tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82789725315145726372024-03-14T06:56:14.075-04:00Jenna in JapanJennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-88761467590619416972016-06-28T21:35:00.002-04:002016-07-15T08:18:28.140-04:00Kawaii Things To Do In TokyoThere's certainly no shortage of kawaii (cute) stuff in Tokyo. You can find a ton of cuteness without even searching for it. But if you are planning a trip to Tokyo and are looking for some of the best places for cuteness overload, here are my suggestions. <br />
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<b><u>Get a Lolita Makeover at Maison de Julietta </u></b><br />
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My best friend Lauren and I had lolita fashion makeovers at Maison de Julietta in Laforet in Harajuku. It was such a fun experience! Lolita fashion can be extremely expensive so if you want to wear an adorable dress without spending a huge amount of money, a makeover is a great alternative.<br />
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My Experience: <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.jp/2014/04/spring-break-part-2-lolita-fashion.html">Spring Break Part 2: A Lolita Fashion Makeover and Starry Parfaits</a><br />
Official English Website: <a href="http://www.maison-de-julietta.net/english/">Maison de Julietta</a><br />
Official Japanese Website: <a href="http://www.maison-de-julietta.net/">Maison de Julietta</a><br />
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It's worth taking a look at the Japanese website because they have info about special deals and events that aren't on the English page.<br />
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<u><b>Pet Kitties at a Cat Cafe</b></u><br />
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Cat Cafes are places where you can relax, spend time with adorable kitties, and maybe enjoy a snack or drink. The focus tends to be more on the cats rather than food. I've visited two cat cafes and one didn't have any food or drinks that I can remember and the other one just had a drink machine. I had a great time at both of the cafes.<br />
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My Experience at Nekorobi: <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.jp/2014/11/tokyo-part-2-cat-cafe-nekorobi.html">Tokyo Part 2: Cat Cafe Nekorobi</a><br />
Nekorobi's Official English Website: <a href="http://www.nekorobi.jp/english/">Cat Cafe Nekorobi</a><br />
My Experience at Asakusa Nekoen: <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.jp/2014/05/spring-break-part-12-odaiba-ueno-cat.html">Spring Break Part 12: Sakura, Kitties, and Karaoke</a><br />
Asakusa Nekoen Official English Website: <a href="http://www.asakusanekoen.com/index_english.html">Askusa Nekoen </a><br />
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<b><u>See Pandas at Ueno Zoo</u></b> <br />
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Pandas! So cute! There are plenty of other cute animals in Ueno Zoo as well. Actually, the pandas weren't even my favorite, though they were adorable.<br />
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My Experience: <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.jp/2014/12/winter-break-part-1-ueno-zoo-and.html">Winter Break Part 1: Ueno Zoo and Harajuku</a><br />
Official English Website: <a href="https://www.tokyo-zoo.net/english/ueno/">Ueno Zoo</a><br />
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<u><b>Paddle Around in a Swan Boat</b></u><br />
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Ueno Park has a nice pond with boat rentals. There are swan paddle boats, regular paddle boats, and row boats. The swan boats are the cutest, but the row boats are more fun in my opinion. A bit easier in a skirt too, lol.<br />
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Ueno Park is a nice place to visit on any pretty day, but it is super beautiful during sakura (cherry blossom) season. Though it is also very busy then. But surprisingly the wait for the boats was not long when I went.<br />
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My Experience With Swan Boats: <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.jp/2011/01/christmas-break-1-tokyo-imperial-palace.html">Christmas Break 1: Tokyo - Imperial Palace and Ueno Park</a><br />
My Experience With Row Boats: <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.jp/2014/05/spring-break-part-13-row-row-row-your.html">Spring Break Part 13: Row, Row, Row Your Boat </a><br />
Japan Guide Info: <a href="http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3019.html">Ueno Park </a><br />
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<u><b>Take Ridiculous Purikura Photos </b></u><br />
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Purikura are photo booths where you can draw and add all sorts of stuff to the pictures. It will print the pictures for you at the end. Way cuter than any photo booth I've ever seen in the US.<br />
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The machines can be found in almost any arcade. Many of the larger arcades in Tokyo have a whole floor or even more dedicated to purikura. Some, including the Sega arcade near Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, even have costumes you can rent <br />
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No Puri No Life's Guide: <a href="http://purikura.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-to-take-purikura-part-1-finding.html">How to Take Purikura</a><br />
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<u><b>Win (Or Attempt to Win) Adorable Plushies in UFO Catchers </b></u><br />
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UFO Catchers (often called claw machines / crane games in the US) are machines filled with prizes where you control a claw/grabber thing to try and win a prize. They are difficult, but not impossible. Unlike the machines in the US, the Japanese ones are often filled with really cute plushies and other stuff actually worth the money to try. The plushies I won were good quality.<br />
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My Experience: <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.jp/2015/01/winter-break-part-6-christmas-church.html">Winter Break Part 6: Christmas - Church, Kyu Furukawa, and Arcades</a><br />
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Also, make sure to check out gachapon machines! Put in a few hundred yen coins (usually 300) and a receive a toy in a capsule. You don't get to pick the exact one you want of course, but at least you are guaranteed to get something. They're generally nice quality. I know this is a post about Tokyo, but I want to mention that the Yodobashi Camera store in Kyoto has an AMAZING selection of gachapon machines.<br />
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<b><u>Visit Disney Sea </u></b><br />
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Disney is American, but Disney Sea is definitely worth a visit even if you have been to Disney World or Disneyland. Even though the characters are American, the park still has some interesting Japanese things such as their obsession with a teddy bear named Duffy.<br />
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The park is very elaborate and you should take time to explore the park. It has some really good rides, but the atmosphere is even more impressive.<br />
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Tokyo Disneyland is a lot of fun too, but not as worthwhile if you've been to other Disney parks or have limited time in Tokyo.<br />
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My Experience: <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.jp/2015/01/winter-break-part-5-christmas-eve-at.html">Winter Break Part 5: Christmas Eve at Disney Sea</a><br />
Official English Website: <a href="http://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/tds/">Tokyo Disney Sea </a><br />
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<u><b>Enjoy Sakura Season </b></u><br />
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My favorite season in Japan is actually fall, especially November. The weather is beautiful and the trees turn beautiful colors. But the cutest season is spring when the cherry trees (sakura) bloom. The weather is nice when it's not raining, but every spring I have spent in Japan has been pretty rainy. <br />
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There's a huge obsession with sakura. Stores sell sakura-themed items. Many restaurants have adorably pink sakura sweets and drinks. Some are just kind of sweet, but some are actually really good. Every year Starbucks has sakura drinks. They vary a bit from year to year (I really liked the strawberry sakura drinks one year but didn't care for the caramel sakura ones the next year) but the cake seems to be the same every year and it's tasty.<br />
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Enjoy a picnic or folic under falling pink petals in Shinjuku Gyoen or watch the hanami (flower viewing) parties in Ueno Park. If you're wanting a picnic, Shinjuku Gyoen is the better place because you will actually be able to find a place to sit. It seems like you need to reserve space ahead of time in Ueno Park.<br />
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My Experience: <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.jp/2014/04/spring-break-part-10-sakura-in-shinjuku.html">Spring Break Part 10: Sakura in Shinjuku and Ueno</a><br />
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<u><b>Watch Candy Being Made at Candy Show Time</b></u><br />
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Candy Show Time is a small store that sells hand-made hard candies with intricate designs. You can watch the employees make the candy which is quite impressive. They also sometimes give out samples.<br />
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I'm not a huge fan of hard candy (when it comes to candy I prefer chocolate or gummies), but the candy is pretty good and there are many interesting flavors.<br />
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There are several locations in Tokyo, but the only one I have ever been to is on Cat Street, in Harajuku. There is also another location nearby on Omotesando, but I don't think I ever went in that one. Though I just read that it has some sort of candy kaleidoscope you can look through which sounds neat.<br />
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My Experience: <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.jp/2013/08/tokyo-candy-and-cuteness.html">Tokyo - Candy and Cuteness</a><br />
Official Japanese Website: <a href="http://candy-showtime.com/">Candy Show Time</a><br />
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<b><u>Eat Themed Food at Pom Pom Purin Cafe </u></b><br />
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Many themed cafes pop up in Tokyo but are around for just a limited time, including Little Twin Stars and My Melody cafes. I always missed out on them. Either I wasn't in Tokyo when they were open or I didn't find out about them until they were gone. So I was very excited when the Pom Pom Purin Cafe opened up and I found out it was permanent!<br />
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The food and atmosphere are both super kawaii. The theme is very well done. Some of the items on the menu come with a Pom Pom Purin shaped cup that you get to keep.<br />
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My Experience: <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.jp/2015/04/final-tokyo-trip-part-2-pom-pom-purin.html">Final Tokyo Trip Part 2: Pom Pom Purin Cafe</a><br />
Official Japanese Website: <a href="http://pompom.createrestaurants.com/jp/">Pom Pom Purin Cafe</a><br />
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<u><b>Eat Fancy Sweets at Q-Pot Cafe</b></u><br />
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Q-Pot makes jewelry that looks like sweets, and this cafe has sweets
made to look like their jewelry which look like sweets. Haha. Anyway... their sweets are small, but cute and fancy. I went by myself, which was a bit lonely, but it would be a nice place to go with friends and get dessert and a drink after walking around Tokyo all day. You can also get takeout.<br />
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My Experience: <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.jp/2014/11/tokyo-part-1-rainy-day-in-harajuku.html">Tokyo Part 1: A Rainy Day in Harajuku</a><br />
Official Japanese Website: <a href="http://www.q-pot.jp/shop/cafe/">Q-Pot Cafe</a><br />
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Ahhhh! I just saw that they recently had some Sailor Moon themed sweets!<br />
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<u><b>Visit a Maid Cafe</b></u><br />
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Maid cafes are restaurants where the girls working there dress as maids
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The Maid Cafe I visited is the Maidreamin in Shibuya so it's the only one I can really recommend, but there are a lot of maid cafes in Tokyo, especially in Akihabara. The one I visited had very neat decor.<br />
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It's a very silly, but very fun experience!<br />
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My Experience: <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.jp/2014/04/spring-break-part-1-tokyo-skytree-maid.html">Spring Break Part 1: Tokyo Skytree, a Maid Cafe, and Bigbang Karaoke</a><br />
Official English Website: <a href="http://maidreamin.com/en/shop/shibuya_denno">Maidreamin Shibuya Digitized Cafe and Dining Bar</a><br />
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<u><b>Eat a Starry Parfait at Milky Way Cafe </b></u><br />
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Milky Way Cafe was one of my favorite places to get dessert in Tokyo. It's located in Ikebukuro, one of my most favorite areas of Tokyo.<br />
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The cafe is star themed. You can get a whole meal, but I've only ever had their parfaits. They have one for every astrological sign. There are plastic replicas in the window on the first floor below the cafe. So many kawaii and delicious looking parfaits! It might be a tough decision!<br />
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It's another great place to relax for a while after a day of a lot of walking.<br />
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My Experience: <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.jp/2013/08/tokyo-ikebukuro-ueno-park-ginza-and.html">Tokyo - Ikebukuro, Ueno Park, Ginza, and a Cute Parfait</a><br />
Official Japanese Website: <a href="http://milkyway-cafe.sakura.ne.jp/">Milkyway Cafe</a><br />
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If you haven't already had a sugar overload, there's still plenty more cute stuff to eat in Tokyo. Laduree is another good place to visit. It's a French bakery specializing in macarons.<br />
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I only had the ice cream there (yum!) but enjoyed admiring the fancy sweets. I meant to go back and try something else but never got around to it.<br />
