Hotel Kifu Club Shiretoko – Highly Recommended

2,711 ViewsThis ryokan (Japanese-styled inn) was one of, if not the, best accommodation we had in this trip. Initially, I was a bit turned off by the price of a 1 night stay ($380 for 2 people) which was the second most expensive accommodation in this trip. However, do note that this price includes BOTH dinner and

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Lake Akan on a Rainy Day

5,446 ViewsVisiting Lake Akan was the second most disappointing thing that happened to us this entire trip (50% due to rain and 50% due to the marimo exhibits). After our visit at the Kushiro Crane Reserve, we drove about 1 hour 20 mins from Kushiro to Lake Akan. The weather wasn’t on our side that day

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Unkai Terrace, Obihiro and Kushiro Crane Reserve

3,601 ViewsAfter chancing upon a picture of Unkai Terrace (Sea Clouds) before our trip from an online article, I knew that it was a place that I had to visit. We had to alter our itinerary time and again as you can only visit Unkai Terrace during pre-dawn timing to catch the waves of Sea Clouds. Furthermore,

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Yoyogi Park, Meiji Shrine, Harajuku

4,977 ViewsAfter my failed visit to the pop-up cafe for Little Twin Stars, I had lunch at an Omelette Souffle Restaurant ふんわり卵 http://www.funwari-tamago.com/ in Shibuya. As it was a small restaurant, it was pretty comfortable to dine alone. They didn’t have an english menu so I ordered by pointing the pictures. The food here was pretty decent and the omelette

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Shibuya Pop-Up Cafe – Kiki & Lala, My Melody

5,242 ViewsFew months ago, I was really excited to chance upon information about the KIKI & LALA, MY MELODY 40TH ANNIVERSARY CAFE (4th June to 28th July 2015) happening at Shibuya Parco Part 1 which falls within the dates when I was in Japan.

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9D8N Tokyo + Hokkaido Self-Drive – July 2015

6,374 ViewsNever did I expect that I will be visiting Japan again this year, 3 months after my previous trip to Osaka. Before I start, I would like to share my awesome all-time-low exchange rate (100Y = 1.088 SGD) changed in end June 2015. As I type, the exchange rate is surging back up to

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Mobile Wifi in Japan – Ninja Wifi Review

5,489 ViewsHaving data is definitely something I cannot live without in today’s day and age and in all my previous trips this and last year, I’ve always traveled with data when I’m overseas. You might think that I’m a social media addict (alright, kind of true) as I do feel uncomfortable without connectivity but more importantly,

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Flying to Tokyo – choosing between Haneda and Narita

5,391 ViewsFlying to Tokyo? You may be enticed with the “cheap” air tickets to Tokyo but I would like to remind you that the name of the airport do matter – a lot. Tickets to Narita Airport (be it on Scoot, ANA or JAL) are generally cheaper but we have to be aware of the “hidden” cost. Time

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