VISITING THE HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT〈国会議事堂を見学してみる〉

It just came up on my mind, that as a Japanese citizen I wanted to go see the House of Parliament before heading to US. And here I was.

This old building was planned and started it's building process back in 1890s. (Around Meiji period) All the material used are all Japanese made except for couple of posts. Above was the sight you can always see on TV while parliamentary proceedings. (Sometimes you will see some people sleeping which is super annoying. lol)

The inside tour is free and conducted on weekdays. Of course the security is tight, but that's usual. (Info here!)

Architecture and interior inside are so historical you can feel the past politicians presence from the worn out fabric of carpet, chairs, doors and all. Especially the public gallery seats are so small, maybe the past Japanese were much smaller then now. (Maybe?) But it felt good to have come here:D

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なぜかフッとアメリカ行く前には国会議事堂を見ておきたいなーという気持ちになったので、見学が可能な平日にいってきました！（本当は皇居もいきたかったけど時間的に無理）ここでみると予約も可能みたいけど、思いつきで行ったので特に予約もしなかったけど入れました。明治からの設計＆建築なので、すごい年季の入ったインテリアです。一部を覗いてほとんど国産の材質でつくっていることもツアーで強調してました。特によくTV中継でみる国会が行われる会堂（たまに政治家が寝ててイラッとする笑）は傍聴席もなんかすごく椅子小さくて、昔の人が小さかったからか！？と思いました。（本当かどうかは謎）今の安倍政権は個人的に好きだし（てか安倍さんが好きｗ）見れて良かったなーと！

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