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I visited the location in Shinjuku. It's the only one I know of that has ice cream. If you're looking for the ice cream it's actually at a completely separate counter. If you're facing the main Laduree counter, head to the right (through a set of doors I think... maybe...) for the ice cream counter which is called Glaces.<br />
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My Experience: <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.jp/2014/11/tokyo-part-4-shinjuku-and-shibuya.html">Tokyo Part 4: Shinjuku and Shibuya</a><br />
Official Japanese Website: <a href="http://www.lm-laduree.com/">Laduree</a><br />
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<b><u>Shop For Adorable Character Merchandise and Toys at Kiddyland </u></b><br />
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It's certainly not difficult to find cute merchandise in Tokyo. Pretty much any souvenir shop will have something with Hello Kitty on it. But Kiddyland on Omotesando in Harajuku is a must-go store for people who want kawaii stuff. From Totoro plushies to Sailor Moon action figures, this store has plenty to make you want to spend too much money. One floor is dedicated (half and half) to Hello Kitty and Rilakkuma (and other Sanrio and San-X characters).<br />
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My Experience: <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.jp/2013/08/tokyo-candy-and-cuteness.html">Tokyo - Candy and Cuteness</a><br />
Official English Website: <a href="https://www.kiddyland.co.jp/en/stores.html">Kiddyland</a><br />
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<u><b>Experience Takeshita Street - Cute Stuff and Crepes!</b></u><br />
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If you've looked at any blogs about kawaii stuff in Japan I'm sure you've seen plenty about Takeshita Street in Harajuku. It's often described as some sort of crazy fashion and lolita wonderland. So the first time I went I expected to see a bunch of lolita girls. You'll usually see a few, but not nearly as many as some guides would have you believe. Some people will have some unique sub-culture fashion, but most people are dressed normally. Also, it's extremely crowded on weekends and holidays. But it's not a bad place. It's actually one of my favorite places to shop in Tokyo. I usually enjoyed it best later in the evening.<br />
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It's kind of neat to see Takeshita at its peak (and get a neat pic at the gateway or from the stairs of the Bodyline store), but it's more enjoyable to actually shop at non-peak times. Many of the stores are very cramped so the fewer people the better.<br />
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There are a lot of neat stores, but here are some of my favorites:<br />
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<a href="http://www.closetchildonlineshop.com/">Closet Child</a> - They sell used name-brand lolita clothing and accessories. Many of the print dresses are still quite expensive, but plainer solid-color dresses aren't too bad. I got a pink Angelic Pretty dress there for about 6,000 yen I think. I can't remember for sure. It has a stain, but it's underneath a layer of ruffles so it appears like new.<br />
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<a href="http://bodyline.jp/en/">Bodyline</a> - They have cheap lolita clothing and accessories. Though make sure to check out Closet Child because some of their stuff isn't too much more and it's way better quality. Bodyline still has some really cute stuff though.<br />
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<a href="https://www.lizlisa.com/">Liz Lisa</a> - Such cute clothes!!!!! Some other locations have better selection, but I have especially good memories of this location because I bought a really adorable lavender coat there. <br />
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<a href="http://www.calbee.co.jp/calbeeplus/">Calbee Plus</a> - They have freshly-made potato chips and you can eat them with ice cream. It's weirdly delicious.<br />
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Pom Pom Purin Cafe - I talked about this super kawaii cafe above.<br />
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Crepe Stands - I can't remember the names of the ones I visited on Takeshita, but they are probably all delicious. But my favorite one is actually not on Takeshita. It's called Cafe Crepe and it's outside of Laforet, a mall.<br />
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Harajuku definitely became one of my favorite areas of Tokyo. There's crazy Takeshita street, but just a couple blocks over is Omotesando which is super fancy. Though it does have some non-fancy places like Kiddyland and even McDonald's. And Meiji Shrine is nearby which is in a wooded area and doesn't even really feel like Tokyo anymore. <br />
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<b><u>Splurge on an Adorable Dress or Just Window Shop at Lolita Stores</u></b><br />
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Lolita dresses are expensive, but it's fun to just look or buy a small accessory (my best friend Lauren and I bought socks, which were very pricey for socks, but much less than a full outfit). My favorite brands are Baby the Stars Shine Bright and Angelic Pretty. I suggest going to Shinjuku Marui Annex and Laforet (in Harajuku). Both have a good number of lolita stores. Though my favorite Baby the Stars Shine Bright store is their main store in Harajuku. There's one in Laforet, but the main store is down the street.<br />
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Here's a video of their main store:<br />
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Baby The Stars Shine Bright Main Store: <a href="http://www.babyssb.co.jp/store_list/honten/">Address and Map</a><br />
Laforet Harajuku: <a href="http://www.laforet.ne.jp/en/">Official English Website</a><br />
Shinjuku Marui Annex: <a href="http://www.0101.co.jp.e.ex.hp.transer.com/005/">Official Japanse Website</a><br />
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Unfortunately, the stores do not allow photography. This is true for most stores in Japan, though lolita stores seem especially strict. So if you want a souvenir of the fashion you saw, go to a bookstore and pick up the latest issue of Gothic and Lolita Bible.<br />
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<u><b>A Couple Other Kawaii Shops I Like</b></u><br />
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<u>Axes Femme <b><br /></b></u><br />
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Another favorite clothing stores of mine is Axes Femme. Their stuff has a lot of detail but the price is reasonable. Tops are generally in the 3,000 - 4,000 yen range. They have really cute accessories too, like this rabbit on the moon necklace I bought.<br />
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I got this top there as well.<br />
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There are several locations in Tokyo. The one I visited the most was the one in Sunshine City in Ikebukuro. There is one in Odaiba at the Diver City mall as well.<br />
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<a href="http://www.axesfemme.com/en/shoplist/">Axes Femme Locations</a><br />
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<u>Rolianne Pink Made</u><br />
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If you visit Odaiba I suggest checking out Venus Fort, a mall designed to look like a European town inside. There actually aren't that many stores there that I'm really a fan of, but the atmosphere is very pretty. Plus, there is a kiosk called Rolianne Pink Made that sells super kawaii jewelry. Here are some examples of the adroableness.<br />
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<a href="https://www.venusfort.co.jp/multi/index_e.html">Venus Fort English Website</a><br />
<a href="http://rolianne.com/">Rolianne Pink Made Website</a> <br />
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<u>It's Demo</u><br />
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A website called Tokyo Story describes it as "a new type of fashion convenience store, which has makeup cosmetics,
stationary, cute snacks, and even clothe! It is a full of cute items
which girls loves! There are many collaborated items with Disney,
Sailormoon, and Hello Kitty! You will love it!" That does pretty much sum it up.<br />
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I discovered it a bit late so I only got to visit it a couple times. My last day in Tokyo I saw an adorable display of Little Twin Stars merchandise in the window but didn't have time to go in. So sad!!!<br />
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<a href="https://www.world.co.jp/itsdemo/">It's Demo Official Website</a><br />
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<b><u>Puroland</u></b><br />
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I've never been to Puroland, so I can't really recommend it myself, but it is just too kawaii to not include in this post. I never went because it seemed too expensive for what it is - a place where I will spend a lot of money to just spend more money on kawaii food and merchandise. Also, in pictures the lighting always looks a bit dark to me which just seems a bit odd for a place like that. Like almost depressing, but not depressing because all the kawaii balances it out, lol. But I think if I ever go back to Japan I probably will visit.<br />
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Julie Gozali's Blog: <a href="http://www.juliegozali.com/hello/blog/tokyo-travel-japan-sanrio-puroland-tama-center-part-1-hello-kitty-disneyland/">Puroland Part 1</a><br />
<a href="http://en.puroland.jp/">Puroland Official English Website</a><br />
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<u><b>Conclusion</b></u><br />
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Kawaii stuff is everywhere in Tokyo and there are many other places that I didn't mention in this post. There are also other amazing places, like gardens, in Tokyo that aren't as full of cuteness but still definitely worthwhile.<br />
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I hope this list helps some visitors make their trips as full of kawaii as possible! :)Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-50203258909246898672016-05-31T21:39:00.000-04:002016-05-31T21:40:25.765-04:00Eating in Japan…When You Don’t (Often) Like Japanese Food<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi, I’m Jenna’s BFF Lauren. I’ve appeared in this blog many
times, as I visited Jenna in Japan in August of 2010 and March of 2014. This
will be my first post and it’s a long time coming. I’ve decided to do a brief
“guide” on food I liked in Japan. I’m not a big fan of Japanese food but I do
make a few exceptions for vegetable sushi and some ramen. This will be
basically a brief rundown of my favorite meals from my second visit to Japan.
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This is one of two restaurants from this trip that Jenna and
I reminisce about the most. When we were staying in Toyoko Inn Shinagawa Oimachi,
which is in a quieter area of Tokyo, we went to eat at an “upscale” Denny’s which
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But not including the “express” version we went to at
SkyTree (which I did not like) this is the only one I visited either of my
times in Japan. It had an upscale vibe to it and Jenna and I got to relax and
talk in our booth and have our own space which I think is why I really liked
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The food was good. I got a hambagu, which is a hamburger
without the bun, and it comes with some rice. Not exactly American, but still
quite good, and certainly not traditional Japanese food. These are very popular
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Jenna and I only know of one Becker’s and it’s at Ikebukuro
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are. I’ve eaten there three times (once the last time in Japan) and Jenna’s
eaten there more. It’s one of our favorite Japanese restaurants. Don’t confuse
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Becker’s has a variety of food, and I believe their menu
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The last time we were there together Jenna got Vietnamese
and I got taco rice (the Okinawan version of Mexican food). It was my first
time having taco rice (rice with taco toppings) and it was really good. And
then we both got Sakura cheesecake which was also really good. The fries and
hot chocolate (?) in the picture I had like forgotten about because they
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Yes, haters are gonna hate on this one. I went to Asia to
eat McDonald’s. But if you don’t much like Japanese food McDonald’s is a
“bastion of western civilization” as I called it then. Eating in Japan can
definitely have downsides and surprises if you don’t have Japanese language skills
and aren’t into adventurous eating. And then there’s McDonalds, which is pretty
much exactly the same in Japan as in America. So if you came to Japan for the
museums or the anime or the landscapes or the history and you’re homesick for
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They do however have some different seasonal food and offer
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There are all kinds of special Sakura foods out around March in Japan. Sakura
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Yes, you can get a meal here, although you may have nowhere
to eat it. But they are great if you want to take food back to your hotel or
eat outside or whatever (you can eat in some of them). They will have chips,
ice cream, candy, and a variety of prepared food. They will microwave it for
you. The downside is if you can’t read Japanese you may get surprised by what
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Japan is just as safe, if not safer than America for food,
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Clockwise from top left: normal water, a milk and coffee
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but this kind was basically just rice and cheese. I love cheese. It was from
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Okay this one may not be very helpful, but here is the
obligatory discussion of ramen. If you haven’t had ramen, it is a certain kind
of noodles in different broths. There are a ton of varieties and everyone has
their favorite. Some if not most ramen places only have one main type of ramen,
although you can get variations on the theme. I’ve had shoyu (soy sauce ramen)
in the Ramen Museum in Yokohama, corn ramen in a Hamamatsu
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It’s Jenna’s favorite too. Ramen is basically junk food, but
this particular one is very filling. It was miso ramen, which is a soybean
variant, you’ve probably had miso soup at Japanese places in the U.S. If you
like that, and you like noodles, you’ll like miso ramen. This particular one was called Golden Miso Ramen and it was at Kagetsu Arashi. It's a chain with many locations.</div>
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Jenna and I mention this like every time we see each other.
