woke up early morning as we are going to himeiji castle and back to take the shinkansen back to tokyo
Kyoto Station
bought ekiben as breakfast so we can save some time
some of the bento shop and bakery
this is the nozomi shinkansen, which is also the fastest bullet train. However JR pass user can only take up to the second fastest which is the hikairi...
enjoying our breakfast during our 55mins train ride to himeiji~
soy sauce provided!
a special kansai sushi~ squarish looking and wrapped in leave
it look like this inside~!
whenever i come to japan, i will definately buy food related to ume~ as there not much in SG
toilets are also very futurturistic in shinkansen~
multi-purpose room
toilet
press the button and the door will slide open~
flush & seat cover lifter
and here we are at JR Himeiji Station~
15mins walk before we reach....
Himeiji Castle
*you can opt for free english tour guide when you are at the entrance
its way beautiful than osaka castle
fallen sakura petals
you can see which era the castle belongs to when look at the cravings
on the way to the castle...
its still rainning~
inside the castle...
way to the roof
the castle also displayed olden days antiques and stuff
kawaii himeiji castle mascot
*himeiji castle will be renovating for 5 years, make sure you check their website before you visit~!
had lunch at himeiji station before heading back to kyoto
still have some spare time before we depart for tokyo..
went to the astro boy shop at kyoto station
last but not least... matcha & black sugar caramel corn~!
after 3hrs of train ride~~~~~
we arrived at tokyo... after unloading out luggage we quickly went out for a quick dinner
Matsuya, budget fast food chain
similar to yoshinoya and meals here cost less than SGD10!
soon it became our best friend~ LOL
ordered at the vending machines
and pass this little slip to the waiter and he will prepared your meals
walked around Lumine before we head back~
tons of cute stuff!
koala biscuit plush!
Lego digital cam~!?
mickey's umbrella stand...
Japan never fail to excite me~ back to hotel and shall explore more of tokyo in coming days...
bought a hello kitty himeiji castle exclusive ~ 577yen
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