Travel | Winter Trip, Part 5 : Fun Evening in Harajuku

This is the 5th part! Can't believe it's already the 5th, lol! Because too many pictures I want to share. Still in day two at Tokyo, after visit Meiji Jinju, we still around Harajuku station. The station look a little bit different, not like other stations (don't count Tokyo station). Isn't it nice?! There's a street performance too! 

Our next target is buy shoes! Why? Because I wear the wrong shoes, perfect for winter but not for a whole day walk, haha! So we just follow the crowded, haha! no where to go :p We found another Koyo across the Harajuku station, it says the tree is old enough so we not allowed touch it. And hey, it's winter sale! Should get winter coat for my self. Haha!

We walk to Takeshita street, and it was really crowded. Yes! It's Sunday, super crowded, hehe! I wish I could go there on other day XD. And shoes hunting is start. Haha! Everything looks really nice and cute in here T_T I want to buy all. It's kinda hard to find someone with costume on Sunday, I saw one, but can't take a picture. So I just took picture of the waitress with nice outfit. Also saw the cosplay store.

I was like, where the hell is Harajuku street. I feel lost, haha! We are hungry! And it was cold and decide to go inside random building. And guess what?! On the foodcourt area, there's idol show. Haha! I don't know them, but so crowded and we decide to go out. It's on the fifth floor with manual stairs XD. And finally! We found it! The lost street, lol!

See, not as crowded as in Takeshita street. Since we hungry, and don't want to line up for the famous crepe, we went to Tokyu Plaza, with big hope we can eat. The main entrance was awesome! With lots of mirror. The food area is in the top of the building, we climb there (haha :p) and guess what, super long line XD. So we go down with heart broken, haha!

We finally decide to go back to Takeshita street to find food. And finally! Eat some spaghetti. I don't remember the name, but it's delicious! And the restaurant also nice :)

It's already dark after we eat and cold. We heading to station and look those sign board. That's my company I work for. Haha! +7 celcius, quite cold (of course with strong wind XD). We also find Lotteria in here. I was asking my sister to eat there, but she says no (of course, we are in Japan, not Korea, haha!)

As usual, on the way home, we got another food again. Haha! Cold weather makes us hungry all time. 

What a wonderful day even it was cold! We went shopping for shoes, winter clothes and also got new luggage :p. See ya until next post!

speak soon,

Ninu

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Travel | Winter Trip, Part 4 : Meiji Jinja and Koyo

Good Morning Everyone!!!!! So today I'm goin to continue my adventure in Japan (Yes! I'm really in the mood of writing now^^).  Second day in Tokyo, as we planned before, we will visit the Meiji Shrine. Before heading to Harajuku station, we went to get breakfast around Osaki station (I forgot to mention that Hanako's apartment is about 15 minutes walking from there) and we got Blueberry Burger King ^^. Look at this beautiful winter flower :)

And as usual, I always feel lost, haha! But we actually in right place, really close to Meiji Shrine. After following some people, we actually made to main gate, Yay! And guess what?! It was a long walk until we reach the shrine. Haha!

The first thing we saw is this lots of big jars of sake. Look really nice :) The first one is barrel of sake wrapped in straw.

Next, another gate again and this time you will see lots of lampion :) Maybe it will look nice at night.

And, Tada!! That's the shrine we looking for ^^. The Japanese have tradition to clean their hands and mouth before entering the shrine. So, in every shire you will find a place to clean yourself ;) We tried, and it was COLD. Haha! But it's nice experience.

Since it's almost new year, you will find some women or girl wear beautiful Kimono. I met one little Oshin, hehe and ask her mum permission to take picture ;) She's so cute! 

On the way back we make turn, and go to Museum Annex. I saw something yellowish from far, and guess what, we found Koyo! This is the first time seeing Koyo! Only one tree left in this area.

I was like jumping around when I saw that tree. Haha! Ask my sister to take my picture, while she grumbling, lol! See that expression?! Haha!

After taking pictures, we enter the Annex Museum. You can't take picture there,but it's nice  small museum. So, we just like about 30 minutes there, and go out walk (again!) to find the Harajuku station. Walk, walk, walk, walk.. see ya in next post!

speak soon,

Ninu

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Travel | Winter Trip, Part 3 : Shibuya, I'm Coming!

Wohoa, what a LATE post this is. Haha! I've been pretty busy (let's say lazy) to write. So, back to Japan adventure! We arrived at Tokyo around 3pm, if I'm not mistaken. We got a little lost and still have no wifi. And finally reach our place, Hanako's apartment. Here the view from the apartment, yes! it's about 4pm and dark already. 

After resting for a while, we decide to go out to look around and get some food. We still don't have any destination yet. Winter illumination is everywhere in Japan, this is the first one I ever saw in my life. Close from Hanako's apartment. Beautiful isn't it? 

And we had early dinner at the train station, some chicken curry that we order from vending machine! Yum! The food doesn't actually came out from the vending machine, it's just like how we order it. But that time, there's a little problem with the machine. So we just ask the waiter.

We finally decide where to go. The closest place we could go is... Shibuya!!! Here's the famous Shibuya crossing, taken from Shibuya Station. Crowded huh?! We tried to cross it too, it's quite fun, everyone in rush, Haha!

As we still amazed with the crowded, we just walk and realize we got lost! Haha! I'm trying to find any station sign. Whenever I got lost, I just have to find any station sign. ;) So, that's the end of the day. It was quite cold night - first winter night in our life. So, tomorrow will be more excited!

speak soon,

Ninu

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Travel | Winter Trip, Part 2 : First Sunrise in Japan

Hello! Let's continue the adventure. This is my second time midnight flight and this time I got appropriate tool (new camera ;p) to take night pictures. The flight is about 00.35am, just like the flight to South Korea. I love flying with AirAsiaX (I'm not spronsered for this ;p), Haha! Because I never take other flight. The view is really nice from the up there.

This is the first time I saw empty seats, I mean lots of empty seats! Even noone seat next to me. Maybe Nagoya isn't a favorite destination, I don't know. I choose to land at Nagoya because it's position, in the center between, Tokyo and othe Kansai area. I told my sister if she wants to move next to me (we sit in different row, so we both can sit near window), but she doesn't wan to move. So, it's time to sleep now. 

This is the first time I saw sunrise on flight (last time to Korea, I was totally sleeping, and didn't sit next to window ;p). I woke up around 4am, and we already in Japan area. I look outside, and it's really pretty.

Landing around 8.30 am at Chubu Centrair Airport, the weather seems nice but I was wrong. It's quite windy! I didn't take much picture in here, still shock with the weather, lol. Then, after my sister ready (put her coat) we go straight to Nagoya station.

We plan to exchange the JR Pass after arriving in Nagoya. After long walk we finally exchange it. Next plan, go to Nagoya Castle, but we can't find any available coin locker XD and our backpack to heavy (It's just day backpack but don't know why is feel heavy). So we decide to get food and go to Tokyo. Ramen!! Our first meal in Japan, good for windy weather,haha!

Waiting for shinkanzen to Tokyo. It's sunny, but windy XD. 

People said, if you don't go to mount Fuji, then you not visiting Japan. Lucky, even we didn't plan to go to mount Fuji, we still be able to see it ;) in clear weather.

It's still long way to go for Japan adventure! 

speak soon,

Ninu

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