Kaiten Sushi was awesome! I actually got Jenna into this after seeing a video
online that looked cool. Jenna didn’t really want to go, but she acquiesced, and
after we went the first time Jenna decided it was awesome! </div>
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Kaiten Sushi is conveyor belt sushi. There are a ton of
these places in Japan. Sushi (and other stuff) goes around and around past your
booth and you pick what you want off the conveyor belt. There is also a cool
touch screen where you can order what you want and a cute little train will
deliver it to you. The touch screens at Kappa Sushi and Hamazushi at least have
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Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-5879754288022134562016-03-04T10:12:00.002-05:002016-03-04T10:13:17.383-05:00The Cost of Groceries in JapanI did a post before about the price of groceries when I lived in Toi. <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.com/2011/05/grocery-shopping-in-japan.html">(Grocery Shopping in Japan)</a> I always went to the same grocery store because there was only one in town. So I wanted to a new post with a bit more variety. I had forgotten I was going to do this post but I found these pictures when looking for pictures for another post.<br />
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For the most part I felt like groceries in Japan were reasonably priced. Fruit was expensive though, so I didn't buy it too often with the exception of bananas.<br />
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Packaging was generally smaller than I'm used to in the US, but that wasn't such a bad thing for me living on my own. I don't need gallons of milk or whole loaves of bread. I won't go through them before they go bad. In the picture below, the can of Pringles is the same size as in the US, so you can use that for comparison.<br />
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<b>Max Valu </b><br />
May 21, 2013 <br />
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<li>Pringles (wasabi mayo flavor) 198</li>
<li>non-fat milk 108</li>
<li>mango yogurt 138</li>
<li>bagged yakisoba vegetable mix (store brand) 158</li>
<li>bagged salad (store brand) 98</li>
<li>bagged cabbage (store brand) 98</li>
<li>dried melon 350</li>
<li>noodles 198</li>
<li>sliced ham (store brand) 178</li>
<li>instant microwave chocolate cake cup 108</li>
<li>strawberry jam (store brand) 258</li>
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August 30, 2013<br />
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<ul>
<li>All Bran mixed fruit cereal 298</li>
<li>two packs of pre-cooked yakisoba noodles (store brand) (19 ea.) 38</li>
<li>pancake mix 198</li>
<li>peach and mango yogurt 148</li>
<li>Meiji chocolate bar 88</li>
<li>ginger 98</li>
<li>orange juice (1 liter) (store brand) 128</li>
<li>sliced bread (8 pieces) 168</li>
<li>strawberry toast flavoring powder 98</li>
<li>pasta sauce (store brand) 98</li>
<li>Calbee potato chips 128</li>
</ul>
Total: 1488 yen<br />
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<b>Kaldi Coffee Farm</b> (a small store found in malls that sells coffee and import groceries)<br />
September 5, 2013 <br />
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<ul>
<li>Doritos (no flavoring, do they even sell these in America?) 278</li>
<li>Lawry's seasoned salt 430</li>
<li>tortillas (10 pack) 630</li>
</ul>
Total: 1338 yen<br />
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<b>Aeon</b> (they also own Max Valu)<br />
September 5, 2013<br />
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<ul>
<li>CoCo-kun's UFO Ball cereal 298</li>
<li>Sweet Potato Flakes cereal 298</li>
<li>Hello Kitty macaroni 158</li>
<li>two drinks (not pictured) (115 ea.) 230</li>
</ul>
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Total: 984 yen<br />
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<b>Max Valu</b><br />
September 9, 2013<br />
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<ul>
<li>two onions (48 ea.) 96</li>
<li>rice (store brand) 1130</li>
<li>canned tropical fruit 98</li>
<li>six eggs 148</li>
<li>Ritz crackers 168</li>
<li>non-fat milk 108</li>
<li>chicken stock cubes 115</li>
<li>butter 228</li>
<li>lettuce 98</li>
<li>mixed frozen vegetables (store brand) 148</li>
<li>plastic bag 5 (Grocery stores often charge for bags. I usually brought my own but sometimes forgot.)</li>
</ul>
Total: 2670 yen<br />
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<b>Valor</b><br />
September 10, 2013<br />
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<ul>
<li>tissues 228</li>
<li>avocado 98</li>
<li>green Tobasco sauce 268</li>
<li>canned chicken 88</li>
<li>salsa 298</li>
</ul>
Total: 980 yen<br />
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<b>Max Valu</b><br />
September 21, 2013<br />
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<ul>
<li>two Meiji chocolate bars (95 ea.) 190</li>
<li>CoCo-kun's Choco Crispy cereal 298</li>
<li>sugar sticks (store brand) (like for coffee, I just couldn't find the regular bags of sugar, lol) 108</li>
<li>flour 278</li>
<li>cocoa powder 648</li>
<li>vanilla extract 178</li>
<li>chili garlic sauce 420</li>
<li>frozen bibimbap fried rice (store brand) 248</li>
<li>six eggs 148</li>
<li>two bottles of cranberry juice (178 ea.) 356</li>
</ul>
Total: 2812 yen<br />
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<b>Max Valu</b><br />
September 25, 2013<br />
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<ul>
<li>bottled tea 88</li>
<li>sliced bread (8 pieces) 148</li>
<li>sliced cheese (8 pieces) 198</li>
<li>Fruits Granola cereal (store brand) 328</li>
<li>sliced ham (store brand) 198</li>
<li>paper towels (store brand) 148</li>
</ul>
Total: 1108 yen<br />
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<b>Valor </b><br />
October 9, 2013<br />
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<ul>
<li>Chip Star chips 178</li>
<li>frosted flakes (store brand) 198</li>
<li>pizza toast (store brand) 278</li>
<li>chestnut pudding 168</li>
</ul>
Total: 822 yen<br />
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<b>Seiyu </b>(Owned by Walmart. The Great Value products are sometimes expensive because some of them are imported.)<br />
October 19, 2013<br />
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<ul>
<li>apple gummies 90</li>
<li>parmesan (store brand) 498</li>
<li>cranberry juice (store brand) 498</li>
<li>honey roasted peanuts (store brand) 397</li>
<li>Biore body wash 447</li>
<li>Biore acne care face wash 383</li>
<li>drain nets (so food doesn't clog the kitchen sink, one of my least favorite things about Japan) 97</li>
<li>plastic bag 3</li>
</ul>
Total: 2413 yen<br />
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<b>Valor</b><br />
November 13, 2013<br />
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<ul>
<li>sliced bread (8 pieces) (store brand) 78</li>
<li>coleslaw cabbage (store brand) 98</li>
<li>chopped green onions 98</li>
<li>three packs of pre-cooked yaki-soba noodles (store brand) (19 ea.) 57</li>
<li>onion salad dressing 158</li>
<li>peanuts (store brand) 288</li>
<li>candy bar (not pictured) 128</li>
</ul>
Total: 905 yen<br />
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<b>Piago </b><br />
November 20, 2013<br />
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<ul>
<li>milk 148</li>
<li>Cadbury Fruit and Nut Bar (imported from Australia, which is still really good, but not as good as the ones I get in the US) 135</li>
<li>Fanta green apple 98</li>
<li>salad 100</li>
<li>sliced ham (8 slices) 198</li>
<li>hash browns 228</li>
<li>two boxes of instant soup mix (178 ea.) 356</li>
</ul>
Total: 1263<br />
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<b>Kaldi Coffee Farm</b><br />
November 23, 2013<br />
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<ul>
<li>four Inka Kola (105 ea.) 420</li>
<li>gochujang 399</li>
<li>Korean ramen 88</li>
</ul>
Total: 907 yen<br />
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<b>Max Valu</b><br />
January 6, 2014<br />
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<ul>
<li>All Bran cereal 298</li>
<li>rice (store brand) 1030</li>
<li>soy sauce 198</li>
<li>bean sprouts (store brand) 38</li>
<li>cucumber 68</li>
<li>carrot 68</li>
<li>tofu</li>
<li>enoki mushrooms (store brand) 128</li>
<li>bananas (store brand) 98</li>
</ul>
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Total: 1974<br />
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<b>Seiyu</b><br />
June 6, 2014<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Fanta pineapple 81</li>
<li>Match Pink soda 81</li>
<li>peanut butter 475</li>
<li>cinnamon apple jam 284</li>
<li>kimchi 278</li>
<li>non-fat milk 103</li>
<li>watermelon gummies 84</li>
<li>frozen bibimbap fried rice 265</li>
<li>nail polish 300</li>
<li>plastic bag 2</li>
</ul>
Total: 2109<br />
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<b>Max Valu</b><br />
September 21, 2014<br />
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<ul>
<li>sponges (store brand) 98</li>
<li>pasta (store brand) 98</li>
<li>mini hot dogs (store brand) 98</li>
<li>frozen mixed vegetables (store brand) 148</li>
<li>aluminum foil (store brand) 88</li>
<li>kiwi (store brand) 78</li>
<li>kiwi 98 (I think I got two store brand ones but the tag must have fallen off the one, so they charged me a different price)</li>
<li>apricot jam 204</li>
<li>ramen 88</li>
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Total: 998 yen<br />
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<b>Seiyu</b><br />
January 12, 2015<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>peanut butter 475</li>
<li>mochi ice cream 278</li>
<li>three bags of avocado tortilla chips (98 ea.) 294</li>
<li> three packs of pre-cooked yakisoba noodles (27 ea.) 81</li>
<li>coleslaw cabbage (store brand) 93</li>
<li>chopped green onion 140</li>
<li>ginger 90</li>
<li>bean sprouts 28</li>
<li>peanuts 95</li>
<li>plastic bag 2</li>
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I don't remember where I bought this (either Valor or Max Valu, I think) but I just wanted to show that you can find Nutella in Japan.<br />
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I don't have a picture of the receipt so I can't tell the prices, but I know I got this stuff at Kaldi. I don't remember finding Kraft mac and cheese at any other store around Hamamatsu. I also found Tim Tams sometimes at Plaza, a sort of random store with cosmetics and import snacks and candy. The Crispy M&Ms could be found at some regular grocery stores. I didn't get them too many times, but when I did I usually got them at Daiso, a 100 yen store.Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-37220295947355628082015-09-17T22:48:00.001-04:002015-09-17T22:49:24.303-04:00March Randomness: Darth Vader Loves SakuraI haven't done a blog post in about three months! But I suddenly feel motivated to do the last few posts I have planned. So here are some random pictures from my last month in Japan.<br />
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The Star Wars and sakura packaging of these cup noodles really amused me. I couldn't pass up buying one with Darth Vader and falling cherry blossom petals. <br />
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I don't remember how these tasted. Pretty standard for cup noodles I guess. <br />
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Before moving out I used up some marshmallows that I had bought around Valentine's day the year before, haha. They were still good. I hadn't eaten them yet because they were just too cute! I had sprinkles to use up too. Good toppings for pudding! <br />
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I remember those chocolate strawberry cakes being good. <br />
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That was one of my last meals in my apartment. I was just using up what I had. The furikake (the stuff sprinkled on the rice) was really cute. Oh and the rice was on a Frozen paper plate that my friend Lauren sent me. <br />
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I miss renkon (lotus root). Mmmm. <br />
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Those were hina arare sweets for Girl's Day. I wanted some anyway and how could I resist the ones in Frozen packaging? <br />
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There was a Mos Burger across from Hamakita Station, about a 10 minute walk from my apartment. I loved the window that said, "Welcome to Happy Hamburger House." <br />
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They had a kinpira rice burger for a little while that was really really good! There wasn't a hamburger in there. It was just vegetables. This picture is making me want one right now. I miss Japanese food! <br />
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There's a lot of sakura food in the spring. Those sakura mochi ice cream daifuku were really good.<br />
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This post is mostly food, but I do have a couple non-food pictures! Mistubishi makes more than just cars. They also make colored pencils! I kind of wish I had kept these, but I have tons of colored pencils in the US and I was running out of space in my suitcases and didn't want to spend more money than I already had on shipping. <br />
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I bought that mamegoma tooth brush to clean avocado out of my engagement ring. Yeah... anyway... I assumed a kids toothbrush would be really soft, but it wasn't so I didn't use it. It was cute though!<br />
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I've been back in the US for about six months now. It's kind of hard to believe. I still miss Japan a lot!Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-34471436958367988752015-06-26T10:13:00.002-04:002015-06-26T10:14:34.527-04:00Final Tokyo Trip Part 7: Sayonara Japan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;">
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Our last morning in Tokyo was spent dragging our luggage from our hotel to Tokyo Station to leave it in lockers. That was kind of awful because the station near our hotel didn't have escalators or elevators. Bleh.<br />
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We left some of our luggage at the hotel to pick up later. I had tried to use takyubin service to send some of our luggage to the airport but you had to do it three days in advance. Online it had said three days in certain areas but I didn't think Tokyo would have that time limit.<br />
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Then we went to Shibuya. I wanted to spend my last day in Shibuya because it's awesome. :) <br />
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It was such a pretty, sunny day! It's great that we had nice weather our last day, but it also made it harder to leave.<br />
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I was excited to see Bigbang ads!<br />
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We went to Starbucks and were lucky to get seats overlooking the crosswalk. I had a dark chocolate chip Frappuccino. I wish they had that one in the US. There's a chocolate chip one that's good, but not quite as good.<br />
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After Starbucks we ate lunch at Ichiran Ramen, which has my second favorite ramen. My very favorite is the golden miso ramen at Arashi Kagetsu, which I usually got at a mall food court, lol.<br />
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After lunch I saw a display of Yotsuba and Danboard outside of a department store. So cute!<br />
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I went in and found the Yotsuba merchandise and bought a folder. They also had a temporary cafe. At first I was sad that I wouldn't be able to eat there, but when I saw a picture of the food it didn't look that great.<br />
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We passed by Its'demo and I wanted to look more at the Little Twin Stars merchandise, but we were running out of time. :(<br />
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We went by the Lindt store because I had wanted a sakura macaron from there. But we were kind of rushed at that point and I didn't want to not be able to enjoy it, so I didn't get it. :( We had to go back to our hotel, get the rest of our luggage, and then go to Tokyo station to get the rest of our stuff out of lockers and then head to the airport.<br />
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Even though our flight wasn't until around 6:30 that evening we were still rushed that day. I wish we had gone to Shibuya earlier on in the trip so that I could have done some more there, like go to 109, its'demo, and eat a macaron.<br />
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At Tokyo Station we had a lot of luggage and it was a pain just to take it the short distance from the lockers down to the train platform. I had two big suitcases, a small carry-on suitcase, and a backpack. Everything was heavy. The big suitcases were at their max (about 50 pounds each) and even the small one was heavy because I had filled it with books. <br />
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Once we were on the Narita Express I was able to relax a bit. I was sad, but I was also relieved to not have to deal with my luggage much more.<br />
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At the airport we were able to check in quickly. I think it was the first time I haven't had to stand in a long line there. I don't remember too much about the airport except that I bought some Cheeza crackers. We got to the gate as they started boarding so we didn't have to wait long.<br />
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The flight wasn't bad even though the in-flight entertainment wasn't good. The screens were old (mine was very fuzzy at times and I think didn't have sound) and there were only a few movies to choose from. I didn't watch anything, but Jonathan and I did play a Connect Four sort of game a bit. What was awesome though is that I actually slept for a little while! Maybe even over an hour!<br />
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As we flew over the western part of the US I got to see some desert areas which was cool.<br />
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I miss Japan a lot but it's nice to be back in the US too. I'll do a post later more about that.<br />
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And now for some randomness. Here are some purikura pictures from our last days in Tokyo, haha.<br />
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Captain Picard loves purikura! <br />
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Let's enjoy! :)Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-50184740112425840442015-05-21T20:07:00.002-04:002015-05-21T20:08:46.922-04:00Final Tokyo Trip Part 6: Karaoke, Meiji Shrine, and More<div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;">
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March 23rd was our last full day in Japan. As usual, we started out the day with a yummy breakfast at our hotel. I had a couple types of rice, some pickles, hot dogs, miso soup, chocolate swirl bread, and orange juice.<br />
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First we walked to Akihabara. Near our hotel we passed a shop that had a display of pretty Disney princess figurines. <br />
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In Akihabara we went to Yodobashi Camera and I also tried to find a doll store I had been to before. It wasn't where I remembered and I didn't see it anywhere so I think it had closed.<br />
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We didn't do too much in Akihabara that was worth taking pictures of, but I did take one last picture before we headed on to Ikebukuro.<br />
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In Ikebukuro we ate lunch at Beckers and I visited Closet Child, a used lolita store. Then we went into an arcade and Jonathan actually won something from a UFO catcher (claw machine) for me! <br />
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Mokona! Yay!<br />
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Then we went to Karaoke Kan and did karaoke for two hours. It was a weekday afternoon so the rate was really cheap. Two hours, with one drink each, was only about 1500 yen! So not even 800 yen per person!<br />
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Overall the background videos were really boring, but one of them was hilarious and totally made up for the others.<br />
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We sang Barbie Girl (haha, yes, really) and the background video was of an Amish man driving a horse and buggy. In the song Ken says, "Hi, Barbie. Do you wanna go for a ride?" So Ken is Amish?<br />
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After karaoke we went to Meiji Shrine because Jonathan had never been. It was nearby and free so he might as well go. It was nice to visit someplace like that one last time.<br />
