Idul Adha in Tokyo Camii

Bismillahirrakhmanirrakhim...

Today was reaaally good day (to me)! :D
Went to Tokyo Jamii, bought recorder, and visiting Hiko-san's partime shop!
I have to say that he is reaaally nice to me. Always nice :D


Actually in the last day our meeting, I sent him to say thank you because he guided me to buy adapter for my vaio-chan! Then he replied that he forgot to tell me about a place to pray for muslim in Tokyo. He said there is mosque called Tokyo Camii (Jamii) in Yoyogi Uehara and informed me that there is not halal food near the university but if I want to eat halal food, I can go to Shin Okubo. It was precious information to me. Therefore, last night, he sent email to me he can accompany me if I want to celebrate and pray in Tokyo Jamii. I was surprised but yes I really want to pray Idul Adha there. Then I want to confirm that he really doesn't matter about my praying activity and he said yes. And approvingly we would meet in Musashisakai Station.

As his advice, I went to Tama Station at 6.30 A.M. There were so many people at that time and mostly high school student (I guess from the uniform). I just followed the instruction that he gave and it was work! Hehe I safely came in Musashisakai Station~ yey~ :D

There was a problem when I want to get out from exit gate. Unifortunatelly, my suica card was ran out the money. It was only remain 164 whereas the price of ticket about 174 so I had to add 10 yen directly to the staff. For the next ways, I had to add the money in to my suica card but I thought it was better to wait hiko-san to help me added it. After 10 minutes, He came with the hurry face and said sorry for came late. Haha just 10 minutes and he said it was late? Sasuga nihonjin! :D

I said that I had to add the money into my suica card but I thought he still in hurry feeling so we were like didn't connect each other. Then he brought me to the office station (there were staff that I mentioned), I didn't know what he said to the staff but then his face shown that he known finally. Yap, whatever then my suica card finally filled up with 1000 yen! Hehehe

He guided me really good to get the train and sometimes explain how to know the JR line because hehe like he said, its complicated especially in the big station like Shinjuku, Tokyo, Kichijoji, ect. He also give me notes to remember the way. He reaally know me so much.

JR Line Notes!

After changing about 3 JR line finally I came in Tokyo Jamii. Lalala~ subkhanallah there were so many people from turkiye, indonesia, malaysia, iran, and japanese. And the surprised news is hiko san knew everything about this masjid and even the imam as well! We had short conversation before I prayed and he said that he would stay there untill I finished. I kept it as promise hehe :D

Inside of Tokyo Jamii

In the women's room praying, I met Indonesian named Mbak Hafsah and Mbak Lia. They were already married so sometimes the conversations were roaming to me. They also gave me assistance to live in Japan especially about recitation and halal food in Tokyo. Really happy met them here. I decided to stay in untill the khotbah finished then came back to meet hiko san. Unfortunatelly, I didn't find him there. I searched him outside as well but none. I almost cried and felt that was it overtime so he bored and left me. That was I worried at first but yah at that time I want to say sorry to him. I was planned to ask someone staff in masjid that maybe knew him. However, Mbak Lia asked me weather I had found him, definitelly I said not yet. Then she offered me to call him. Because of call maybe need to much credit I prefer to message him. The percentage of my worry decrease but still couldn't calm down. For making me calm down, Mbak Lia and Mbak Hafsah invited me to eat together in Mosque Hall. I approved it while I waited hiko san's replied.

Mbak Lia, Mbak Hafshah, Akio!

Actually there were Indonesians people that prayed there. It was out of my expectation but It was good because I can feel like in home although in different culture. Honestly, there were some different praying movement. It can't be help, if our intentions were same it wasn't really matter.

Then, finally I saw him and approached him immediatelly. I won't lost from him again. I would be sad if I didn't find him, just thought how I came back to university. Then I told him that I was reaallly worried if he left me alone here. Really really worried. Then he answered that he went to the upstair and prayed as well. Then he said you hadn't be worry because he already said to accompany me. What? Reaally? I just said in my mind, I can't asked him how actually he believe. He told me he made friend with arab and wanted to learn arabic. Eh? I don't know how to say again. Ya..I don't understand.

After taking some picture in Tokyo Jamii, he guide me to shinjuku as I said I want to buy recorder. He led me in Yodobashi Shop, one of famous electronic shop in Shinjuku. I bought certainly as he recommended. Yah, not really expensive I think, just around 5.760 yen for recorder is standard.

Then he invited me to the halal restourant that he takes part time. It is Turkey restourant. He introduced me to his boss and friend. They are really nice and moslem! ohoho I even prayed there. We spent to much there. He told me that he had visited Turkey twice, first in 2013 and second in 2014 exatly on august. He said he wanted to go there again like he already fallin love with Turkey. He also shown me some pictures that he has.

His part time's shop

And the final mission was I wanted to go to Toko Indonesia. Ya! there is shop that sold indonesian food and I really went there. Though still didn't know where the shop was, he led me to shin okubo and oh thanks god! we finally found it.

I bought some food and so did he. I asked him if he wanted something, just took. I would pay it as omiyage hehe. Ah! Someday I want go there again, I promise :D

Toko Indonesia!

Finally mission completed! Then we would go home. I thought that we would be own our way in musashisakai station like the first we met. However, he said that he wanted to accompany me to university. Wah! he really nice to me. Oh god, thanks for everything. Really reaally always say Alhamdullillah :D

Thank you very much!