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Asia | Japan | Konnichiwa Japan 2024

Konnichiwa Japan 2024 – Day 9: Osaka / Singapore

Day 9 – 12 October 2024, Saturday For our day of departure, we went for an early breakfast at our hotel at 7:15am. It was not crowded yet so we were seated immediately, unlike yesterday. After breakfast, I made a quick visit to the last of my list of places to see in Osaka. It […]

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Asia | Japan | Konnichiwa Japan 2024

Konnichiwa Japan 2024 – Day 8: Osaka

Day 8 – 11 October 2024, Friday It’s our last full day in Japan, and we took it easy today. At 8:15am, we went for breakfast at our Hiyori Hotel but the small restaurant was full so we waited for around 15 minutes before we got a table. The buffet spread was decent but not […]

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Asia | Japan | Konnichiwa Japan 2024

Konnichiwa Japan 2024 – Day 7: Kawaguchiko / Osaka

Day 7 – 10 October 2024, Thursday When I opened my eyes this morning at 6:10am, the sky was already bright and it was a chilly 9 degrees C outside. However, I woke up to the most amazing view and I quickly scrambled out of bed in excitement. After many days of cloudy weather, the […]

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Asia | Japan | Konnichiwa Japan 2024

Konnichiwa Japan 2024 – Day 6: Kawaguchiko

Day 6 – 9 October 2024, Wednesday When I woke up at 7:30am this morning, it was 13 degrees C outside. The weather we’ve been experiencing is much colder than I expected as I didn’t bring any long-sleeved shirts with me for this trip. But luckily, I bought a sweater from Adidas yesterday and a […]

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Asia | Japan | Konnichiwa Japan 2024

Konnichiwa Japan 2024 – Day 5: Hakone / Gotemba / Kawaguchiko

Day 5 – 8 October 2024, Tuesday After spending one night in Hakone, it was time to make our way to Kawaguchiko. It would be a relaxing day as we would drop by Gotemba Premium Outlets for some shopping along the way. It was 21 degrees C in the morning and it wasn’t raining yet, […]

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Asia | Japan | Konnichiwa Japan 2024

Konnichiwa Japan 2024 – Day 4: Tokyo / Hakone

Day 4 – 7 October 2024, Monday This morning, we had an early start to the day because we were leaving Tokyo for Hakone with a 7:37am train to catch. When I woke up at 5:50am, I saw the sun just rising above the mass of buildings in the distance. It was 21 degrees C […]

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Asia | Japan | Konnichiwa Japan 2024

Konnichiwa Japan 2024 – Day 3: Kamakura / Enoshima

Day 3 – 6 October 2024, Sunday After experiencing rain that lasted almost the entire day yesterday, I was happy to wake up this morning to see that it was not raining anymore. The weather forecast showed that cloudy conditions would continue all day, with the temperature at a cool 20 degrees C at 7:30am. […]

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Asia | Japan | Konnichiwa Japan 2024

Konnichiwa Japan 2024 – Day 2: Tokyo

Day 2 – 5 October 2024, Saturday When I woke up this morning at 7:15am and drew the curtains of our hotel room open, I saw cloudy skies over Tokyo. Checked the weather forecast and it showed a 95% chance of rain at 8:00am, with rain continuing throughout the day. Not a good sign, especially […]

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Asia | Japan | Konnichiwa Japan 2024

Konnichiwa Japan 2024 – Day 1: Singapore / Tokyo

How It All Began This trip was about 10 months in the making, conceived sometime in December 2023. As we discussed our travel plans for the coming year, we thought about where we would like to go together for a family vacation. As dad advances in age, far-flung destinations like Europe or America are out, […]

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Asia | Japan | Tokyo Escapade 2013

Tokyo Escapade 2013 – Day 10 & 11 (Daikanyama / Narita / Singapore)

23 February 2013, Saturday In the blink of an eye, 10 wonderful days had flown by and I would be returning to Singapore in the evening. As I still had time to spare in the morning, I made a trip to Daikanyama for breakfast and to spend some quality time discovering new music at Tsutaya […]

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Asia | Japan | Tokyo Escapade 2013

Tokyo Escapade 2013 – Day 9 (Asakusa / Shibuya / Nishi-Ogikubo)

