DAY ONE: KUMAMOTO
I didn't take alot of pictures in Japan, so I'll just finish everything in a post. When i reached Narita Airport, the first thing that totally amused me is this:
I didn't take alot of pictures in Japan, so I'll just finish everything in a post. When i reached Narita Airport, the first thing that totally amused me is this:
The toilet is so HIGH TECH can! The first time i went in, i sat down and stared at the bottons for a good 5 mins. WHERE IS THE FLUSH BOTTON?
Close up! I pressed the ALL the buttons! there's a tube that will come out and splash water at your buttocks and the other splash water over my body and wet my shirt -_-
Too overwhelmed by the buttons. After playing with it, then i realise that there are instructions on the wall -_-
After I reached Narita Airport (6 hours), i took a bus limousine (1.5 hours) to Haneda Airport. Then I took a domestic flight (1.5 hours) to Kumamoto Airport. Then i took a bus to Kumamoto City (1 hour), then i spent 30 minutes looking for my hotel and finally, i have reached my hotel: DORMY INN! In total, i took 10 hours??
My hotel is Kumamoto, did i exclaim that i love this hotel lots lots? IT DAMN SPACIOUS AND BEAUTIFUL!
After taking a shower, i took a bus to Gakuen University.
The public bus system for Japan is different. We board from the back and alight at the front. it's expensive.
walked around kumamoto city and ate their ramen. wahseh! damn flavourful, leaving me damn thirsty throughout the night.
DAY TWO: IAICS CONFERENCE
The transport system is japan is really confusing. my conference presentation starts at 1030am. when i reached there, i realised their tag was printed wrongly. It states my name and im from CHINA. So i insisted that they change it before i go up and present my paper. :p
Their university isn't as big as NTU, more like a college. And of course, it wasn't as pretty as the website.
The hall. It was a really small conference and there wasnt much sign or publicity to show that there is conference. when i came here the day before, i was shocked that there was nothing to show that there is a conference. i thought i went to the wrong university.
Taken after the conference
thank goodness my conference is in the morning, so after lunch, i left the university to go sight seeing. and i sight see this right outside the unversity. the truck is too tall, got stuck under the bridge. i was damn amused. how come the truck so stupid. LOL
I ask the hotel manager and managed to take a 1 hour bus to the zoo. kumamoto is a very rural place and travelling to zoo makes it even more rural. when i reached the zoo, i decided to head back to hotel. it's damn ulu, can u see it? there is not even a single soul! and when i reached there it was already 330pm and the last bus is 5pm! gosh. doesnt sound safe and feasible to visit the zoo, so i went back.
instead i went to kumamoto castle, a popular sight seeing place near my hotel.
CAN U IMAGINE HOW AMUSED I WAS? I controlled my laughter when i see him lor! why he wear until like that and his hair is PONG PONG ok! alamak, doesn't it reminds u of the Hyper Bishi Bashi champ dancing queen? LOL!
night robe in dormy inn hotel
DAY THREE: MOUNT FUJI
Took a flight back to Haneda then took a FOUR HOURS bus ride to Hakone, a hill top destination near mount fuji.
This is the inn im staying in.
streets here turn dark very very early. when i went out to have dinner at 6pm, the streets look like 11pm. it's damn dark, damn cold.
Traditional japanese room, nothing to do at night. so camp in my room surf net. how sad
DAY FOUR: MOUNT FUJI / TOKYO
Took a outdoor spring bath at 730am in the morning, the water temp is 39 degrees, damn hot but shiok! I wasn't feeling very comfortable going naked for outdoor spring bath, but okay lah, got used after that.
Set off early to see my beautiful mount fuji!
First, must take cable car. yes, they call this cable car.
reached this place.
Then take this ropeway. yes they call this ropeway, not cable car.
dun ask if im scared of heights anot, i dun wana think about it.
reached this place
and there was this 幸福之钟。我敲了3下，希望自己和身边的人都幸福。:)
AND FINALLY I CAN SEE MOUNT FUJI! OH~~~
This is Owakudani. it is an explosion crater that has exploded about 3000 years ago.
Hello kitty, please look at the camera...
I wore 3 pieces of clothings!
The crater still discharges fumarolic gas containing posionous hydrogen sulfide. the bedrock of this area is very fragile and it has caused several landslides in the past.
But they have something special here! they use the poisonous hydrogen sulfide to cook eggs! the worker is trying to remove the eggs.
look at the crowd.
and from owakaduni, i can see mount fuji. breathtaking.
BLACK EGGS!
it is said that by eating one egg, can live 7 years longer. crap lor, if i eat finish the five eggs, i think i will die earlier due to cholestrol -_-
Lake Ashin...
Then i went back to inn. there's the little prince museum nearby!
Arrived at Tokyo at night...1st thing i did was to go Takashimaya buy cosmetics!
The make up artiste asked if i want a cute look or cool look.
and obviously, i picked the cool one. i looked like ghost -_-
DAY FIVE: TOKYO
Tokyo in the morning
Look at their confusing mrt lines...
and the crowd! cannot wear slippers sia...
I shopped around, but BOUGHT NOTHING! I didn't buy a single piece of clothes nor bag! im amazing! instead, as u can see, i cut my hair and i love it!
DAY SIX: TOKYO
Last day in tokyo, did all the shopping and tried to spend all my money. haha! and i put on mask! cuz since ah yi brought it for mi, so wear la!
before i left, checked facebook and my blogger friend told mi theres pierre herme in isetan! so i went to look for isetan!
PIERRE HERME! it's a very very popular paris shop that sells macarons! rare find ok! spore doesnt have it!
i seldom eat sweet stuff but this macaron is very yummy. it melts in my mouth. i bought 1: macaron envie... burst of raspberry... my god...
then went to airport after eating. continue shopping... and bought some stuffs for my colleagues....
HOME SWEET HOME! taken in the plane....
I love japan &
I love singapore... :)
