1st day in Japan!!!

Reached Tokyo Narita Airport in the Morning... ...weather was very very cooling... ...seeing Japanese Kanji, Hiragana etc...everywhere... ...

Den we went to UENO STATION or UYENO EKI for some shopping at the 100 Yen shop...the HardRock Cafe & the Park wif Sakura Trees...sadly...the Sakura Blossom Period is over...if not...I'll be very very beautiful dere... ...


After rtt we went to Akihabara Electric Town for shopping...looking at the latest XBOX 360...PSP promotions...cheap Japanese Original PSP games at abt S$30 only...juz tt it's in japanese so u maynot understand...anyway...aunt bought 2 games...cuz it's cheap...she bought SUDOKU...and dunno wad...hahahaha...some strange game so I can't rem...

We had Bento for lunch at Asakusa...it's very interesting...cuz 1st time need to tk out shoes b4 going into a restaurant...plus sitting at the japanese style dining table...


Den we went to Asakusa Kannon Temple...built in AD628...U go in and pray...drink the holy water...etc... ...The temple was built because 2 brothers fishing at the Sumina River found a Golden Statue...& saw Golden dragon & Goddess of Mercy...so they built tis temple to pray the Goddess of Mercy... ...

We continue our tour to Yokohama Chinatown...but didn't really shop cuz the weather was very bad...aunt had a had stomachache...seems to me tt she had food poisoning... ...

After staying for 45 mins at Chinatown...we proceed to Otaiba Beach...a reclaimed land...for a feast!!! Chinese Cuisine!!! It's very very very nice!!! Really!!! It's one of the best Chinese dinner I've ever had...can feel the sincerity of the cook & taste the freshness of the food... ...

At nitex...we headed for Haneda Airport to take plane to Osaka...the lame part is the security check...they asked me to take out my belt...even the coins I had in my pockets...water are also required for chemical test!!! So KUA ZHANG loh...waste my time -_-

Finally reached Nikko Hotel which is right beside Kansai airport - the 1st airport built on reclaimed land at 10!!!




Day 2!!!

Woke up at 6.15am Japan time...which is S'pore 5.15am!!! Headed down for breakfast buffet at the hotel...ate lots and lots...lol...cuz it juz looked so delicious to me...

We den headed for Osaka Castle...It's built in AD1583...it was later burned down several times during the civil war and even struck by lightning... ...now it had become the museum... ...

Universal Studio Japan!!!

Yeah...Managed to tk picx wif the silly woodpecker...but wanted to tk picx wif Elmo...but den he's so busy wif the kids...sad sad sad!!!

WE managed to play some fun rides like E.T, Terminator 2, Spiderman etc...the Spiderman is very very exciting loh!!! Gd graphics...Best visual...Best Sound...Best Experience ever!!!

After tt we had Yakiniku...barbecued food for dinner near Shinsaibashi - the popular shopping street...however...our restaurant is actually at the red light district in Japan...according to the tour guide...in Japan it's a very Open society...so not onli can u find prostitutes...u can also find DUCKS too...well...I was very shocked on the 1st day...as u can c naked gers picx on streets & comics...and it's not sensored at ALL!!! TV showing gers "xie zhen ji"...seducing actions all on TV...porno shows easily available in hotels if u wan them... ...it's a very very open society wif everything ard and easily available...but are the young ones mature enough to handle such stuffs?? Esp the gers?? I rem reading my favourite comics for young children tt time...wif a small part abt having intimate acts... ...hmmm...well...it's up to individuals... ...

Well...got Shiseido eyebrow pencil for MS...since she needs it badly...lol...and the latest Shiseido treatment cuz aunt keep complaining abt my hair being so frizzy!!!

Stayed at Dai Ichi Hotel!!!

Day 3!!!

First stop Kyoto Temple!!! Lots of shops ard...go up dere and u c the magnificent temple on the mountain...bought "YU SHOU"...1 for dad & 1 for mum...for safety on road & gd health respectively... ...

Kyoto is known for training

Geisha...also known as "Yi Ji"...they earn lots of money!!! cuz they entertain men...not prostitutes but professional entertainer...able to sing, dance, play music & joke wif their client...so their professionals...dun play play...

Lunch!!! Bento again!!! Tempura!!!

Shopping ard for some Japanese traditional stuffs to bring back... ...den the KIMONO show!!! Pretty gers in Pretty Kimono!!! Kawaii Ne!!! Kimono is very very expensive in Japan...But every Japanese Odd to own one... ...yupx... ...

