Introduction

Overview of Schedule in Japan 2008

09/01 成田空港　東京　Flight to Tokyo, Japan.
09/02 東京ディズニーランド　Tokyo Disneyland
09/03 東京シティーツアー（池袋→浅草→お台場）、箱根　Tokyo City Tour, Hakone
09/04 富士山、大通谷、豊橋　Mount Fuji, The Great Boiling Valley, Toyohashi
09/05 京都、大阪　Kyoto, Shinsaibashi (Osaka)
09/06 Osaka Castle, Osaka Universal Studio Japan (USJ)
09/07 鹿児島　Kagoshima　
09/08 桜島、せんがん園　Sakurajima, Sengan-En
09/09 鹿児島から東京へ　Flight to Tokyo from Kagoshima
09/10 秋葉原、上野（アメ横）　Akihabara, Ueno (Ameyoko)
09/11 東京ディズニーシーTokyo Disneysea
09/12 原宿、渋谷　Harajuku, Shibuya
09/13 軽井沢　Karuizawa, Nagano
09/14 秋葉原、東京駅　Akihabara, Tokyo Station
09/15 日光江戸村、ヤマダ電気　Nikko Edomura (Ninja and Samurai Town), Yamada Denki
09/16 明治神宮、代々木公園、綾瀬　Meiji Shrine, Yoyogi Park. Ayase
09/17 横浜、原宿　Yokohama, Harajuku
09/18 築地市場、東京タワー、原宿　Tsujiki Fish Market, Tokyo Tower, Harajuku
09/19 帰国　Flight back to Singapore.

Rough Route. Click to enlarge.

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こんにちは、みんなさん (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ ♪


塩崎さんのおかげで、ジャパンストリーはこのブログで書くこと決まった。
この３週間（08/09/01～08/09/19）にいろいろがあったんですが、忘れるかもしれないね。

日本、楽しかった♪
新しいことがいっぱい経験したり、おいしい食べ物を食べたり、
久しぶり友達に会って新しいのができたり・・・

行った、よかった！！
また日本に行く。

行きます！！

黒木さん、塩崎さん、勇介くん、久美子ちゃん、由季子ちゃん

お世話になりました。

楽しかったです　ヾ(●⌒∇⌒●)ﾉ

ありがとうございます！

Many thanks to everyone who made this trip possible.
Thank you.
Hope you guys will enjoy the pictures I've uploaded too!

陽は、また昇る　BY　アラジン

～がんばれニッポン！～

ニッポン １ - TOKYO

01Sept08 Mon
Singapore Changi Airport→Tokyo Narita Airport
シンガポールチャンギ空港→東京成田空港

Day 1 - Free and Easy

Accomodation - Narita Garden Hotel
Highlights: JAL Executive Class Experience

Executive Class Seats! ヾ(●⌒∇⌒●)ﾉ わーい

Many thanks to Nishiyama san and Tay-san from JAL!! Knowing I was going to Japan (after that miraculous meeting at Hong Thai Travel and promising me something special), Nishiyamasan upgraded me to Executive Class! Lucky me (o^∇^o)ﾉ

Mummy was super jealous..

In anticipation.. maybe the first and last time!

Onboard!

Those behind are air crews..

View from plane

広い・・・・！

Spacious.. can stretch my legs straight..

Spacious..

Spacious!! with cute slip-ons!

いい感じね！＼(＾▽＾)／

The rotatable TV


食事

Dining Experience starts..
Champagne for two seemingly underage kids...
What was the air stewardess thinking? LOL

映画
Watching Cyborg She, scientific romance film?
Not too bad. Pretty and cute leads - Haruka Ayase and Keisuke Koide

Appetizer+JAL Skytime Yuzu

Snacks

おいしかったわ o(*^▽^*)o~♪

too much, bread touched the tv screen already..

Items just came pouring in.. again and again..

I think this was the moisture mask?

Keisuke Koide says: "Can I have one Japanese set please?"

There are choice of Western or Japanese sets.

