Day 5 - Home Sweet Home & My BuySs

its our last day in Japan... 

chanced upon the ad of this place the previous night and I decide to visit it for our lunch~

Sweets Paradise : sweets buffet

did a search when im back in SG and found out that they have many outlets around japan. 

buffet price : 1480 yen for 1.5hr 

(ard SGD 20+)

OMG so cheap for a desserts buffet!!

i felt its very very worth it to have buffet in japan:

1. cheap

2. lots of varieties

3. every food look so pretty and tempting

its cheap because jap believe that its good to eat till you are full, so you actually wont see them keep taking food even though its only 1.5hr...so even they serve good food they wont really lose their profit, 

however our SG concept is...

EAT AS MUCH AS WE CAN! EAT TILL ITS WORTH THE MONEYYYY!!!

bought our tix before entering the restaurant

the spread~

Choc fondue

tarts / mini cake / strudel / puff 

see the cakes still look very nicely display even though half was already taken... 

if in other asia countries.... the cakes probably will look super messed up...till you dont feel like eating..

for the not so sweet tooth... 

they have pasta too!!!

very worth right? (suited BF best!) 

ice cream ~

and later that day.. we decide to eat sushi~

here are some that we didnt get to see in sg~

tamago....with rice inside!

scallops sushi @ 105 yen.. cheap!!!

kappa ume maki.. 

i love ume... and its hard to find ume stuff in sg jap rest. 

our last meal before we leave for home... 

its a restaurant at the basement of KIX airport

definately we will order our favourite cold soba.... 

fresh wasabi DIY~!!!!

*home sweet home*

My BuySss of the trip~

my fave cawaii magazine 600 yen with my fave jap brand liz lisa cosmetics pouch

signature food of kyoto - triangle mochi 630 yen & 1050 yen 

other kyoto goodies
bookmark 110 yen, buddha 350 yen, hello kitty 420 yen, stitch 525 yen

from clockwise: Japanese crackers that i bought from sogo 1575 yen, kyoto exclusive: matcha pocky 1050 yen, osaka exclusive: takoyaki pretz 1050 yen, season exclusive: ume calbee prawn crackers, kyoto bunny mochi 525 yen

I have to show you this crackers.... its pretty inside out....

truly japanese presentation~

even the crackers inside is so nice...the little tray is made of the crackers too

another thing which I wanna intro is.. 

area exclusive cartoon hp chain... a good gift/collector you cant find anywhere esle..

where can you find stitch as geisha?

only in kyoto!!!!

and hello kitty at kiyomizu

at osaka dotonbori

kitty as the glico running man, snoopy eating takoyaki (takoyaki originate from osaka)

however you for character like snoopy or stitch to cant find them at all attractions..

so i decided to start collecting hello kitty japan area exclusive hp chain whenever i visit an area as it always represent the area well and you can always find hello kitty like everywhere... 

some other things that i got....

fake lashes 1260 yen, hello kitty 420 yen, snoopy 525 yen, toy pen 365 yen, macaron craft 940 yen

heart shaped earphones, sg selling at $45...same brand but different older design

i got it at BIC at around 1980 yen!

they have pretty sneakers too! 9900 yen

not sure whether this is a exclusive... but its written tokyo at the inner..

stuffs from daiso~ spend 1365 in total

this LOOK choc is good and cheap! like around 98yen...i saw this is selling is SG ard $3...another the price!!!

 super love this flavour... parfait a la mode .. ice cream flavourssss =)))

didnt think i will even buy clothing... 

but i managed to find this super duper cheap at the basement of namba station...  

shirt 525 yen ~ SGD 8+!!! Dress 1575 yen SGD 20++!!!

boots 2000 yen SGD 16!!!

wo hao li hai, nv think that i can get fashion stuff at this price!!!

from disney store...

cute stuff you wont find in sg!

mickey/minnie stylus 800yen each, stitch earphone wire coil 600yen, stitch hp chain 750 yen

totally in love with the stitch organiser 1399yen... quite ex at SGD20+  but its refillable... and its after 50% disc... how can I not buy... i think i nv get to see stitch tying up it's ears like that!!!

Day 3 - Dotonbori & Shinsaibashi at Night!

went back to dontonbori for dinner... 

the famous kani doraku sign

went inside this place which is a food theme park.... replicating the olden days...

inside~ 

but still we went out to the street to find food instead... 

we decide to try osaka specialty:

Okonomiyaki

takoyaki originate from osaka too~

another signature of osaka.. 

glico running man

lots of souvenirs....and weird stuff....

like pocky cake????

fancy dressing up as a takoyaki? 

O.O"

the street next to dotondori is the famous shopping street

shinsaibashi

see...?

at dontomdori.... even kitty dress up as takoyaki!

My First Japan Trip - Day 3 : Osaka Castle & Kaiyunkan

It's day 3 finally & im not alone! =)))

First thing i went to the station to get is the Kansai Thru Pass,

as the name suggested its an unlimited rail pass within

kansai region (eg. osaka, kyoto, kobe,nara etc.)
3 days 5000yen

First destination of the day....
Osaka Castle!

Just when we are walking toward the castle, we saw some dusts flying around....
still puzzled.....till it landed on our coat....

OMG!!!! its snowing!
we are so excited!!!

Climb up all the way to the top of the castle....
super windy... 0 deg~

Osaka Castle

head to one of the small restaurant nxt to the castle for early lunch~ my first restuarant meal in Japan.
Of coz i will order my favourite cold soba!

Got the cold soba & tempura set

OMG so nice! they even gv raw egg place in such nice presentation (but i nv tried this way of dipping before...hmm not much comment though..)

His set is don & hot udon...

Our next stop:
Kaiyunkan Aquarium

Ferris wheel outside the aquarium~

one of their famous highlights~

The giant sting ray is smiling at me.... so kawaiii!

another kawaii... PUFFER fish!
another famous highlight of kaiyunkan:
Sea Angel
its a kind of jellyfish..as tiny as my nail~

The way the display their jellyfish is sooooo pretty!!

pretty lightings goes well with the jelly fish!
Saw many people crowding out...so we went out of the aquarium.....
to our surprise...
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PENGUINS PARADE ON THE STREETTTTT!!!!

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!
we will never get a chance to see this in SG!!!!!!!!!

dont they look cute?