4,487 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
Kumamoto
Visiting Kumamoto in Spring – March 2017
6,911 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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Hakone Ryokan – Shinanoki Ichinoyu
3,815 ViewsDeciding on which ryokan to stay in Hakone was not easy. We had too many considerations in mind: Max $400/room ($200/pax) with Half Board Option (Dinner + Breakfast provided) Private onsen Location must be convenient enough for us to proceed to Kawaguchiko the next morning Mt Fuji View After scanning through almost all the
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Aokigahara Suicide Forest – Kawaguchiko Mt Fuji
9,005 ViewsI’ve been contemplating on whether to write a blog post about my visit to aokigahara (aka suicide forest) when there are already so many blogs and videos about it but I kind of need to pen down my experiences in order to get them out of my head. Even as I type (2 months on), I can still recall
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Fuji Hakone Odakyu Pass – booking, itinerary and experience
12,516 ViewsAlthough the Fuji-Hakone route is widely explored by travelers, I had a huge struggle in planning this leg of the journey. The information provided online is either incomplete or in bits and pieces and I simply could not find any blog or forum which puts them all together. The Fuji Hakone Odakyu Free Pass
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Magical Disneysea on a Rainy Day
8,145 ViewsI visited Disneysea on a 100% forecast rainy day; thinking that the rainwater would make the Disneysea experience more authentic. yea right. Well, the truth was that we couldn’t change any of the planned itinerary; but on a hindsight, every cloud has a silver lining! Advantages of a Rainy Day The queues are shorter for rides The queues
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Totoro Cream Puff Cafe – Tolo Coffee & Bakery and Fortune Cat Shrine Gohtokuji
4,678 ViewsThe themed-cafe/restaurant scene in Japan is definitely a vibrant one. There’s just something for everyone. Animal cafes (dogs, cats, reptiles, owls and even hedgehogs) Butlers & Maid Cafes Ninja, Robot Restaurant Cartoon Cafes (Hello Kitty, Pom Pom Purin, Rilakkuma) Well the list goes on and in my trip, I managed to squeeze in a
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SHINee Tokyo Dome 2016
10,455 ViewsI was really thankful to have the chance to attend a Tokyo Dome concert again (in the span 2 years). Having visited the same Dome last year, I was a lot less panicky and excited as I kind of knew what to expect. There were several surprises and disappointments which I will share in the
