MariCar in Osaka – Real life Mario Karting

6,983 ViewsI first saw a video of Mario Karting (in Tokyo) on Facebook few months ago and it has been on my bucket list ever since! Well, here’s my video and I hope that it will make it to your bucket list. March 2017 – I’m glad to strike this off my bucket list and

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First Cabin Osaka Namba – Where to stay for Single Female

4,729 ViewsThis is my 4th trip to Japan in 3 years and I realised that I’ve been trying out various accommodation for singles every time. The first time, I travelled solo to Tokyo for a night and I ended up staying overnight at the Oedo Onsen, where there isn’t a proper bed. The second time, I

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What to eat in Himeji

5,951 ViewsAlthough most people prefer to spend only a day visiting Himeji (especially if you are on a touch-and-go JR Pass) just to explore the castle, it is highly recommended to stay at least 1 night to explore the city in more depth. I’ve blogged about the various places and experiences we did in my previous

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Visiting Himeji in Spring 2017 – What to See and Do

8,814 Views2 years ago, I visited Himeji (and Kobe) as I bought a 7-day JR Pass because of my Osaka-Tokyo return trip. Not wanting to waste the ‘unlimited’ train rides, I visited Himeji and Kobe in an attempt to cover more areas. In my previous trip, I made use of the free bicycle rental from

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What to eat in Kumamoto – Spring 2017

4,788 ViewsIn Japan, eating Horse Meat (also known as Sakura-niku or Cherry Blossom Meat) is a delicacy and Kumamoto Prefecture is very well known for this cuisine. (Just some history) The land near Mount Aso (active volcano, last erupted in April 2016) is filled with green pastures and rich grasslands and horses became in abundance after

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Visiting Kumamoto in Spring – March 2017

7,225 ViewsKumamoto is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and if you have yet to heard of this place, I’m sure you will find their black bear mascot (Kumamon) familiar. Just a brief history of Kumamon – The character has been created as part of a tourism campaign (sounds like Singapore’s Merlion) back in

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New Blog Theme – Parker by Station Seven

3,240 ViewsAfter a long procrastination, I’ve finally decided to change to a new blog template! A key reason as to why I had to change a new template was because the loading time of the landing page in my previous template was simply too long. If you’ve been following my blog, I recently (alright it

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[Filming Location] Saimdang, Light Diary

9,088 ViewsHi there, I’m doing up a rough list of filming location for this drama. Will do the detailed screen capture if there’s a demand! Also, one of the key ‘location’ of this drama was that they kept talking about the beauty of this Mountain called Kŭmgangsan (MtKumgang). Sadly, the real mountain is located in North

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