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I did omikuji, a sort of fortune thing. You shake a box and get a stick with a number on it. You tell the person at the counter your number and get a corresponding poem. <br />
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I did some shopping and bought a purple skirt from Spins and a blonde and pink wig from Bodyline. The wig will look cute with my lolita outfit. :)<br />
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Then we got a snack from Calbee Plus. Calbee is a potato chip company, basically the Lays of Japan. At Calbee Plus they make fresh potato chips and serve them with some interesting toppings. I had wanted to try it for a while but hadn't gotten around to it. I almost didn't get them then because the line was a bit long but I decided to wait. The line moved pretty quickly fortunately. <br />
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I got potato chips with vanilla soft serve ice cream and chocolate sauce. I'm so glad I tried them because they were really good! :)<br />
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I didn't eat there, but I thought the picture was cute. There's just so much kawaii stuff in Harajuku.<br />
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I was sad to leave Harajuku. I had been slightly disappointed the first time I went because I didn't see as much lolita stuff as I had expected and it was super crowded. But I learned to avoid the most crowded times and found all sorts of neat stuff around there. There's crazy Takeshita Street with Bodyline, Closet Child, Pom Pom Purin Cafe, delicious crepes, and several boyband/idol stores. Next to that is fancy Omotesando Street lined with trees and beautiful storefronts. It has Laforet (with lolita shops!), Kiddyland, and my favorite McDonald's. :) Meiji Shine and Yoyogi park are right there and feel like you're not in Tokyo anymore. There are so many different atmospheres all in one area.<br />
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But Jonathan was genuinely happy to leave Harajuku. Though it was really just Takeshita that he hated.<br />
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Then we went back to Ikebukuro. I bought a cute yellow skirt in Sunshine City. Here is a picture of me wearing it in the US.<br />
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I had been eyeing it for a while at Pleha Walk, the mall across the street from my apartment in Hamamatsu, so I was glad to find it in Tokyo.<br />
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Then we visited the Pokemon Center in Ikebukuro. <br />
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I didn't get to spend much time in there but they didn't have much Eevee or Minccino stuff anyway, which is what I was interested in. <br />
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We went to TGI Fridays for dinner. Yes, we went to an American restaurant our last night in Tokyo. But it's fun and a different atmosphere than America.<br />
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I saw a cotton candy drink on the menu. Cotton candy!!! I had to try it. :) They brought a glass of cotton candy to the table and then poured the drink on it. The cotton candy melted quickly but it made fizzy noises for a long time.<br />
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I had the Jack Daniel's chicken which was really good!<br />
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Picard had some of my cotton candy drink. He's so tiny though so he got quite tipsy. He better just stick to earl grey. <br />
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Then we went to an arcade and played some games including a rhythm game called Maimai. <br />
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I beat Jonathan, yay! :)<br />
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That was our last night in Japan. :( So there will be just one more post about our Tokyo trip, but I still have some other posts planned. Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-24196744304071376222015-05-19T15:46:00.003-04:002015-05-19T15:48:28.907-04:00Final Tokyo Trip Part 5: Odaiba - Miraikan, Arcades, Onsen, and a Fluffy Sheep<div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;">
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After enjoying a nice morning at <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.jp/2015/05/final-tokyo-trip-part-4-hama-rikyu_5.html">Hama Rikyu</a>, we took the monorail to Odaiba. We ate lunch at Khazana, an Indian restaurant with a super yummy buffet, in Decks and then played Lord of the Rings pinball in the arcade. <br />
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There are so many old posters on the wall there. I seem to find something "new" and hilarious every time I go. <br />
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That poster is just soooooooo bad! <br />
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They had some origami that they were giving away for free (probably made by bored workers). I would have taken one, but it would have gotten smashed in my luggage. <br />
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We also got lucky boxes again. We always get horrible stuff, but it's still fun.<br />
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My prize was hideous, but the bath tablets smelled good. I was maxed out on luggage though so I didn't take them home.<br />
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Jonathan's prize was no better. It was some alien figurine that made noise. <br />
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Next we went to Miraikan, a museum that Jonathan wanted to visit.<br />
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I wasn't in the mood to be at a museum (am I ever?) but I thought it might be kind of neat.<br />
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There was some thing that took a picture of my face and it was going to mix everyone's faces together. I think it was supposed to show the composite so far at the beginning but I didn't see it. I wasn't really sure what was going on.<br />
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We waited for about fifteen minutes to see Asimo, the robot that the museum is famous for. For some reason Asimo only comes out a few times a day. <br />
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Asimo wasn't that impressive. He jumped on one foot. Slightly. I've seen toys do more impressive things. Like those dogs that do back flips.<br />
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The walkway that spirals up to the top floor is kind of neat, but a bit scary. I'm not usually bothered by heights, but I thought that was freaky.<br />
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We looked at some more exhibits and usually couldn't figure out the point of them. The museum had really good reviews online but we didn't get it. Overall it was boring, confusing, and not as big as we expected. <br />
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So we didn't spend too long at Miraikan. Next we went to Venus Fort and Toyota Mega Web.<br />
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In the arcade we played basketball for the last time. These machines had a longer time limit than others we have played, so were able to make it through more rounds. <br />
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Jonathan beat the fifth, and final, round. Yay!<br />
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When we passed back through Mega Web I played some sort of speed reaction game. It had something to do with having to react quickly when driving. <br />
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Then we walked around outside for a while. I love how Odaiba has so many pretty lights.<br />
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There was a tunnel with a cute sakura scene projected onto it. <br />
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It was interactive and would do different things when you hit stuff. <br />
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Falling sakura petals burst into bright lights when hit. <br />
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The sheep got fluffier and fluffier as I hit it. <br />
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So kawaii! :) <br />
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Then we had a snack at a Starbucks with an awesome view. We both got hot chocolate and shared a piece of sakura chiffon cake which was really good. <br />
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That's my favorite Starbucks now. I wish we had discovered it earlier, but at least we got to go once. <br />
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We watched a bit of the light show on the Fuji TV building. Like I said before, I love all of the lights in Odaiba! <br />
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There were several cats there. They were sooooo cute! Unfortunately they didn't let us pet them. <br />
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I didn't like Miraikan but it was a neat area to be in at night. It was so quiet and kind of creepy in a good way. <br />
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And there were KITTIES! :) <br />
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We came across a cool waterfall that you can walk behind. <br />
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After exploring random stuff we made it to the onsen.<br />
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The onsen was relaxing as always. Though I started feeling sick towards the end because I hadn't had dinner yet. We had a big, late lunch and a snack so I hadn't been that hungry but then it hit me suddenly. But at least I only started feeling bad when it was about time for me to meet back up with Jonathan anyway. <br />
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We went to the outdoor foot onsen for a little while. Not many people were walking around in the path though. Most were just sitting so we didn't get to walk the whole path, but it was still nice. And there was some sakura! <br />
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After leaving we went to the konbini so that I could get a snack. I think I got cheese Ritz Bits. I'm not sure why I picked that now since I was about to leave Japan and should have gotten something I could only get there. I was just really really hungry and needed something! I'm pretty sure then I got more konbini food when we got back to the hotel. I think I got a strawberry sandwich. :) I'm surprised I don't have a picture of my last konbini meal in Japan.<br />
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On March 22nd we started out the day with a delicious breakfast at our hotel and then set out for Hama Rikyu. <br />
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was some boy band concert going on that morning. I have no idea who
they were and they sounded like just about every other Japanese boy
band. I would have liked to watch a little while longer, but Jonathan
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It was early spring and things weren't in full bloom yet, but overall the garden was much greener than we expected. <br />
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There was a really pretty rapeseed field. So bright and cheerful! <br />
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Next we walked through a grove of plum trees. They're cute and pretty, but I don't like them as much as sakura. <br />
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The "pond" is connected to Tokyo Bay so it is actually seawater and changes with the tide. <br />
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We stopped for a little while and enjoyed some traditional Japanese sweets. I got some type of sakura mochi. <br />
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It was the second time for both of us to visit Hama Rikyu. The first time had been in <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.jp/2011/01/christmas-break-1-tokyo-imperial-palace.html">December of 2010</a>. I had forgotten how nice it is. Tokyo is so awesome. So much fun stuff to do, amazing shopping, and pretty gardens and parks!Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-53989241777896634572015-04-29T10:29:00.000-04:002015-04-29T17:01:19.761-04:00Final Tokyo Trip Part 3: Metropolitan Government Building<div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;">
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After a super kawaii dinner at the <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.jp/2015/04/final-tokyo-trip-part-2-pom-pom-purin.html">Pom Pom Purin Cafe</a> and shopping around Harajuku a bit, we headed to Shinjuku to visit the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. <br />
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There is a free observatory on the 45th floor. It's at 202 meters. It's not nearly as tall as Skytree, which has observatories at 350 meters and 450 meters, but it's free and still a neat view. If I had to pick just one I would go to Skytree even though it's expensive. But I think it's nice to see Tokyo from above both during the day and at night, so I suggest to go to one during the day and the other at night. <br />
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After waiting in line for a little bit (ten or fifteen minutes maybe) and getting our bags searched, we took the elevator up to the 45th floor.<br />
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The view was nice and clear. We saw several landmarks such as Tokyo Tower and Skytree. We even saw the light show on the Fuji TV building in Odaiba. <br />
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There's a toy store / gift shop up there that's fun to look around. <br />
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Such a CUTE camera! An instant camera would be fun to play with, but it was way too expensive for something I wouldn't use as my main camera. <br />
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We had a good time at the Metropolitan Government Building. We had both been there more than once before so we weren't surprised or blown away by anything, but it was nice to have one last night view of Tokyo.<br />
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Even Picard enjoyed the view! :)Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-30874847324846669122015-04-24T07:00:00.000-04:002015-04-24T07:00:02.170-04:00Final Tokyo Trip Part 2: Pom Pom Purin Cafe After enjoying <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.com/2015/04/final-tokyo-trip-part-1-sakura-in.html">sakura at Shinjuku Gyoen</a>, we went back to Harajuku to go to the Pom Pom Purin cafe at our assigned time (we received a ticket a few hours earlier). <br />
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Everything about the cafe was so cute! Pom Pom Purin is one of my favorite Sanrio characters so I loved it!<br />
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I ordered the coconut milk chicken curry. It was good but could have used some more spice. I had read online that the food was just ok so I hadn't expected much, so it was actually better than I expected. <br />
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The peppers cut into a spoon and fork were so cute! <br />
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Jonathan got beef stroganoff. He wasn't thrilled by all the cuteness though so he stabbed it... <br />
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Poor Pom Pom Purin... :(<br />
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For dessert we shared a mango parfait. Sooooo good! It had mango, whipped cream, cake, pudding, chocolate covered cookie, orange slices, vanilla ice cream, coffee ice cream, and a cherry. <br />
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The cafe was soooo kawaii! Even the tray for money was super cute. :)<br />
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I would go back again if I still lived in Japan. The food wasn't amazing, but still good. I'm glad that it's a permanent cafe. I've seen pictures of other cute cafes (My Melody and Little Twin Stars!) but they were just for a limited time and I wasn't in Tokyo while they were open. So I was very happy to be able to finally go to a character cafe before leaving Japan.<br />
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If you like kawaii stuff I recommend visiting the Pom Pom Purin Cafe!Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-14603677232135003352015-04-22T07:00:00.000-04:002015-04-22T07:00:02.126-04:00Final Tokyo Trip Part 1: Sakura in Shinjuku Gyoen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;">
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On March 21st we started out the day in Harajuku. I had sort of planned on us eating lunch at the Pom Pom Purin Cafe, but they were giving out tickets to return at a later time (like I had suspected). We got tickets to return around 4:45. So then we headed to McDonald's for lunch. <br />
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On the way we passed by several stores. Those sheer skirts are super popular right now and I saw them in so many stores! <br />
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We found a spot overlooking Omotesando street and enjoyed the view. I really love that McDonald's! <br />
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Jonathan and I got a hazelnut latte from the McCafe counter to share.<br />
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It was fancy and super delicious. So pretty! <br />
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While eating we decided to go to Shinjuku Gyoen for a while since the weather was nice and it's not too far from Harajuku.<br />
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The first flowering tree I saw when we entered the park was a pretty magnolia.<br />
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It was a bit early for most of the cherry blossoms, but Shinjuku Gyoen has several earlier blooming varieties so we got to see some beautiful sakura!<br />
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We sat out on the lawn for a little while and enjoyed the nice weather. <br />
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Captain Picard also enjoyed the sakura in Shinjuku Gyoen a lot! <br />
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That weeping sakura was my favorite tree that I saw that day. <br />
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We spent an hour and a half or more in the park and then I looked around the Marui Annex stores a bit.<br />
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On the way to Shinjuku Station we passed that window display which I thought was very pretty.<br />
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Next we ate dinner at the Pom Pom Purin Cafe. Prepare yourself for lots of cuteness!Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-76132800209033095582015-04-20T14:57:00.001-04:002015-04-20T14:58:43.424-04:00Moving Out: Sayonara HamamatsuThe day after my birthday I started really packing up my stuff and throwing things away. Though I did take a break to go on one last bike ride with Jonathan. <br />
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We just went to the beach which isn't very pretty, but it was still nice to just ride around. <br />
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We were going to also bike on a trail through the woods for a little bit but discovered that it was gone. :( <br />
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I had a lot of stuffed animals to send home, including my giant Rilakkuma. Rilakkuma was too big to mail to the US so I had to unstuff his head. Poor Rilakkuma. :( <br />
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I also unstuffed several other stuffed animals so that they could fit in the same box. I'm going to have to buy a lot of stuffing once that box arrives! Though I did use some of the stuffing as filler in another box that I sent home. <br />
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Once I was done with all of my classes I threw away most of the teaching materials I had made. It was kind of sad to throw it all away!<br />
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My last day was March 20th. I'll write more about my last days of school in another post. I wrote some notes at school and don't have them with me right now so that post will have to come later.<br />
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I left school after lunch and drove straight to the car place to return my car. So sad! I miss my Japanese car. It was so easy to drive and see around it. I'm short and I loved that I didn't have to pull the seat all the way forward to reach the pedals.<br />
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My IC (a person hired by Interac to help with stuff) met me there and then we went to the bank to close my account. Then we went to my apartment and cleaned while the gas, electric, and water companies came by to shut off utilities and collect final payments. A couple of them were quite a bit more than I expected. :( But it wasn't too bad I guess.<br />
