naman ng japan, alam mo isa yan sa mga places na gusto ko sanang mapuntahan….! Good evening Ghee….! =D

  47. krystyna Said,

    Hi Ghee!
    Thanks for sharing about this beautiful school trip.
    Thanks Haru for her amazing job. Photos are excellent! She is soo smart and soo pretty! And her friends too.
    I visited more her wonderful photos.

  48. ethel Said,

    halo te ghee,
    grabe ang ganda ng pics yang una sobrang ganda.
    muzta na ang beauty natin jan hehhe miz yah mwaahhh

  49. JR Said,

    Hey Ghee,
    I hope all is well. I celebrated my one year of blogging not too long ago (354 postings). You can still reach my blog from here.

  50. ebudae88 Said,

    gusto ko ring makita sa japan yung mga old and traditional houses tapos yung mga temples. lalo na yung mga paper windows hehe speaking of paper windows ang wisdom pala surrounding paper windows e para di masakatan ang mga ninjas pag pinapasok nila ang isang bahay ng kalaban. (nakalimutan ko na kung san ko nabasa ito hehehe)

  51. ria Said,

    mami ghee, please visit kyoto when u have the time. its enchanting. buti pa baby mo nakakalakwatsa. hehehe =)

  52. Rachel Said,

    hi ate. napadpad ako sa maganda mong site. ang ganda naman sa japan, nangangarap din akong makapunta dyan someday, mukhang napakaganda at mauunlad na bansa ang japan. buti pa ang anak mo, nakapasyal na. maraming magagandang tradisyon ang japan. i love japan. sa june 1 pa mag-uup ang site ko. daan ka ata ha.

  53. melle Said,

    hi there.. it’s my 1st time here.. haha I;ve been to japan last year coz of ballet.. hehe I wanna go back there and experience the night life in tokyo.. haha kyoto the place of Sayuri-San.. hehehe

  54. TorAa Said,

    I do think it’s a great thing to bring classes out on excursions like this. The student not only learn from what they experience of site and culture, but also from the fact they stay together for several days. Common memories are important.
    I will allways remember the 3-4 days long excursions when I was in the primary school. And even in High School.

    You have firnushed this post with excellent pictures.

    Thanks for sharing.

    PS. I will tag you about love.

  55. LinaLani Said,

    nice pics ghee….wish i could visit sometime

  56. AL Said,

    Hei Ghee,
    I think I rather they do the peace sign than something else LOL.

    Anyway, your photos are really really nice… Interesting country!

  57. chase Said,

    OMG the photos are smashing. Makes me want to go to Japan more!

  58. lhadymitch Said,

    ang gaganda ng pagpapicture ha parang photographer nice hehe!

    I have 2 site and i update it same you can visit and link it http://lhadymitch.angelic-pink.net/claire and http://pinkalicious.us.to

  59. ÅNG£L Said,

    Heyy Ghee-Ghee!
    just pasing by to say hi. you bully ;-) Soo u don’t belive that i’m a nice guy aahh!?
    Ok maybe not but it is becouse the stress of the dam NY city. actually i just make a post about it , come to my blog take a look. it is in english about that?

    Have a great sunday beautiful !!

  60. wendy Said,

    Nice shot gurl… Cool!

    I also noticed that they love to do the peace sign during picture taking.

    Happy Saturday!
    Say Cheese and PEACE!

  61. deepak Said,

    Hi Ghee
    Congrats haru for taking such beautiful pics.
    thanks alot.
    I liked the first pic very much,looking at it gives a lot of peace.

  62. Carlota Said,

    wow it’s amazing! Haru great job for capturing the place.

    Ghee wala kang plano i lakwatsa ako dyan? hehehe. a wishful thinking huh?

    Happy Sunday. ingatz my dear. muuaahhh

  63. Leah Said,

    Hi Ghee,

    The photos look great. I love the golden pavillion. Ang galing ng kuha.

  64. krystyna Said,

    Soo wonderful photos!
    Have a great Sunday, Ghee!

  65. Bridget Said,

    LOVE the photo! Welcome to the photo hunt.

  66. ann Said,

    Hello Ghee. Pansin ko yung hair style nila, ganyan ba lagi? Or uso lang ngayon yan.

  67. Honney Said,

    wow, ate! i love your torn jeans! pang bagets talaga.

    nice pics po!

  68. JMR Said,

    Really cool photos, I am gonna put Japan on my must see list.

  69. gunillo Said,

    I wish I could be there!!!!
    I love pagoda´s style…it´s so different from any other architecture I have ever seen…

  70. Mommyness Said,

    hey, these are great! i’ve always been fascinated by the Japanese culture. Haven’t been to Japan, though. But I alsmost felt like being there with those photos!

    great job!

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