Sensoji

Sensoji

Sensoji is more commonly known to Singaporeans as Asakusa Kannon Temple. It is a rather well-known Buddhist temple in Toyko and also the oldest. I’ve been here several times before but this time Sensoji’s main hall is…

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Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum

Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum

If any of you have watched the show “Ramen Girl” you would understand how much work and thought is taken to prepare this common bowl of Japanese noodles. And the Japanese love their ramen so…

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Owakudani Boiling Valley

Owakudani Boiling Valley

I wrote a superbly long post when I visited this place the last time so I’m not gonna be writing that much on it this time. If you want to know more about this place, go read…

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Morning Mountain View

Morning Mountain View

Woke up early to grab a cup of tea on the balcony with the view of Mt Fuji. The mountain was playing peek-a-boo that morning as the fog cleared then settled again and the clouds…

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Traditional Japanese Spa Hotel

Traditional Japanese Spa Hotel

I know I’ll get asked where this resort hotel and spa is and unfortunately, even though I tried the last 30 mins to recall where I stayed, I couldn’t recall the name of the hotel.…

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Gotemba Premium Outlet

Gotemba Premium Outlet

If you in the Hakone region and love to shop then drop by to the Gotemba Premium Outlet for some buys. It’s similar to those outlet malls in America with about 150 brand names in…

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On top of Mount Fuji

On top of Mount Fuji

If you readers have been following my blog for awhile, you’ll probably know that I’ve gone up to Mount Fuji quite a number of times. So I won’t be doing that much on the mountain…

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Lunch near the Lake

Lunch near the Lake

We headed the the region of the five lakes at the base of Mount Fuji. Stopped by at one of the little towns in the Fujikawaguchiko-machi area for lunch. Lunch was a sumptuous mix of Japanese hotpot,…

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Inyashi No Sato Nenba

Inyashi No Sato Nenba

A little trip towards the iconic Mount Fuji! This time however, there was a little stop over at Inyashi No Sato Nenba. This place is a little cultural keepsake village near the Saiko Lake with…

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AM PM Mart

AM PM Mart

The thing I love about Japan is that there’s always a AM/PM 24 hours mart round the corner. And they sell lots of interesting things from food to tees to porn manga. So on one…

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