22 February 2013, Friday I started my last full day in Tokyo with a visit to Asakusa Kannon Onsen, a historic bath house just three minutes’ walk from my K’s House Tokyo Oasis hostel. It was conveniently located between the Hanayashiki amusement park and Sensoji temple. Established in 1961, Asakusa Kannon Onsen was one of […]

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Asia | Japan | Tokyo Escapade 2013

Tokyo Escapade 2013 – Day 8 (Hakone / Asakusa / Akihabara)

21 February 2013, Thursday It was Day 8 of my trip and I would be heading back to Tokyo today. But before that, I decided to visit an onsen in the morning since Hakone is an area rich with hot springs. After checking out of my lovely Fuji-Hakone Guest House, I took a bus at […]

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Asia | Japan | Tokyo Escapade 2013

Tokyo Escapade 2013 – Day 7 (Hakone)

20 February 2013, Wednesday I had an early start to the day today. After a surprisingly good night’s sleep in my tiny pod, I woke up at 5:30am, packed my things and checked out of my Shinjuku Green capsule hotel an hour later. I then had a quick breakfast at McDonald’s before walking to Shinjuku […]

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Asia | Japan | Tokyo Escapade 2013

Tokyo Escapade 2013 – Day 6 (Nikko / Shinjuku)

19 February 2013, Tuesday After a good night’s sleep, I woke up at 7:30am feeling fresh and energised for the day ahead. At 8:45am, I vacated my room at Nikkorisou Backpackers but left my luggage at the lobby because I would first spend the morning exploring the historic shrines at Nikko before heading back to […]

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Asia | Japan | Tokyo Escapade 2013

Tokyo Escapade 2013 – Day 5 (Nikko)

18 February 2013, Monday After spending the past four nights in Tokyo, it was time to head to Nikko, a town about 150km north of the Japanese capital. At 7am, I woke up, did my final packing and checked out of my hostel. I then walked to Asakusa station to catch the Tobu Nikko train. […]

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Asia | Japan | Tokyo Escapade 2013

Tokyo Escapade 2013 – Day 4 (Kamakura / Daikanyama / Nakameguro)

17 February 2013, Sunday Today, acting on my friend MB’s recommendation, I made a day trip to a coastal town called Kamakura and the nearby island of Enoshima, located about an hour south of Tokyo. I had not heard of these two places before so it was great that MB suggested them to me. At […]

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Asia | Japan | Tokyo Escapade 2013

Tokyo Escapade 2013 – Day 3 (Tsukiji / Shinjuku / Kichijoji)

16 February 2013, Saturday This morning, I woke up relatively late at 9:15am. At 10am, I left my hostel and took a leisurely walk through Nakamise Shopping Street, just a short distance away from my hostel in Asakusa. I enjoyed looking at the colourful Japanese lanterns and other exquisite souvenir items on sale. They all […]

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Asia | Japan | Tokyo Escapade 2013

Tokyo Escapade 2013 – Day 2 (Ueno / Shibuya / Shimokitazawa)

15 February 2013, Friday This morning, I woke up at 7:30am and had a simple breakfast of toast and coffee at my Sakura Hostel. At 9am, I made my way to my first destination – Ueno. I decided to walk from my hostel in Asakusa to Ueno as I wasn’t in a hurry and I […]

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Asia | Japan | Tokyo Escapade 2013

Tokyo Escapade 2013 – Day 1 (Singapore / Asakusa)

Since COVID-19 isn’t going away anytime soon, that means I won’t be travelling for some time yet. Thus, this is the perfect moment to revisit my older trips that I did not get to blog about in the past. This 2013 trip to Tokyo was a fabulous one. It was my second time to Japan […]

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Asia | Japan | SOTW Tokyo 2019

SOTW Tokyo 2019: Day 4 – Meiji Jingu / Harajuku / Todoroki / Jiyugaoka / Naka-Meguro

Day 4 – 12 February 2019, Tuesday Rise and shine! It’s my last day in Tokyo and I have a full day to roam about before my late flight back home tonight. I wasn’t planning on doing much initially but thanks to my primary school friend MB, I ended up with a packed and fulfilling […]

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