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After we finished cleaning, I locked the door and dropped my keys through the mail slot. Sayonara my cute little apartment across the street from a mall. :( <br />
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Before walking away I finally remembered to take a picture of the plate above the lock. It was upside down, lol.<br />
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Then my IC drove me to Jonathan's apartment. We helped him a bit and then our ICs drove us to Hamamatsu Station and dropped us off. Jonathan and I got dinner from a konbini. While I was waiting for Jonathan to get his food I took one last picture of Hamamatsu. <br />
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We then bought our shinkansen tickets to Tokyo. We had to wait about an hour for the train because reserved seats on the earlier ones were sold out. With all our luggage we really wanted to have seats.<br />
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In the waiting room we ate our dinner. I had a strawberry sandwich and tomato garlic Pringles. <br />
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I had some small snacks (green tea Crunch bars and some sort of cookie with nuts) and finished my drink on the train. The rich brown ginger ale was stronger than usual ginger ale. Sooooo good!<br />
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When we arrived in Tokyo we had to switch to a couple smaller trains to get to our hotel. Luggage hadn't been too bad on the shinkansen but on the local trains it was much more annoying. We both had two suitcases and backpacks. But people were so super nice and several people helped me with my luggage getting off trains and up and down stairs.<br />
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At our hotel I tried to use my Toyoko Inn points because I thought I had enough to get one night free but something had happened with my points and I only had one point instead of 10. I had 19 points when I went to Sapporo and used 10 for a free room for one night. Then I earned one more for the second night. But I guess they accidentally erased all of my points. The people at the front desk called to the hotel in Sapporo to ask about it but I couldn't really understand their answer. :( It was annoying to have unexpected expenses like higher bills and having to pay more for the hotel when I wanted to be able to shop in Tokyo, but oh well. I still ended up having a great time in Tokyo!Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-52173498014312675472015-03-31T22:03:00.000-04:002015-03-31T22:03:16.794-04:00My Birthday: Kanzanji Ropeway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;">
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On my birthday Jonathan and I first went to Ichino because I wanted to eat ramen there. I wasn't very hungry yet when we got there so we visited some stores first.<br />
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We spent some time in Village Vanguard. It's such a fun store! They sell a lot of very random stuff and have a good selection of Sailor Moon merchandise.<br />
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I made Jonathan try on Barbie glasses, haha. <br />
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For lunch I got the golden miso ramen, my favorite! :) <br />
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Then we drove to the Kanzanji ropeway. We had tried going to just the observatory on the top two weeks before but there wasn't any parking up there and it was too late to drive to the other side. The week before we were going to bike there but ended up not going that far.<br />
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The lower ropeway station is connected to the Pal Pal amusement park but you don't have to pay the park admission to take the ropeway. But we did have to park in the Pal Pal parking lot which was 800 yen. The price for an adult ropeway ticket is 820 for round trip. You can also get it combined with admission to the music box museum at the top for an extra fee but we didn't do that.<br />
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It was a very nice day and Pal Pal was very lively. It didn't seem depressing like the last time I had seen it.<br />
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The ropeway takes four minutes to go across lake Hamana. It looked like it was going to be kind of scary, but it wasn't once we were on it. <br />
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At the top we went up to the roof of the museum and visited the observatory, which is free. <br />
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The view was very pretty, but it was sooooo windy! And cold! <br />
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I got that tofu sheep plushie from Jonathan for my birthday. :) <br />
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The bells at the top play a song on the hour, but we arrived a little too late. But we were able to hear it later while we were hiking in the woods.<br />
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There are some trails that lead down to the lake.<br />
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As we headed back up to the ropeway, Jonathan suddenly yelled. He almost stepped on a big snake! <br />
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In the parking lot Jonathan noticed that the car next to mine had a big Rilakkuma in the backseat. <br />
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On the way back to Jonathan's apartment I wore my new sunglasses. I saw them at Village Vanguard earlier in the day and Jonathan got them for me. <br />
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I don't remember what we ate for dinner (maybe a grocery store bento?) but we did have donuts from Mister Donut for dessert. <br />
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We did some cherry blossom poppers. They didn't have a whole lot of confetti in them so they weren't as cool as I expected, but they were still pretty.<br />
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The Kanzanji ropeway was nicer than I expected. It was a great way to spend my birthday and one of my last weekends in Japan.Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-6158670076972590532015-03-29T17:01:00.000-04:002015-03-29T17:01:13.663-04:00One Last Biking Adventure: Lake Sanaru and Hamamatsu Castle ParkOn March 8th Jonathan and I went on one last biking adventure. Well, we went biking the following weekend too but it was only for a couple hours, maybe even less. So the 8th was our last long biking adventure. <br />
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I think we left sometime between 10:30 and 11:00. We planned on biking to an observatory at the top of the Kanzanji Ropeway at lake Hamana.<br />
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We arrived at Lake Sanaru around noon and got some food from 7-Eleven and ate it by the lake. We had planned on just eating a quick lunch there and continuing to the ropeway but decided to just spend more time at the lake and then go to the castle park instead later. <br />
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It was such a nice day! I was really glad to have some good weather before we left Japan. <br />
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That rice ball had seaweed and salmon. So delicious! <br />
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I had a cream puff with strawberry cream. Very tasty!<br />
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After we finished eating we got back on our bikes and went around the lake.<br />
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We always see quite a bit of wildlife at Lake Sanaru. <br />
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The baby turtle was soooo cute! <br />
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I was excited to see sakura! The trees weren't big, but the flowers were very pretty. <br />
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We parked our bikes and hiked through the woods a little bit. <br />
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I've seen big snails a few times when running along Tenryu River, so I
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I thought that building near the entrance was cute. Then I realized that it was a koban, a small police station, so I liked it even more! <br />
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None of the sakura were blooming yet, but the plum blossoms were in full bloom. I don't like them as well as sakura because but they are still bright and cheerful!<br />
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I had biked past that building several times and hadn't noticed that strange painting before, haha.<br />
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We were both soooo tired when we got back around 5:30. I was glad that we hadn't biked all the way to the ropeway which would have been twice as far. We did some extra biking around the lake and hiking and stuff, but it still would have been more tiring.<br />
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This post really makes me miss Japan because our biking trips were some of my favorite things that I did in Japan. I miss my bicycle and being able to bike pretty much anywhere.Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-19049093746953621212015-03-28T19:50:00.001-04:002015-03-29T16:17:02.692-04:00February Randomness: Pokemon Toilet Paper, Sailor Moon Chocolate, and More!I'm back in the US now! I'm a bit behind on posts since I got busy with packing and stuff, but now I have some time to catch up. <br />
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We went to the park along the Tenryu River one afternoon to take some pictures. It was nice and clear so we were able to see Mt. Fuji. <br />
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Jonathan was buying toilet paper and I told him he should get the Pokemon kind. He actually got it, haha. <br />
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Jonathan's birthday was in early February. For some reason the 3 candle came with a ? candle so I used it too. It's random. I ate the strawberry cake. It was yummy! <br />
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Near Tenryugawa station there is a larger area of model homes. The Miffy bunnies outside of that house were random and cute! <br />
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I tried pink Pepsi because it was pink and cute. I don't really like Pepsi though. This one had a strawberry flavor so I liked it better than just plain Pepsi, but it wasn't great. I drank about half of it. I could have finished it, but it just wasn't worth the calories and sugar. <br />
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Jonathan bought me cute flowers for Valentine's day! The white flowers in the picture are actually from New Year's! They lasted a long time! <br />
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Rilakkuma was at Ichino Aeon mall one day. Soooo cute! I just realized that the man on the left in this picture has a Rilakkuma cell phone cover. <br />
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Jonathan and I played the Mario Party medal game again. We played for a long time. When we were getting tired of it and were ready to go home we kept winning more and more medals. We even got to play a game with the ball and wheel in the middle of the machine and won 200. We were like, "Noooooo!" Hahaha. But then a bit later it actually stopped working and was jammed or something and stopped giving us medals back. <br />
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A store in Ichino had a bunch of Sailor Moon Valentine's chocolates!!! I picked out some for myself. :) <br />
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Jonathan got tools. How manly. <br />
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I saw some throat drops with a crying cat on the package. So cute and so sad! I actually got a cold (or maybe just allergies?) a couple weeks later and needed throat drops but couldn't find these again.<br />
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I didn't get those, but they were wasabi beef Doritos. They're royal, haha. <br />
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That is such a weird name for a beer. Zero life? I don't think that would sell well in America. <br />
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This year Starbuck's special sakura drinks were the Caramelly Sakura Chocolate Frappuccino and latte. I got the Frappuccino. I mostly tasted caramel. It was good, but I've liked past sakura drinks better. I'm not really a fan of caramel drinks but this was still good. I actually then really did like this when I got to the end and had the caramel sauce and toppings. That part was super good.<br />
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Jonathan and I drove to one of my schools so that I could show him how pretty it is around there. I only went to that elementary school once a month and I always looked forward to the drive. The road goes along the Tenryu river and it's dammed so it looks more like a lake. Some mornings it was so still that it reflected everything super well like a mirror. <br />
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It was prettier in the summer when everything was greener, but it was still very nice. <br />
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Mister Donut had a chocolate marshmallow "pizza." It was delicious! <br />
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I'm not sure what the assignment was (this was from Jonathan's school) but it's funny. The student wrote "Visit Yamada Denki every day without clothes." Yamada Denki is an electronics store. So weird! Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-21123234434640471852015-02-23T06:52:00.000-05:002015-02-23T06:52:24.963-05:00Sapporo Snow Festival Part 6: Nakajima Park at NightAfter the Mt. Moiwa ropeway, we visited Nakajima Park again to see the candles lit up. I was excited to see that the Japanese garden area of the park was open because it had been closed during the day.<br />
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The candles were so pretty! The pictures don't really capture the atmosphere of the flickering candles in the snow.<br />
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Then we headed towards the main area where the local sculptures were. There was a tent set up and a woman told us that we could decorate a cup and put a candle in it. Awesome! <br />
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The "Jenna & Jonathan" side was my idea. The KFC and "Horsies!" side was Jonathan's, lol. <br />
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We found a space for our candle on the bottom of the wall. <br />
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I had a lot of fun looking around at the other candle holders. <br />
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Jonathan found a hole that went all the way through the wall. <br />
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Creepy. <br />
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That had been used as a slide during the day. I fell going up it and still have a bruise on my knee, haha. Going up an icy snow slide the wrong way is not such a great idea but the icy stairs didn't look like much of a better option. :P <br />
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Awww! Such a cute sheep! :) <br />
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During my last trip to Sapporo I had wanted to visit Nakajima Koen at night but didn't get the chance and really regretted it. I'm really glad that I got to this time because it was my favorite part of the trip! :) <br />
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Next we went back to Sapporo TV Tower to visit the gift shop so Jonathan could buy some omiyage to take back to his school. <br />
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I saw that really super random picture in the stairway up to the gift shop. <br />
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I thought those Hello Kitty candies looked really cute, but I'm not a big fan of hard candy so I didn't get them. Instead I got some butter caramels and melon flavored Puccho.<br />
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The Puccho packaging is soooo cute! And snow festival themed! The candy is okay, but the flavor isn't super strong. I probably won't even finish them before I leave. <br />
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Then we went back to Susukino.<br />
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Aww, poor Jonathan was so cold. He was colder than me most the trip which is weird because I hate cold weather. I dressed more warmly though. <br />
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On our way back to the hotel we went to a Lawson that looked fancier than usual and was bigger too. <br />
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Near our hotel there were some flat stoplights. Jonathan called them "Apple stoplights." They do kind of look like iPods don't they? <br />
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Back at the hotel we watched some more Japanese TV and ate stuff from the konbini.<br />
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I had some pudding that came in Frozen themed packaging and Jonathan had panda cookies. But not just typical panda cookies... <br />
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They were panda cookies for men! I always think it's so weird when I see stuff here advertised as "men's" chocolate. Anyway, apparently these cookies are manly. <br />
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The next day we didn't have time to do anything in Sapporo because our flight left at 11 something. But we did have plenty of time to enjoy breakfast at the hotel. <br />
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I loved everything they had that morning so I ate a lot! I always really enjoy breakfast at Toyoko Inn, but this was one of the best. It was a good end to a fun trip!<br />
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Overall I enjoyed my second trip to the snow festival more than the second. It was great to be able to be there with Jonathan this time. The festival was really cool and I enjoyed it a lot, but it was a bit less impressive the second time since I had seen big snow and ice sculptures before. I had thought that Jonathan would really like it but he actually didn't really like the festival. He didn't like the crowds (I didn't think they were bad) and didn't like that the festival was in one long path and felt like he was just going through a line. I didn't really get that feeling. But oh well! He still really enjoyed other stuff in Sapporo!Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-63115767910183676522015-02-21T14:00:00.000-05:002015-02-21T14:00:01.137-05:00Sapporo Snow Festival Part 5: Mt. Moiwa Ropeway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;">
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After walking around Nakajima Park for a while we went to a nearby tram stop and headed to the Mt. Moiwa Ropeway. <br />
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The trams are one of my least favorite forms of transportation. It wasn't really the oldness of them that bothered me, it was the waiting platforms. They're so narrow and just out in the middle of the street. It's not really a pleasant place to wait. <br />
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We got off the tram at Ropeway Iriguchi station. We saw a shuttle bus nearby but weren't sure about it because there weren't many people on it. It wasn't too far of a far walk to the ropeway anyway, though the sidewalks were quite slick.<br />
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Then at the ropeway building I used the restroom and had to take a picture of this hilarious sign.<br />
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That bathroom was my favorite that I have ever used in Japan. It wasn't super fancy, though it was nice and clean. The thing that made it amazing was that the sinks had HOT WATER. It was the first time I have ever seen hot water in a public restroom in Japan. SO AMAZING. My hands are super super sensitive to cold and sometimes turn white and numb (or even swell up and get bumps when exposed to the cold for too long) and the best way to get them back to normal is to use hot water. But when that happens in Japan I can't just go to the bathroom to wash them in hot water. <br />
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Then we bought our tickets and took the cable car up the mountain.<br />
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The cable cars are big and can hold a lot of people, but they weren't too crowded then. <br />
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The view was really pretty! <br />
