It' been almost a month since I came back from my long escapade in Japan and South Korea. And then after that life was hectic again. Partly my fault because I purposely cramped everything after the trip; audits, personal appointments etc hehe
So here's a quick sneak peek of what I manage to do in my more than 2 weeks stay in Japan, And yes, I was broke as hell the moment I left Osaka for Incheon.
Karaoke!!! Well, Japan is the origin of Karaoke so I thought why not experience it there. There was a misunderstanding when I left this place, though. When I came, the girl at the counter told me it cost 500 yen for an hour plus one drink. I paid her 500 yen and got a receipt. But then when I was about to leave, another guy asked me to pay again but this time 500 yen for the room plus 400 yen for the drink. I argued for a few minutes that I've paid to his friend but since he insisted that payment should be made after I used he room, so I just paid again~ ceyh!
Owl Cafe in Asakusa, I was staying in Asakusa while in Tokyo and found that there were a few owl cafes there. The entrance fee are about the same so you can just go to any that's convenient and with that you get a free drink inside. You can touch the owls and take pictures with them but for me, I actually prefer cat cafe since cats are more 'social' as in you can play with them or they might sit on your lap if you're likable to them. Owls don't do anything other than stare at you with their huge round eyes. Sometimes, I think they were glaring at me in hatred. Really can't understand them....
Fujiko F. Fujio and Ghibli Museum!!!!!!!!
I missed these two in my previous visit. Back then there weren't much info about the tickets so we missed the fact that it should be prebooked at least a month before the date you want. For the Fujiko F. Fujio, I booked it through a tour agent called HIS but you can also book it through KLOOK or JAPANiCAN. The museum tells about the life of the manga artist and all his works. Now I know why even after all these years Doraemon is still relevant. It's because the creator is a very curious person and loved to read books. He incorporated all the knowledge gained through his readings in his manga and made sure that every series contain lessons for the readers.
As for Ghibli Museum, I don't think a non Ghibli anime fan can appreciate this place much since there aren't many information written on the history and all. Just exhibits of the original drawings and some of the old devices used to produced motion pictures. I saw the devices displayed in the Movie Museum in Oslo back in April but it was only the model so in Ghibli I saw how they actually work.
One Piece Kabuki! Kabuki is a classical Japanese theater that has some singing and dancing in it. The thing is, I can't find how long is the whole show and assumed it will be normal 2 hours show. Since I have to go to Kawaguchiko that night, so I booked a bus at 9 pm. Truth is the show was divided into 3 scenes; 1.5-2 hours for each scene with 30 mins intervals in between each. So the show was actually from 4 pm to 9.30 pm!!!! So I have to leave early huhuhu No wonder it was so expensive!
Anyway, I enjoyed the show very much! In a normal Kabuki (meaning to say a non-anime based Kabuki), foreigners will be given an audio device that gives English translation. But for One Piece there was none so I can't understand it 100% although I could actually grasp the main point of the story. The synchronization of the light effects was superb!
I got the Autumn that I'd wished forrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!
Earlier this year I realized I haven't experienced autumn after years and years of traveling and this was a good excuse to go back to Japan hehe At first the trip was supposed to be Tokyo-Fukuoka-Hiroshima-Osaka. I wanted to watch Sumo in Fukuoka but had to cancel last minute because I didn't get the tickets. It was already the last legs of the Fukuoka tournament, so the ticket was selling fast. So I decided to just enjoy the autumn leaves in Tokyo, Kawaguchiko and Kyoto and I regret it not! I just can't get enough of the beautiful shades of colours. I seriously thought the autumn pictures were the results of photo editing. No! The colours were best seen by naked eyes and no pictures in the world could ever do justice to the real beauty! T_T *EMO*
Surprisingly, I went on a shopping spree in Gotemba... I had everything planned that day but then it rained that morning. At first, I thought of going to Gotemba while I wait for the rain to stop. But I end up spending the whole day there hahaha it was such a great place to shop! Seb baek iman ku teguh but yeah I actually finished quite a sum of money there. I decided to cancel all the other plans after considering the traveling time to each of the attractions. So I saved them for the next trip... I know Japan is that one country that I'll keep coming back to hehehe
Fuji-san striking his greatest glory on my last day in Kawaguchiko! My roommate and I were just discussing how mysterious the mountain could be due to its peak low rate of visibility throughout the year. Only the lucky ones could get a glimpse of it. It's typically normal to hear someone who had been to areas where Fuji-san is visible many times but never once saw it. I saw it everyday when I was there but not as clear as this one. I was having breakfast when I saw the peak from the common room window. I ate my food pretty quickly than usual and rushed to the bridge which was about 5 minutes walk from my hostel. Took a good amount of pictures and then I just stood there on the bridge; absorbing the beauty. It was only visible for about 20 minutes because as I walked back to my hostel, the peak was already almost fully covered by clouds. I guess Fuji-san was bidding me his goodbye and reminding me that I should come back to conquer its peak! I WILL!!!!!
Samurai Class! I cancelled everything in Fukuoka and Hiroshima 3 weeks before the actual date and I had no idea what to do in Osaka. At first I thought of going to BigBang concert in Osaka Kyocera Dome. But then the ticket was RM700 and you'll be assigned to random seats which will be at the topmost tier and GD will only be as big as an ant from there... So I rather not! I rather pay by the thousands if that means I can touch GD's leg! hahaha So I found this short Samurai Experience class in Osaka and registered myself. It's only for about 1,5 hours but it was really fun! We get to learn the history, the basic moves and even performed. I even killed a ninja!!!!!!!!!!!! \(^^)/
And yes I purposely chose Kenshin's robe hehehe Battosai!
My first Wagyu beef eva!
We had it in Gyon, Naritaya Restaurant. It was full in the afternoon so I made a reservation during dinner. So now I know why Wagyu is so special, it surely taste something that's out of this world!!!! The smooth texture and it literally melt inside my mouth as I chewed. The meat was not marinated with anything but it tasted so sweet. In my next trip, I'm going to reserve more money to enjoy more of this... yum yum!
Toei Eigamura; Kyoto Studio Park. This a smaller scale of the Edo Theme Park but it was enjoyable too! They have lots of shows so make sure to check the schedule firsthand when you get the park pamphlet. In this pic we are posing with the Samurais. They were fighting on the streets and it was so awesome! We went on a weekday so the good side was there were less people but the downside was, there were fewer shows compared to if you go during the weekend. There were a lot of special need kids in the park too at that time, and I was fighting back tears as we stroll around. I don't know whether it is just me, but can you see the purity in the faces of people with special needs? It shines through them and you can clearly see the sincerity in their smile. I always thought, maybe they don't have a perfect physic or mental, but what we lack is the perfect heart that they have, that pure heart...
I went back to Arashiyama and was stunned by how different and how beautiful it look in Autumn! Everything was so colourful and of course it was really crowded compare to when I came back in 2015. This time we get to rent a boat and we just put down our cameras during most of the ride and enjoy the surrounding
USJ!
I stopped going to theme parks since Paris Disneyland. Theme parks no longer give me that much of excitement except if they have this awesome parades with my favourite characters. But USJ was definitely something else. I really enjoyed the Harry Potter ride and this Roller Coaster really got me all excited that I actually can ride it 10 more times! Hahaha But JF was not feeling well on that day so I just went with her flow. It was raining quite heavily when we rode it. I thought it was really awesome for rides to continue running in the rain. There were speakers in front of us and on our seat, close to our ears so the music was blasting in our ears as we go. That was so fun!
I guess that's all for now... Till we meet again Japan (^^)
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