Rokuon-ji Temple or the Golden Pavilion Temple...got a HP chain for dad, a hello kitty YU SHOU & a YU SHOU for success for bro... ...

Went to our Hotel - Hotel Nikko Toyohashi for Buffet Dinner den headed to the shopping centre beside the hotel...godmum bought a luggage for me cuz my billabong wkend bag is going to spoil if I buy somemore... ...OHNO!! The shopping centre closes at 9pm which is SO SO SO early!!! We headed for the SEGA arcade for some entertainment...the tokens are not allowed to exchange for prizes or money!! merely entertainment!! sianz...so aunt and I decided to try out the soft toys...can't get the hello kitty or stitch toy cuz they r too heavy to support...we saw some pros going ard getting the toys easily wif 2 or 3 tries!!! Disappointed we went to find those machines to get toys in the round plastic cover...we BiYo the toys we like b4 we turn the knob...lol...den we decided to try out a new 1...which i nv c b4 in s'pore...suppose to hooked the ring to pull the soft toy out...the 1st try failed cuz the mickey was too BIG...den we tried the piglet...got it! but the box beside made the piglet stucked!! So I need to use my Little Japanese to ask the stuff...Sumimasen...Eh... BOX BLOCKED...SHIFT...ARIGATO!!! Wif those actions...JI SHOU YA JIAO...hahaha...so in the end got the piglet...den we attempt another few times for other machines but failed so we went back to the same 1 to try out the bear they just replaced...tis time...the bear tag got stucked!! So asked the person again!! Den of cuz got the bear...400 Yen bear!!! My birthday prez...



Day 4!!!

Woke up at 6.15am again!!! So tired...haizzzzzz...had buffet for breakfast again...sianzzzz...same old egg...bacon...ham...cereal...orange juice...porridge...rice...etc... ...

But MOST FUN part of the day is... ...WE ARE GOING TO TAKE SHINKANSEN!!! Shinkansen got 3 types...Nozomi travel at abt 360km/h...express train...Hikari travel at 280km/h while Kodama travel at 180km/h...which stops at every station...we took the Kodama...1 station costs 1500 Yen...abt S$20...it takes abt 10 - 15mins...but 1++ hour if travel by bus...The bullet Train...from Toyohashi for 1 stop...den we took our bus for abt 2 hours to Owakudani...hahahhaa...eh...there's hot spring dere...can cook eat wif the hot spring...yupx...hard boiled egg leh...it's black in colour...it's for "chang shen bu lao"...cuz 1 hot spring egg claimed to prolong ur life for 7 yrs!!! Yupx...hahaha...but I didn't buy loh...hahaha...instead bought the Japanese seaweed and wasabi mixed for the rice one...cuz it's very very nice...lol...in the end the tour guide gave us 1 egg lah...so 4 of us shared...1 person ate 1/4?? So mayb prolong 1++ yr??? LOL... ...yeah...den had the highland cow milk... ...damn nice...but my aunt dunno how to appreciate...so I drank all of it all by myself...haha... ...

Next...we headed for FUJI-SAN!!! Mount FUJI... ...it's a place where all Japanese odd to go at least once in their lifetime!!! Went all the way up to the 5th Station... ...at 1st tot can't go any further cuz it was very very foggy up dere...but lucky as manage to reach the 5th station...tk some foggy picx...and get some stuffs...heex...Didn't manage to c FUJI-SAN at the 5th Station...BUT... ...luckily when we are coming down...there's tis 5 mins when the sky was clear...and we manage to c FUJI-SAN!!! Cool man!!! FUJI-SAN!!! Damn nice...magnificent sia...should go and c for urself too... ...though Sakura Blossom Period is over...but can still c some Sakura at Mt Fuji as the temperature is realli cooling...best for Sakura to Bloom... ...

Den we went to BELL supermarket to get some food for Disneyland trip the next day... ...got MISO for mum cuz she wanted it very much...hahaha...den got POCKY...cuz it's special edition...u can't find them in S'pore!!! LOL...bitter choco POCKY...Melon favour...etc... ...

After tt went to our Resort Hotel..changed into Japanese Kimono (youkata, if i'm not wrong)...and came down to the dining area for Dinner...Nabe!!! Nabe means Steamboat in Japanese...and for ur info...Kani means crab in Japanese...so if u r having Japanese Crab Steamboat...u noe wad I mean rite?? hahahaha...we had Sashimi too...which cuz us 10000 Yen...abt S$140... ...but it's very very fresh!!! Sweet too... ...& of cuz...godmum & goddad paid for it...so I onli eat... ...