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Then we reached another station and transferred to a car on tracks. <br />
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Going up that steep track kind of made me feel like we were heading up the first hill of a roller coaster, haha. <br />
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The view at the top was sooooooo pretty! I had expected the city view because I had seen it online, but I didn't know that there would be such a nice view of the mountains! <br />
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We didn't have anything else planned until night so we decided to stick around and see the sunset and night view as well. We wandered around a bit outside, sat inside for a while, went back outside for a while, went back in... I was bored a little bit, but overall it was fun. <br />
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I didn't eat that chocolate then, but I had bought it earlier at 7-Eleven and hadn't taken a picture yet because my camera broke right after buying it. It was a box of Popping Shower ice cream flavored chocolates. I thought the insides would be soft but they were crispy. The popping candies were fun though. So these chocolates were interesting and fun, but nothing I would get again. I prefer the ice cream.<br />
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There were some trails around there that led to nearby skiing areas I think. It would have been nice to walk a bit further but it was a bit too steep and we didn't have proper shoes.<br />
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Jonathan enjoyed sliding down a small hill. <br />
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In the little cafe area Jonathan got a hot chocolate. I wasn't hungry or thirsty and didn't want to spend money, but I did have a sip of his. It was really really good! <br />
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Pretty sunset!<br />
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After sunset it got a lot colder so we stayed inside while it got darker. We eventually went back out again around 5:30. <br />
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There was a love bell there. Jonathan and I had rung it earlier. That guy just rang it by himself, haha. <br />
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The night view was very pretty and I'm glad that we got to see the view in both the day and night. But if I had to choose between the two, I prefer daytime because of the mountains. You can't see the mountains well at night.<br />
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The cable cars were very crowded on the way back down. The place got a lot more crowded at night. I still had a decent view from the car, but I couldn't walk around at all like I had on the way up.<br />
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On the way back we took the shuttle bus and then took the tram back to Nakajima Park.<br />
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The Mt. Moiwa ropeway was a bit expensive (1,700 yen for the round trip tickets) and I hadn't really wanted to do it at first because of that, but it was definitely worth it! It was my second favorite part of the trip. My favorite part of the trip was Nakajima Park at night, which is where we went next! :)Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-30573308808743577202015-02-21T03:17:00.000-05:002015-02-21T03:17:29.084-05:00Sapporo Snow Festival Part 4: Nakajima Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;">
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After Odori Park we went to Nakajima Park which is not part of the snow festival, but there were still some sculptures there. On the signs I saw several made by sports teams and clubs at local schools.<br />
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On Wikipedia I found out that Nakajima Park was one of the official snow festival sites for a couple years in the early 90s. I'm kind of glad that it's not anymore because it's not crowded and is a great place to see snow in a pretty setting while in Sapporo.<br />
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We walked around the park a little bit and then decided to get lunch from a nearby 7-Eleven. I think I had some ham and egg sandwiches and some string cheese. We took our lunches back into the park. We had seen a gazebo that was clear of snow, but there was someone sitting in there when we got back. So we sat on the little fence in the picture below. <br />
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Jonathan dropped a chip on the ground and a bunch of crows came over. It was hilarious, entertaining, and terrifying. At the moment I was mostly just terrified, lol. Those birds have huge beaks. <br />
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One especially persistent crow followed us for a while. When it was by itself it was actually pretty cute. Jonathan fed it some bits of a cookie. It was really good at catching! <br />
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There was a cross country skiing course around part of the park. <br />
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There was a random western-style house. I looked up some stuff about it and found out that it's called Hoheikan. It was built in the 1880's as a place for foreign dignitaries to stay.<br />
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Nakajima Park is such a pretty park. We went back again that night and it was my favorite part of the trip.Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-66717895841099464952015-02-19T04:45:00.000-05:002015-02-19T04:45:25.547-05:00Sapporo Snow Festival Part 3: Odori Park in the Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;">
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We started off our second day in Sapporo with a delicious breakfast at the hotel. Yummy! <br />
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Then we walked toward the festival. There was a lot of snow piled up on the sidewalks around our hotel. But when we got to more major roads in the Susukino district there wasn't any snow on the sidewalks because they are heated from underneath.<br />
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At that time the road was open to traffic so we couldn't get too close the ice sculptures, but we still had a good view of them from the sidewalk. <br />
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The one with fish in it was creepy. <br />
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I'm not sure why Santa and a couple of his elves were climbing that building. <br />
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Then we soon arrived in Odori Park.<br />
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Even though I had just eaten breakfast, all the food stalls were looking more appealing than the night before because it wasn't as cold out. I didn't mind taking my hands out of my pockets to hold food. So I decided to get a chocolate banana. <br />
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It took me a while to decide, but I finally chose one with a Koala's March cookie and a cantaloupe Jelly Belly jelly bean. <br />
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Haha, that fox costume is cute and looks warm and cozy. <br />
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Ummm? Please have sweet alcoholic? <br />
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Jonathan got a potato korokke with the festival's cute snowman mascot on it.<br />
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There was a spot where you could have your picture taken with those stuffed animals. If the line hadn't been so long and it hadn't cost as much I would have wanted a picture like this with Jonathan. :) <br />
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There was a dance performance at the Philippine Manila Cathedral sculpture. <br />
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Their dresses were so pretty! <br />
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Barriers with animals and characters always amuse me a lot.<br />
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Then we stopped in a 7-Eleven to get some hand warmers. <br />
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I thought the Frozen packaging was neat on these cosmetic products. <br />
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That strawberry tea was delicious. :) While Jonathan was opening his hand warmers, I tried to take a picture of a Sailor Moon poster in the store but my camera wouldn't focus. I tried focusing on something else and it still didn't focus.<br />
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And that blurry picture was the last picture my camera ever took. :( My camera beeped at me and said "lens error." The lens is stuck and won't go back into the camera. I've tried a few things to fix it but nothing has worked. Sayonara, my Canon G11. :(<br />
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The Sapporo TV Tower is located at the end of Odori Park. It's not super tall, but it has a neat view of the park. Since the festival was going on, it was crowded and took us over an hour to buy tickets and take the elevator up. But at least part of the line went around the gift shop and I saw some cute merchandise.<br />
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There was some sort of J Soul Brothers promotion thing going on and we heard some fan girls screaming super excitedly about it, haha. <br />
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I'm not a big fan of Japanese boy bands (Well, I love seeing them in ads and stuff and watching shows with them and stuff. So much ridiculousness. But I don't usually like the music very much.) but I do think J Soul Brothers are ok and I really like their song Ryusei.<br />
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I pretended to be a J Soul Brothers fan just because I wanted to. <br />
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It was neat to see the festival lit up at night from above. :) <br />
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Last time I went up in the tower I had wanted to take the outdoor stairway down but didn't have time because I had to meet up with some people for dinner. I thought I wasn't going to be able to do it this time either because Jonathan had been complaining about the cold a lot, but he actually wanted to take the stairs. <br />
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I really liked walking back down and it was my favorite part of the tower. :) <br />
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Next we walked to ramen alley. On the way I saw a poster for a really cute Snow Miku doll. <br />
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I just looked it up and found out that it costs 65,000 yen!!! Why so much?!? <br />
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Ramen alley is lined with many ramen shops, which mostly (maybe all?) specialize in miso ramen, my favorite kind! <br />
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It was kind of hard to choose because they all seemed so similar, but we went with one that had butter corn ramen, though some others had the same kind as well. <br />
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It was really tasty! Though it still doesn't beat the golden miso ramen I get at Kagetsu Arashi Ramen at the mall. <br />
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On the way back to the hotel we stopped at the nearby Family Mart to get dessert. I got a drink with super cute Snow Miku packaging. <br />
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It reminded me of Calpis, though I only had that once and that was about four years ago, so I can't be sure. It tasted kind of yogurty. It was ok, but I wouldn't buy it again. <br />
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For dessert I had Houjicha (a type of roasted green tea) flavored Meltykiss. I didn't really taste any tea, but they were delicious and melted in my mouth. So the name halfway made sense!<br />
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We ate dessert while watching wonderful Japanese TV. We saw part of an episode of Massan, a popular (though maybe just with old people?) drama. It's about some guy trying to start a whiskey business in Japan. The principal at one of my schools told me that I look like Ellie, the main woman. I don't see it. <br />
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There was a lot of standing around. A bit of talking. A lot of crying. So. Boring. <br />
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But we found it super amusing. <br />
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They had just tasted some whiskey and it was delicious and they got all emotional. <br />
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Then we saw some bowling. After each round there was a sound effect just like Wii bowling. <br />
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There's a "wiener crab" pizza at Pizza La right now. Though that doesn't really look like a pizza.<br />
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I wish I had gotten a picture (or even better yet, a video!) of a shampoo commercial with Matsujun talking to some mermaid and then at the end he got way too excited about the shampoo and started yelling about it. He seemed a bit insane at the end.<br />
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I think it was the next night, but we also saw a sports program that talked about the NBA for a long time. Then they started talking about baseball and the Star Trek The Next Generation theme song was playing in the background. Japanese TV can be so random. :)Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-57430900683931796822015-02-11T00:29:00.000-05:002015-02-11T00:29:35.691-05:00Sapporo Snow Festival Part 1: Odori Park at Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;">
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Last Friday, Jonathan and I flew to Sapporo to go to the Yuki Matsuri (Snow Festival). We flew from the Chubu International Airport in Nagoya. It was a pretty neat airport!<br />
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We wore masks on the trains and plane to avoid catching anything before our trip. I had been wearing masks all week because they had been required at most of my schools to help prevent flu. I'm not sure how effective they are really, but there weren't too many absences at my school so maybe they work. </div>
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Jonathan had some sushi for lunch and I had onigiri and a potato koroke. <br />
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We didn't get anything from Starbucks, but it looked cute! :) <br />
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The flight to Sapporo was a bit under two hours. Then we had to take a train into Sapporo and a subway to our hotel, Toyoko Inn Susukino Minami.<br />
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My room was HUGE. It had a bigger "kitchen" than my apartment. <br />
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It was the biggest Toyoko Inn room I've ever had, but it was also the oldest. It was still very clean though. It was awesome! <br />
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I had a view of Family Mart, which we visited several times. <br />
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While Jonathan was getting ready to go out, I watched wonderful Japanese television.<br />
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Go is so thrilling! Ummm... not really. Not at all.<br />
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I watched an infomercial for Genie Bra for a while and was super amused. Why was a guy in the ad? He was way too excited about it. That girl in the middle looks pretty amazed too, lol.<br />
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Such a creepy karaoke place! <br />
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I think it took us about 20 minutes to walk to Odori Park, the main site of the Yuki Matsuri.<br />
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The horse sculpture was kind of neat, but I was even more amused by the ad with a giant horse. <br />
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The smoking area surrounded by an ice block wall was really neat. The next day we saw it lit up with different colors and a lot of kids were wanting to go in there lol. I wanted to go in there!<br />
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Ooooh sparkly!!! <br />
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The Star Wars sculpture was my favorite! Later we saw it lit up and they played sounds of lightsabers and Darth Vader's breathing. I don't really like most Star Wars movies all that well, but I still like a lot of elements of Star Wars. Princess Leia is cool, Darth Vader is a cool villain, and lightsabers are just awesome.<br />
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Also, the Star Wars sculpture was made by the army. They always do some of the large sculptures at the festival. <br />
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That Nintendo ad was really cute. I would love to see a large Mario themed sculpture. <br />
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That one was Alice in Wonderland themed, but I didn't really get it. Who is that? An Alice one should be cute and have Alice and bunnies or something. :) <br />
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The ice sculpture of Taiwan Hsing Tian Kong in Taipei (I had to look that up in my festival brochure) was really neat. It was especially cool lit up at night.<br />
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So much detail! And rainbowy! :) <br />
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I really liked the Manila Cathedral (in the Philippines) sculpture. The detail was amazing. <br />
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As we walked around we were getting hungry and there were a ton of booths, but it was so cold that we didn't want to have to hold anything. Those long fries looked good though. <br />
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The Kasuga Taisha Shine (I've been to the real one in Nara) was also built by the army and it was also awesome. I think the army does the best job with the sculptures. <br />
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They were doing some lighting tests and it was neat when they lit up just the windows. <br />
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The Sazae-san (an anime that has been going on since 1969) sculpture was ok. I'm not into those characters and it didn't have enough detail to impress me. In the brochure it looks like maybe it was supposed to have a bit more detail. I wonder why they changed it.<br />
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Some groups were still finishing up their sculptures for the international competition. It was neat to see them working on the sculptures but I didn't envy them at all. I hate working in the cold!<br />
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Snow Miku! They were already sold out of a lot of merchandise, but that was ok because I didn't see anything at that booth that I really wanted. I ended up getting a folder at another booth for 300 yen later. <br />
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Soooooooo sooooooo cute!!!!! <br />
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Snow Miku vending machine! The picture on the side is the same as on the folder that I got. They had a drink with special packaging that I later got at Family Mart. I didn't get it then because I didn't want a cold drink! <br />
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The Snow Miku sculpture was a small and simple, but it was one of my favorites just because it was so kawaii. :) <br />
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When I passed my camera to Jonathan to take that picture my camera got dropped. :( But it actually fixed a button that hadn't been working before. Unfortunately the next day the camera just completely broke. The lens is stuck. :( It has been a great camera though. It actually got dropped four years ago at this same festival when I fell on some ice. I was surprised that I didn't break it then! <br />
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Then we went through the area of local snow sculptures. Most were pretty good and others weren't so great, but they were entertaining. <br />
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Some of them looked like they were getting a bit old. They looked like maybe they had gotten rained on or something. <br />
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There was no shortage of Yokai Watch sculptures. That anime is HUGE here right now. <br />
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Haha, Anna and Elsa were creepy! <br />
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Then we made our way back towards the tower. Along the way I got a cup of hot wine. I was amused by the paper cup with handles. <br />