Teatime?

食べ物はどんどんどんどん・・・

Funny comedian in Japan. Picture dedicated to Rico. Haha..

Executive Class toilet

Shiseido Facial products

Overall I will say that Executive Class has very attentive service, good food and lots of freedom!


Arrival

Priority tag for our baggage.. new pink and grey luggage for this trip

Narita Garden Hotel

Ramen shop. There was a choice to take taxi out to the city for dinner, or nearby. We chose the cheaper alternative. After that one of the tour people told us the city was very fun, sales many many. oh well.

YUM!

日本の総理　福田　やめた！

ニッポン ２ - TOKYO/CHIBA

02Sept08 Tues

Day 2 - Tokyo Disneyland
東京ディズニーランド

Accommodation - Sunshine City Prince Hotel in Ikebukuro
Highlights: DISNEYLAND ITSELF!

Arrival at Disney Resort

Saxophone Quartet! How reminiscing..

Jet Coaster 1: First stop was Space Mountain. We couldn't wait to take this ever-popular ride!! Even if it meant turning into a Gero(Vomit) Merlion..

Waiting.. woohoo!

Even the waste bin looks nice..


Jet Coaster 2: Big Thunder Mountain - another of the scary Mountain series

Some dinosaurs inside the caves..

proud of these pictures! :)
nice shots eh!


STAR ALERT: STITCH!
人気物
you won't believe the popularity of Stitch in Japan. Mickey and Minnie are passe..
All handphone accessories are Stitch, Hello Kitty, Kewpie, and this apparently very popular green thing (i'll find out soon)

have to grab him to get a chance to take pic..

コンサートみたいね？
like concert right?


サインもしてあげた
give signature somemore..

finally! after jostling and many minutes of waiting.
useful phrase to ask people to take picture for you:
写真を撮ってもらいますか？
shashin wo totte moraimasu ka?
Can you take a picture for me?

3 fast passes allowed only. Of cos we use it on the Mountain series.

all-time fav!


Jet Coaster 3: last of Mountain series - Splash Mountain

relaxing cartoon characters before the scary ride..

trying to take a pic while cruising cave of Splash Mountain

looks scary right! it was scary, but super shiok!

wet

don't really look scared right..



Maid Mouse?

Kawaii ne!
i wonder how it feels to wear that heavy Mousy thing..

熱いね、この格好。

Cinderella was so fake, haha!
actually she got on my nerves for being so prim and proper..

pro doing glass work..

the famous castle

Stitch show.. boring. A kid's show.

かわいい！
Probably done by Disney staff donned in white.

おなかペコペコで・・・
I was hungry..

食べちゃった　＾＾；
YUM

やってなかった！！残念。
Haunted House which was on maintenance :(



It's 25th anniversary for Tokyo Disneyland!

パレード
PARADE STARTS!

いい写真を撮ったんだ～
i'm quite proud of the photos i took =D
the sky colour helped a little..

Minnie

Beauty and the Beast

Cinderella

Haha i'm not too sure about this..






End~

Writing a postcard to myself..


ホテルに行かなきゃので花火が見てなかった。残念！！
Couldn't catch the fireworks cos we had to leave for the hotel..


On the way to Ikebukuro.. the fence thingy is to block off the traffic noise so that residents are able to live in peace.. Singapore should have this too, rather than giving excuses..

view from hotel..
dinner was Chinese cuisine at Ikebukuro


vending machine for newspapers!
no need for newspaper vendors already.

池袋
Ikebukuro

First time we chanced upon this shop called マツモトキヨシ Matsumoto Kiyoshi
It's like Watsons+Sasa but 10x larger. Sells everything you need at very low prices!!
KOSE is very cheap over there!
Sok Harn will love that place.



Legendary road stall

Many wanted criminals. Be careful..

JDrama 学校じゃ教えられない
School drama, a bit lame, but not bad.
in the show, this guy falls in love with his best friend aka he's gay
but he's like the most eligible out of the others.
guess this kind of things happens!