After Kyoto, it was making base in Yonago because it was closest to Sakaiminato and Izumo. I had wanted to visit Shigeru Road and the Kitaro author's hometown since my first trip to Japan but the distance from Tokyo seemed too daunting at the time. As far as hotel choice was concerned in Yonago, there were only two choices during the...
Was planning to visit the other pavilion today, Kinkaku, Gold Pavilion. Actually wanted to visit because I used to see it a lot in the riddle Anime, Ikkyu-san. First thing was to get some change though. Didn’t have many 100 yen coins for laundry so dropped by the nearby gachapon store where there was a change machine for some more, lol....
Originally I was going to visit the Peace Park first and leave Miyajima last because there was a lot to see there. I could then take the non-JR ferry from there straight to Miyajima too but then I realised I wouldn’t be able to see the “floating gate” by then because it would be low tide. Also, only the JR ferry heading towards the island did a...
Following Google Maps brought me to Imadegawa Station which had plenty of foreigners. I was hoping they were heading the same way as me but turned out they weren’t. Would have been easier to get off the buses. I liked how the bus signs that were digitalised yet had a sliding mechanism to show which stop the next bus was currently at. Trying...
My visit to this place was fairly much inspired by watching Zatsu Tabi. It’s considered one of “Japan’s Top 3 Scenic Spots” so I thought why not. Didn't quite enjoy my first morning buffet at the hotel which was supposedly an Italian restaurant. Not sure if Italy's breakfast selection is really as greasy with lots of fried food in the...
It was time to start the main tour of my trip. Last time I explored Western Japan I had made base in Nagoya but this time, the two “top 3 scenic spots of Japan” had Kyoto in the centre so I decided to stay there this time. I thought having a Green train pass would make life easier moving around with luggage but when I boarded a group of people were...
I was going to walk Rainbow Bridge today since I've never done it. So after a pancake breakfast at the restaurant my hotel collabed with, it was off to Shimbashi for the monorail to the suggested starting point, Shibaura-Futo Station. While about to get on the automated Yurikamome I spotted their station stamp. Been on the lookout for...
Just before leaving for Japan I saw they had an SE popup shop open in Ikebukuro’s Parco (main building at the station) with figures of Crono and Marle from one of my favourite JRPGs Chrono Trigger so headed there to see them in the flesh. Passed by Anime themed Casetify phone cases along the way which is an HK brand. Adapt to the local market...
After an early morning breakfast at 7 to avoid the rest of the hotel crowds I went for a walk. It was rush hour, plenty of people in suits off to work but most of central Akiba isn’t awake until 11 which meant, no maids around. Pretty good time to take the Osmo Pocket I bought to record my own walking tour video. The Chinese camera from DJI is...
Took a different airline to Narita this time so I ended up at a part of the airport I wasn’t so familiar with. Was quite a walk reaching the usual immigration queue. Not sure if it’s because of the cheap Yen and over-tourism but it took almost an hour when I arrived in the afternoon at 16:59. SIM card machine was still there but this time I...