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Wow! I can't believe it's already February. I have less than two months left in Japan! I have a list of things I want to do before I leave and I've already started checking some things off. Anyway, December and January were both great months and here are some random pictures of things I've done.<br />
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Actually, that picture is from late August. I just finally got it off of
Jonathan's phone. It's Shippei (Iwata's mascot) at LaLaport! :) <br />
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In early December I took the N3 level of the JLPT (Japanese language proficiency test) and thought I did horribly. I thought vocab and listening were ok, but grammar and reading were really hard! I wasn't worried about it because I had taken it for fun (yeah, I'm weird) but I was still relieved that it was over.<br />
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When I got back to Hamakita Station I saw Christmas lights in the area. <br />
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I picked up some food at Mos Burger in celebration of the test being over. <br />
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It wasn't much, but it was the first time I had seen snow accumulate on the ground in this area. <br />
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I was at one of my elementary schools that day and the kids were suuuuuper excited about it. I saw one kid manage to make a snowball, haha. <br />
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I decorated my tree with a candy theme. So cute!<br />
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I got a Barbie chocolate advent calendar from an import store. It had been a loooong time since I had had one of those! <br />
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I finally got to display the ridiculous KFC Christmas plate I got from a used store for 50 yen. I love the girl riding a drumstick on the carousel and Colonel Sanders standing in the back. <br />
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I made some paper snowflakes to decorate my window. Unfortunately the window gets wet in the mornings so the tape didn't hold most of them up and I was constantly putting them back up. But I had a lot of fun making them. I got some pretty, shiny origami paper which was the perfect size. I also finally learned how to make the six-pointed kind. I got the instructions here: <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-6-Pointed-Paper-Snowflakes/">Instructables - How to Make 6 Pointed Paper Snowflakes</a><br />
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On New Year's Eve Jonathan and I biked to Hamamatsu and went to Toys R Us so Jonathan could get another little remote control helicopter. I also got a muffin from Bagel & Bagel in the station. It had marshmallows and Oreos. :) <br />
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I ate it for dessert later. We got McDonald's from the mall for dinner. While we were waiting for our food Jonathan had to go to the grocery store for salad and some other stuff so we just met back up at my apartment. Jonathan surprised me with some flowers! <br />
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I've had them a month now and the yellow ones are dying but the pink ones still look great! <br />
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We ate dinner and played with Jonathan's remote control helicopters while watching Kohaku, an annual music program that has been going on since 1951. It's several hours long and many current and older singers and groups perform. The white team (boys) and the red team (girls) compete against each other and at the end a winner is chosen.<br />
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Most of the stuff was live and in one music hall, but one segment was filmed in New York. Idina Menzel and Sayaka Kanda (the voice of Anna in the Japanese version of Frozen) sang For the First Time in Forever together. It was really cool to hear it in Japanese and English together.<br />
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I actually found a video of it on Youtube. I'm not sure how long it will be up though. Japanese music often gets taken down quickly.<br />
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I bought apple tea soda with super cute Frozen packaging. <br />
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I thought the drink was just ok though. I love apple tea, but I guess I prefer it non-carbonated. I had some at Tokyo Disneyland a few years ago and thought the same thing but wanted to give it another try.<br />
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Ichino recently went through a renewal and many shops and restaurants closed, but many new ones opened. One of the new restaurants in the food court is Hawaiian Pancake Factory and I finally tried it.<br />
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I got the tropical pancakes and was very impressed. So pretty and fancy and tasty! <br />
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We walked around the mall a bit and then got ice cream at Baskin Robbins. I couldn't resist their limited flavor Lucky Sheep! This year is the year of the sheep so that's why it's called that.<br />
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It was suuuuch a good flavor. It was strawberry ice cream with
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There's quite a big of Sailor Moon merchandise out right now and there are even some random products with Sailor Moon packaging. I bought several bags of these chips and plan on making some pencil cases or something with them when I get home. <br />
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Yum! Ice cream mochi! The strawberry ice cream is really good, but I don't care for the cream a whole lot. I tear them open and eat that part first. Then the rest is wonderful!<br />
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I've been eating more bentos and stuff from the grocery store lately because I know I will miss that food when I go home. I love that when I don't feel like cooking there are healthy, fresh meals I can get at the grocery store. So much better than frozen dinners. <br />
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I couldn't resist taking a picture with one of the guys from Arashi at Mister Donut. I haven't seen anyone else take a picture with it, but it seems like it's set up for that.<br />
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Jonathan and I had a nice Thanksgiving/Christmas-ish dinner recently. We had turkey subs, cranberry sauce, and stuffing. Mmmm! Stuffing! :) <br />
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For dessert I had a D&D from Mister Donut. I have no idea what a D&D is. Their signs say "Brooklyn D&D." All I could think of was Dungeons and Dragons. When I search for it online I just find stuff about Dungeons and Dragons.<br />
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Whatever it is, chocolate banana Dungeons and Dragons are super delicious. <br />
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A couple weekends ago Jonathan and I made a video for his brother's birthday. Rilakkuma was in part of it. <br />
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He didn't look like he enjoyed the car ride too much though. <br />
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I had some strawberry cream soda Fanta that was pretty good. When I first saw the packaging I thought it was tomato Fanta, haha. That would be gross. <br />
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Last weekend Jonathan and I went to LaLaport and I liked my outfit that day so I had Jonathan take a picture.<br />
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Unfortunately Jonathan started feeling bad so we spent just a few minutes in the mall before we left. <br />
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He felt sick. :( But he looked so funny in my sunglasses! :) <br />
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I went to LaLaport by myself the next day and had really good luck with the gachapon machines. <br />
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At a store called Passport they had a bunch of cute stuffed animals. It was a display of tofu stuffed animals that drew me into the store. There was a really cute tofu sheep plushie (haha, only in Japan) but I didn't get it because I saw something even better instead. <br />
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Sakura kitty! I had seen nekodango stuffed animals before and wanted one, but hadn't gotten one yet. I'm glad I waited to get one because this one is definitely the cutest! :)<br />
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This past Tuesday I got my results from the JLPT. I passed!!!!! I didn't do that well, but still... I passed! I got a 116/180 and passing is 95/180 so I got a higher score than I expected. I thought that if I did pass, it would just be a couple points above. So yay! Surprisingly my highest scoring section was reading (47/60) which I thought I had done horribly on. Though it had started out easy and it was really just the 2nd half of that section that was bad. And still I was able to narrow some of them down to two choices.<br />
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So that evening Jonathan and I went to Hamazushi to celebrate.<br />
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That's fried chicken sushi. I love sushi, but not the raw fish kind, haha. So I mostly just get fried chicken, cucumber, and egg sushi. <br />
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I saved room for ice cream at Baskin Robbins later. <br />
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I got Popping Shower and Love Potion 31 Dark. Popping Shower is a bit minty and has popping candy in it. It's tasty and fun! Love Potion 31 Dark had chocolate and raspberry ice cream and white chocolate hearts filled with raspberry sauce. <br />
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Yesterday Jonathan and I went to LaLaport again since Jonathan hadn't really been able to go the past weekend. We played basketball in the arcade and got drinks at Starbucks. I had the chocolate orange mocha Frappuccino again. Mmmm!<br />
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As we were leaving Jonathan got something funny from the vending machine. Corn soup. Haha!<br />
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I like corn soup and it's in many vending machines this time of year, but I had never been brave enough to try the canned version. Jonathan said it wasn't very good. <br />
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I was amused by the English on the side of an ice cream vending machine.<br /><br />
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Yes, I took a picture of my dish soap. But I was so excited to get this! I had some like this last year and it smelled soooooo good. Ever since then every time I bought dish soap I checked for this one and never found it again until yesterday! :) <br />
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I saw Sailor Moon gummies at a couple 7-Elevens yesterday! At the second one I went to they had a big Sailor Moon display with some really cool merchandise including an adorable Luna plushie. The merchandise was part of a lottery thing. You pay for a chance and then take a ticket out of a box. The cashier scans it and then tells you which prize you have won. I tried and got prize E, which was one of my top choices! For E they only had Jupiter and Mercury left so I picked Mercury. She's so cute!<br />
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It's really awesome to see so much Sailor Moon stuff right now. It just keeps increasing more and more. It makes me sad to be leaving so soon, but at least I have gotten to see some really cool stuff!Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-71034578426492604752015-01-20T04:22:00.000-05:002015-01-20T04:22:18.567-05:00Winter Break Part 10: More Odaiba<div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;">
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The 28th was our last day in Tokyo and we spent most of the day in Odaiba. Before heading out though we had breakfast at the hotel.<br />
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Toyoko Inn Shinagawa-eki Konan-guchi Tennozu was definitely the largest Toyoko Inn I've stayed at. I really liked it!<br />
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That morning Jonathan and I sat at the counter which looked out into the courtyard. <br />
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There was a random giant trash can outside of the hotel. Jonathan said he was doing a "Jenna pose" because that's exactly how I would have posed in a picture with the trash can. He's right, haha. <br />
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The hotel is the building in on the left and that's the shuttle bus in front of it. <br />
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In Odaiba we first went back into Diver City because Jonathan's hands were dry and he needed some lotion. We also went to Starbucks. I got the chocolate orange mocha latte. It was good, but the Frappuccino was much better. It was super chocolate and pretty much just tasted like hot chocolate. I think that the person who made it may have added too much chocolate. I love chocolate so it was delicious but I wanted the orange taste so it was a bit disappointing.<br />
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Then we headed to Miraikan (<span class="st">National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation), a museum that Jonathan wanted to visit. I hadn't been too excited about it, but when we arrived and saw that it was already closed for the New Year's holidays I was a bit disappointed. </span><br />
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<span class="st">I wished we had checked the closing dates online earlier so that we could have planned something else for that day. It was sunny and not too cold so it would have been a nice day for hiking Takaosan. Oh well.</span><br />
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<span class="st">So then we just walked around an area of Odaiba we had never been before. It wasn't anything super exciting but I ended up really enjoying it. </span> <br />
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There was even a ship-themed playground. Of course we played on it.<br />
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In one area there were many photographers taking pictures of some models. It seemed like it was some sort of photography club or something. As we were walking, a guy approached us and asked if he could take our picture. I would have been a little worried and said no if I had been alone, but with Jonathan it seemed ok. He took some pictures of us on a tire swing and later sent us one. Cute! <br />
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Then we walked around the Aqua City mall a bit. We wandered into a different part of the mall called Mediage which we had never been in before. We went to an arcade and played a few games of darts which was a lot of fun. <br />
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There was a screen that was putting different things on people's faces. Funny!<br />
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Then in Aqua City we went to an Italian place called To the Herbs. It has really nice views of the Tokyo skyline. I let Jonathan have the seat facing the window but I ended up having almost just as good of a view because the wall behind him had mirrors. <br />
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I had spaghetti with eggplant and meat sauce and drank Earl Grey tea. I really enjoyed it.<br />
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Then we walked around a little bit more. Those polar bears were sad but cute.<br />
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Last we went to Harajuku so that I could buy a late Christmas present for my dad. I had gotten him one before but I either left it at my hotel or accidentally threw it away. Luckily I was able to find the same thing again.<br />
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We didn't spend very long in Harajuku. It was very crowded so Jonathan wasn't enjoying it, plus it was time to leave anyway. So then we went to the hotel to pick up our luggage. We got dinner from the nearby 7-Eleven and ate it on the shuttle bus to Shinagawa Station.<br />
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I was sad to leave Tokyo. It had been such an amazing trip! I got engaged! Helicopter ride! Disney! Bigbang! Onsen! So much fun!Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-20788489896856023702015-01-13T06:40:00.001-05:002015-01-13T07:02:44.569-05:00Winter Break Part 9: Bigbang at Tokyo Dome<div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;">
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On Saturday the 27th I went to a Bigbang concert at Tokyo Dome! But first that morning we headed to Shinokubo to eat lunch, which was also kind of breakfast because we had missed the breakfast at the hotel.<br />
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We took the monorail to Hamamatsucho Station and then took the Yamanote line to Shinokubo.<br />
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We had to wait a while to get into Miyomi, but maybe only about 20 minutes so it wasn't too bad. Miyomi plays a lot of Bigbang videos so it was very popular that day. It was also pretty much only women there though there was one other guy, with probably his girlfriend, in front of us in line. Then I saw a couple more come in while we were eating.<br />
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I had pomegranate juice which was more like pomegranate Kool-Aid but it was still good. <br />
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We both had japchae, but I got the one with rice and Jonathan got the plate with just noodles. <br />
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After a very delicious lunch, I stopped in one of the stores to buy some stuff to decorate my bag a bit more. I got a G-Dragon button and keychain with the name of the tour. Then we both got honey hotteok from a stand. Sooooo yummy! I want to go there one more time before leaving Japan in March.<br />
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In Shin Okubo I saw a ton of Bigbang fans. It was obvious that many people were heading to the concert. The stores were taking advantage of that. Most of them had a lot of Bigbang merchandise displayed at their entrances and they were playing Bigbang songs on their TVs and in their stores. <br />
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After finishing our dessert, we went to Tokyo Dome. It was still about two hours until the concert started. We walked around a bit and went in some of the shops of Tokyo Dome City for a while. <br />
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I finally went in around 3. Jonathan wasn't going to the concert, so we parted then. <br />
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I bought a melon soda and found my seat which was pretty good. It was in the top level, but in the first row of that tier. Also, there were many smaller stages with walkways from the main stage, and my seat was in front of one of those stages. I really liked the setup of the stage this year.<br />
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I took that picture at the end. I didn't dare try to take a picture before the concert when security people were walking around with signs saying that you would get kicked out if you took a picture. Many people took pictures with their phones afterwards though and no one tried to stop anyone.<br />
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About half an hour before the concert I went to use the restroom. I'm glad I went then because the line was super long. I barely made it back in before four!<br />
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The concert started a few minutes late, but not too bad. Maybe five minutes?<br />
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Ikon was the opening act and I enjoyed them and some fans in the audience were suuuuuper excited. One of the songs they did was Long Time No See. They did another but I don't know the name of it.<br />
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Then finally Bigbang came out! The opening song was Fantastic Baby. They were all wearing red sequined jackets that really sparkled in the light! It was a great, energetic start to the concert. The place was shaking so much that at first I thought that it might be an earthquake.<br />
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I was very glad to have a light stick this year. I didn't have one
last year in Nagoya and was sad about that, but there were some people
around me that didn't have one either or just had a generic light stick.
