The places you have come to fear the most

Saturday, January 1

Japan Hour

heres some interesting stuff that i saw in Japan...think its really cool so decided to share with u guys =) if have any question regarding the gadet feel free to ask yea haha!!
-1,2,3 triangular rice wrapped with seaweed
-lots of equipment within the hot spring bath examples conditioner and dryer
-NTT Do Co Mo(phone company in Chitose)
-1000yen for pachico and jackpot minimum change
-Inax = washlet(heat plate, washer, dryer), baby chariot, bag stand, sensor flush
-There's a printer within the 7-eleven
-Several 24hr super-mart = dawson, am pm, family mart, 7-11,seacon, sunkus
-Some western restaurant like Denny and Wendy.
-katsu curry fastfood restaurant!!
-Variety shows like matrix! As in people are deployed in a city and they got to survive for 30mins but with the (agents) and helicopter in their way but the award is 1million yen!! Survive solely on seaweed(nori) for 1week

katsu menu!!

posted by ntt @ 3:18 PM

Final Day(1/1/05)Saturday

As its the beginning of a new year, all shops are selling 福待(lucky bag). Its $500yen for $1000yen value stuff. Thus you will be able to notice people camping overnight at certain stores in megamalls like Sunshine City and Tokyo Hands, especially Hello Kitty store and computer devices store. Few from my tour group bought lots of Hello Kitty stuff as they claimed its really cheap there but they spent around $2000yen or more haha!

air ticket

sunshine city

posted by ntt @ 3:13 PM

Fifth Day(31/12/04)Friday

Before flying off to Tokyo we visited the morning market where crabs are everywhere on the floor. We ate teriyaki bento on the 1hour flight but honestly speaking its the best meal I ever had onboard haha!! Once we touchdown at Tokyo it started snowing which is quite incredible as it aint the season to snow. Hence I deduce that the snow is following our tour group. An hour later we arrived at the Toyota Mega Web and Venus Fort. The Venus Fort has the identical ceiling(one that will change its color and 30mins) with those in Las Vegas. We went to the Asakusa Kannon Temple again.As few hundreds of years ago, the abbot of the temple lose the key and the door to the idol is locked but they didnt force open it fearing that it might be empty in there and all their years of praying were praying to whom?? Finally I were able to have my last dinner in Tokyo in a Chinese restaurant. Yea man!!!! As its new year eve, so we decided to countdown at a fully packed street(similar to that of Orchard Road) in Tokyo central...

roadside

some shophouses

Osenbei (rice crackers)

Asakusa Kannon Temple

Venus Fort Fountain

venus fort flooring

Pamphlet

posted by ntt @ 3:10 PM

Fourth Day(30/12/04)Thursday

Early in the morning and we were at the bear ranch feeding them with apples and cookies. Late in the afternoon we head to Hakodate seafood market and gobble down the huge scallops and fresh squid sashimi. Then we went up Mt Hakodate on a gondola and luckily we were able to catch the (One-Million-Dollar-View) of Hakodate city though its -15degree Celcius and strong gushes of wind blowing straight into my face! After which we went to a mall that is quite similar to bugis junction. Then we end our day at 海王馆 spa beach hotel where to my surprise theres a big merlion and 4 miniature surrounding it. We had a tranquilizing herbal hot spring bath to end the day.

baby bear

beary chocolates

ticket

entrance to bear ranch

some cartoon characters

in the making~~~

tata!!Angelwings

our hotel in Hakodate

snowcastle

snowymountain

volcano

Before....

......after!!!

posted by ntt @ 3:08 PM

Third Day(29/12/04)Wednesday

After breakfast, we went ISHIYA Shiroi Koibito Park(White chocolate Factory) walk thru the production of chocolate biscuit and even tried the chocolate ice-cream. Then we went to the Sapporo Beer Factory and drank the Hokkaido Classic beer(found only in Hokkaido!!). We ate sento for lunch then we travel to Norboribetsu city to look for the Jigokudani aka Hell Valley. Its a sulphrous valley(the stint is akind to german gas) and saw boiling geyser around. At the end of the day, I went to dipped in a sulphur hot spring bath and had a warm sake while having a bowl of spicy ramen.The feeling is great man!!

Sappro City