Well...after tt...Tour guide ask us to go for ONSEN at the Resort...well...it's suppose to be gd for the skin...since my skin is very lousy...wanted a try...but aunt & godmum didn't wanna go...and I didn't wanna go alone...so we onli went in to c how it looks like... ...hahaha... ...

Okie...the Tour guide says...suppose to wear youkata & bring along a big & a small towel... ...den go into the ONSEN...tk off the youkata...den put it and the big towel in a basket...den...go shower beside the hot spring itself...den when u get used to the temperature...slowly soak urself in the hot spring... ...sit dere...relax...the small towel is suppose to be placed on ur face or ur head...so tt the temperature between ur face and ur body is not tt great... ...yup yup... ...soak for abt 10 - 15mins... ...den use the chacoal soap, shampoo etc...it's easier to get all the dirt off... ...after tt use the big towel to dry urself and put on the youkata again!!! No swim suit allowed!!! Or T-shirts...cuz...you'll dirty the clear natural hot spring water... ...

So in the end I stayed in my room for a personal Hot bath...lol...anyway...the water used are all spring water...so hu cares where u bathe rite?? LOL... ...

After tt watch TV...eat tibits...den slp the Japanese Style on the Tatami... ...



Day 5!!!

Lovely Friday!!! Had Home-made japanese Breakfast...it's really really so Japanese Style & of cuz OESHI NE!!! But it's also Vesak Day!!! Suppose to eat Vegetarian loh...so nv eat the salmon & fish cake... ...

After tt we took another 2 hours to reach Tokyo Disneyland...it's very very crowded...at 1st we tot it was going to rain...but den...it DIDN"T!!! yeah...it was bright & sunny...best weather to tk picx...play & take rides!!! WOW...

Disneyland is so fun manz...saw Mickey, Minnie, Pooh, Pluto... ...Goofy...Chip & Dale...yeah!!! But sad thing didn't get a chance to tk picx wif them...too many ppl liao...plus...they gib kids priority lah...so sad... ...nxt time got kids den bring them dere...mayb got higher chance to tk picx wif them...LOL!!!

Shopping ard is also fun...bought a pair of Mickey Gloves...aunt took the right one while I took the left...bought a cap too...very cool...looks very SHUAI wif it...hahahaaa...but den dun hab much money left so didn't really spend at Disney...ate along the way too...turkey drumstick...very very nice...but very very hard too...cuz the meat is very muscular...went ard looking for the copper coin...which cuz 100 Yen onli and are very cute & memorable... ...collected like 10...plus the 4 I got at Universal Studio...I got a total of 14!!!

So funnie...when we r queuing for the ride...the space adventure ride...a junior high sch ger asked me "Ima Nan-ji desu ka?" So fast till I didn't catch it so I tot she asked me how many ppl taking the ride together...so i say 4...she was very shocked...den I knew I got the wrong qns...den used body language to ask her to repeat...den I realised she asked me wad time...I was lazy to reply in Japanese so I showed her my watch...DEN!!! I realised it's S'pore time!!! As in 1 hour behind Japan's time...den I need to tell her it's wrong and den it's Ichi-ji Go-Jyuu Pun...aiya...i also forgot it's Pun or Fun...but den...at least she understood...LOL...

Heex...den went back to central Tokyo for Dinner at a Taiwan Chinese Restaurant...had Lobster...Abalone...etc...heex...dun get fat also very difficult loh... ...after tt we went to our hotel...Metapolitian Hotel...damn nice lah...suppose to be 4 Stars in Japan...but it seems 5 Stars to me lah...nice environment...new furniture... ...cool man...nice slp too...heex...



Day 6!!!

My last day in Japan...slp till 7++am...went for breakfast...guess wad?? haizzzzzz...Buffet again...damn sianz...didn't eat much...den godmum say I picky...mum don't cook repeated food...so i became picky...look at aunt...ahma dun cook nice food or variety...got nagged...sianzzzzzzz...

So listen loh...

After tt went for last minute shopping at Ikebukuro... ...went to 100 yen shop to get umbrella...some household necessities etc...den went to a fashion shop...bought a black T...while...T suits me better lah...rather den the lacey clothes dere... ...

After tis short shopping...went back to hotel...the bus took us back to Narita Airport...

Good-Bye Japan...

BaI-BaI Tokyo...Osaka...Kyoto...

DisneyLand!!!