But this year at Tokyo Dome I didn't see anyone around me that didn't
have a Bigbang one!<br />
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Something that was interesting
during the concert was that no one in my row stood up. I don't know if
it was because we were in the front of the balcony and didn't have to or
that we weren't allowed to. I remember something on my ticket saying
something about sitting down, but I hadn't been quite sure what it said.
The railing was a bit low so maybe it was a safety thing? Though if
that was the issue I would think that they would just put a higher
railing on it. There were times that I wanted to stand up but overall it
was a good thing because I didn't get tired.<br />
They did quite a few of the same songs as last year. The concert wasn't as long as last year's because they didn't do much solo stuff. But I still got to hear most of my favorite songs so it was great!<br />
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They did a few songs that I hadn't heard last year, including Stupid Liar and Top of the World. I was really excited to hear Top of the World because that's one of my favorite songs from their Japanese album, which was the first album of theirs that I ever heard. I really wish they had done Monster because they didn't do it last year either. It's one of my favorites and I would love to hear it in concert.<br />
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At the "end" they did My Heaven followed by Koe wo Kikasete, two of my favorites! So awesome! Of course it wasn't really the end though and they came back out for an encore. Also, almost everyone started singing the chorus of My Heaven over and over again while waiting for them to come back out. It was the same last year in Nagoya.<br />
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They came back out singing Baby Baby (Last Farewell). Then they all did some short solo stuff. I think most of them, or maybe all, just did shorter versions of their songs because it didn't take very long. Taeyang did Ringa Linga, which was fun, but I wish he had done one of his newer songs. I would have loved to hear him perform Eyes, Nose, Lips. Such a good song!<br />
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But oh well. At least I got to hear him do Wedding Dress last year which is my very very favorite song of his.<br />
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Daesung did Look at Me Gwisun, which I don't care for a whole lot, but it was super fun in concert because everyone did the dance from the music video.<br />
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Then they all joined back together and sang Fantastic Baby. The concert ended with just as much energy as it had begun with!<br />
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Once the concert ended I had to wait for a while because they were only letting out certain sections at a time and mine was one of the last to go. Then I followed the crowds to the wrong station and had to backtrack against the crowd for a while. But luckily when I got to Korakuen, the correct station, it wasn't as busy as I expected and I was able to get on a train right away. From there it was just a few minutes to Ikebukuro Station where I was meeting Jonathan.<br />
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We met outside of Beckers and had dinner there. We both got the pho and spring roll set.<br />
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While we were eating Jonathan also gave me a really cute cat calendar. Aww! So sweet!<br />
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Then we went to the arcades again but didn't win anything this time. After that we got parfaits at Milky Way Cafe. Yum!<br />
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We thought about doing karaoke after that, but it was a long wait at the places we walked by so we didn't go. <br />
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It had been a great day! The whole trip had been wonderful so far. I was a bit sad that it was our last night in Tokyo. Just one day left!<br />
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I found a set list online from the concert, but it seemed to have some mistakes. I found one for the 26th, the night before I went, but it seems to be the same as the 27th from what I can remember. Here are the songs they did:<br />
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1. Fantastic Baby<br />
2. Number 1<br />
3. Stupid Liar<br />
4. Top of the World<br />
5. Gara Gara Go<br />
6. Haru Haru<br />
7. Blue<br />
8. Tonight<br />
9. Knock Out (TOP and G Dragon)<br />
10. High High (TOP and G Dragon)<br />
11. Bad Boy<br />
12. Tell Me Goodbye<br />
13. Cafe<br />
14. Lies<br />
15. Love Song<br />
16. Good Boy (G Dragon and Taeyang)<br />
17. Hands Up<br />
18. Feeling<br />
19. My Heaven<br />
20. Koe wo Kikasete<br />
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Encore<br />
21. Baby Baby<br />
22. Strong Baby (Seungri)<br />
23. Doom Dada (TOP)<br />
24. Ringa Linga (Taeyang)<br />
25. Crooked (G Dragon) <br />
26. Look at Me, Gwisun (Daesung)<br />
27. Fantastic BabyJennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131362422423940783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278972531514572637.post-75943306353144857302015-01-08T06:52:00.000-05:002015-01-08T07:32:03.544-05:00Winter Break Part 8: Night Helicopter Tour Over Tokyo<br />
This is the second part of my posts about getting engaged. Here is the first part: <a href="http://jennajapan.blogspot.jp/2015/01/winter-break-part-7-i-got-engaged.html">Winter Break Part 7: I Got Engaged!</a><br />
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When
we arrived at Maihama Station we went out the north exit (not towards
Disney), went to a clock tower, and waited there. I realized we were
waiting for a bus or something, but I had no idea where it would take
us.<br />
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Other people started gathering in the same area,
but then they got onto a hotel shuttle bus. Jonathan was very worried
and thought whatever we were going to might be canceled. He kept
checking a website and tried calling some number, but something wasn't
updating and he couldn't find out anything. A couple other buses came,
but they weren't what we were waiting for. I said I was happy enough and
didn't care if we did anything else. I couldn't imagine the day getting
any better so I really meant it. Jonathan was still very worried
though. Whatever we were waiting for was late.<br />
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There
was a group of three people who seemed to be waiting for the same thing.
They spoke Chinese, but one guy spoke English and asked Jonathan if he
was waiting for the same thing. I didn't catch the name of the place
though. So then that guy called the place and told us the shuttle would
be there around 7. Jonathan was very relieved!<br />
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When the
shuttle van arrived I was very excited to see what it said on the side.
Helicopter tours! I have wanted to do that for a looong time. I saw
people fly over Tokyo in a helicopter when I watched some silly show
called "I Survived a Japanese Game Show" back in college. Then I looked
into it when I moved to Japan but it was expensive.<br />
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The driver didn't acknowledge us and seemed in a bad mood or something, but oh well. We were on our way!<br />
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Luckily
the late shuttle and driver were the only bad experience. Once we
arrived at Urayasu Heliport, the staff was extremely professional and it
felt classy. The lounge was nice and I had a free orange juice while we
waited for our flight.<br />
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We had to put our stuff in
lockers, go through a metal detector, and watch a safety video before
boarding. Then it was time to go! Boarding was exciting because the
propellers really created a lot of wind. They spun super fast and were a
bit scary, but cool!<br />
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We got in the helicopter with six
other people. There were four seats facing forward and four facing
back. They all faced each other. I was on the right side, by the window,
facing forward.<br />
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After buckling in we soon took off. It
was sooooooooo beautiful. It was a super clear night and the city
sparkled. I've been up in towers at night, but they don't even come
close. As the helicopter flew, the view constantly changed. It was
awesome every time the helicopter tilted as it turned. We flew over many
famous places such as Tokyo Tower, Skytree, Tokyo Dome, and Rainbow
Bridge. So perfect!<br />
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It
was pretty much impossible to get good photos, but Jonathan did take a
few short videos. These pictures are some stills from that video. They
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Here is a short video showing a bit of the flight:<br />
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It
was a fifteen minute flight so it went by very quickly, but it was
enough time to see the major sights of Tokyo. It was the perfect thing
to do after getting engaged. It made the day even more memorable and
exciting!<br />
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After our flight they took a picture of us with another helicopter that wasn't the same helicopter we took, but it as similar.<br />
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Then we waited in the lounge for the shuttle bus back to Maihama Station.
Jonathan had booked the flight through Japanican and received coupons
for free drinks after the flight. So we got some white wine. <br />
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The heliport is right behind Disney Sea so the views are cool. We even saw the volcano erupt from there! <br />
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Soon
the shuttle arrived. We had a different driver then who was much more
friendly. On our way back to the station, we saw fireworks from Disney! <br />
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When
we got back to Odaiba I just had to have a picture of me with Tokyo
Teleport Station. I'm always amused by that station, but that day was
the first time I actually took a train from there. <br />
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We
ate dinner at Khazana, the Indian restaurant in Decks that we've been
to several time before. I got a set with various curries and it was
delicious as usual. <br />
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Wow! It's a picture of Jonathan at a restaurant and he's just being normal and smiling! He usually does something goofy.<br />
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Then
we took the monorail to Takeshiba Station and walked towards Tokyo
Tower. I was confused again. I couldn't think of anything around there
besides Tokyo Tower, but that seemed unlikely. We had already seen more
impressive views that day, so I really didn't know. <br />
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It
turned out that we were going to a place called Sky Lounge Stellar
Garden up on the 33rd floor of The Prince Park Tower Tokyo hotel. <br />
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That picture is from their website.<br />
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The
view was cool because Tokyo Tower stand out so brightly. The atmosphere
was classy and relaxing, but not stuffy. We both got a drink (they're
pricey, as we expected) and they also gave us some rice crackers and
raisins to snack on. It was really nice but we had to rush a bit at the
end because Jonathan wasn't feeling that well. He was getting over a
cold, but he only felt bad at night. It was very similar to the cold I
had when we went to Kyoto. It's good that he felt fine during the day!
It's too bad that we had to leave then because a man working there
offered to let us move to a different seat because our view of Tokyo
Tower was partially blocked. I think we might go back before we leave in
March though.<br />
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What an amazing, wonderful day! Best day
ever! The weather had been perfect and neither one of us was sick
(well, most of the day). I had been worried about getting sick because I
have gotten sick during Christmas vacation both of the other two years I
have been in Japan.<br />
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Jonathan proposed at the best time
that day. I had been a bit suspicious, but I thought it would be at the
end of the day if he did. If we had done the helicopter tour before the
proposal I would have known it was coming because of doing something so
fancy. So when he proposed on the Ferris wheel I was surprised!<br />
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He planned such an amazing day!!!!! :)<br />
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I definitely recommend taking a helicopter over Tokyo. It's pricey, but exciting! Here's the website: <a href="http://www.excel-air.com/english/cruising/tokyocourse.htm">Excel Air Service </a><br />
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