In this article, we asked families who were planning to travel during spring break or Golden Week to draw a "Future Picture Diary" for their children. Let's share the power of dreaming about travel through the pictures that the children drew of places they wanted to go to this spring, places they have visited in the past, and places they want to travel to in the future.
1. A treasure hunt in the great outdoors
The first group was a family with two boys, ages 6 and 2.
The older brother, who loves collecting rocks, dreams of a rock-collecting adventure.
Collecting turquoise in Cappadocia (Türkiye)
My brother loves rocks so much that when he finds a rare rock, he looks it up in an illustrated book. He picks up rocks he finds on the street or in the garden, so there are rocks rolling out of his pockets and bag every day.
One of the stones that the older brother is looking for is turquoise. When his mother asked him where he could find it, she showed him a guidebook about Turkey, and he fell in love with the scenery of Cappadocia at first sight. "There's such a beautiful place! There seems to be a lot of treasures! I'm going there!" he said with shining eyes.
When she went on a trip to Turkey, she was excited to see "Kappa's Rock Houses (the cave dwellings of Cappadocia), beautiful hot air balloons, and find lots of turquoise!"
(6-year-old boy / living in Aichi Prefecture)
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Cappadocia, Turkey
Cappadocia, a World Heritage Site located in central Turkey, is one of Turkey's most popular tourist destinations, offering a wide range of activities such as hot air balloon tours with views of the strange rock formations below and cave hotels.
2. A trip to meet your favorite animals
The second family is from Cebu, Philippines.
They are a 9-year-old girl attending primary school in Cebu and a 6-year-old boy who just graduated from kindergarten; a brother and sister who love animals.
Swimming with whale sharks (Cebu, Philippines)
After her brother's graduation ceremony, she was planning to go on a trip to Oslob with her family. "In Oslob, located on the south side of Cebu Island, you can swim with the huge whale sharks. I'll come and see them again!" she said, looking forward to their next trip. Turtles and jellyfish are also drawn, and you can see how she dreams of everyone swimming together in harmony.
(6-year-old boy/living in Cebu, Philippines)
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Oslob, Cebu, Philippines
The whale shark tour, which can be experienced in Oslob, the southernmost point of Cebu, is a very popular activity in Cebu, where you have a 99.9% chance of seeing wild, untouched whale sharks.
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Riding on an elephant (Phuket, Thailand)
She drew a picture of riding a big elephant with her mom on a mountain trail. "It was rockier than I thought it would be, and more fun! I gave a banana to the baby elephant, and I was surprised to see him munching it down with the skin on." Note the shop that is clearly drawn in the background. Ice cream is definitely the perfect snack.
(9-year-old girl/living in Cebu City, Philippines)
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Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand
The main beach of Phuket Island, a beach resort in Thailand. In addition to shopping, dining, and marine sports, elephant trekking is a popular activity for tourists. Riding an elephant while looking out over the jungle and sea is an experience unique to Phuket.
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3. A trip to have fun in a large pool
The third family is a family with two sisters, ages 5 and 1.
My older sister loves swimming pools and dreams of a trip where she can spend the whole day playing in a pool with a huge waterslide.
Enjoying a huge water park (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
My older sister loves swimming pools so much that she says "I want to go to the pool!" all year round. When she sees a video of a pool in Dubai with lots of big slides, she says "I want to play there!" and looks forward to the day she can go there. The colorfully drawn slides convey the fun atmosphere of the pool.
(5-year-old girl / living in Wakayama Prefecture)
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Located in the Dubai hotel "Atlantis The Palm", this is one of the world's largest water parks. It is a popular spot for families, with 30 different slides and attractions to enjoy.
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Looking forward to the next trip
The children's imaginative travel illustrations likely provided a different kind of stimulation and excitement than photographs or videos.
We hope that our readers will be imagining their next travel destination and feeling like they are saving up the fun. To that end, OnTrip JAL will continue to provide information.
The contents published are accurate at the time of publication and are subject to change.
