Japan trip 2 - day 5 - part 1

Check out our futons all nicely laid out on the tatami mats. I loved it. It was so warm and comfortable and i slept sooooo well. Although i did have a wierd dream involving tiana, an old friend from the US, buying the Kokuhaku soundtrack and cockroaches. Hahaha... :)

Japan trip 2 - day 4 - part 4

Hi hi mum and dad, thanks for buying the the thermal for me. I'm using it now cuz it was kinda cold today. The pass few days in tokyo, i haven't been blogging much because we have been on the move so much. Will prob blog more while here in hakone and might try and catch up on some of the other days. :)

Japan trip 2 - day 4 - part 3

I'm in hakone!!! And it's awesome!! Ok it's raining and cold but it's beautiful. The place we are staying at feels very authentic. I love the smell of tatami mats. :) we made quite a sight making it here in a small mini bus which was packed with people. We were the only ones with tons of luggage and i was crushed under my own luggage, danielle and danielle's luggage. It was actually kind of funny. :)

Japan trip 2 - day 4 - part 2

Check that photo out. It looks so cold in hakone!!!

Japan trip 2 - day 4 - part 1

We are now on the train waiting for it to leave for hakone. Check out the rain on the window. We were lucky and had some great weather the past few days in tokyo. But today we woke up to a rainy and cold day. Still danielle and i left to do a quick shopping trip to get some christmas gifts for my niece. Then we had to rush back, check out and meet the others at shinjuku station to take the train to the hakone. :)

Japan trip 2 - day 3 - part 2

Today danielle and i explored shinjuku again. We went to buy some adaptors and then headed over to takashimaya square to look for tokyu hands. Itsuko, my old classmate from the states recommended it to us and we loved it. Then we met the others in ikebukuro and then headed over to akihabara for lunch. The above is a picture of a gashapon, capsule toy. I love these. :)

Japan trip 2 - day 3 - part 1

Good morning everyone. It's yet another lovely morning in japan. This is a photo i shot in shinjuku on the first day i reached japan. I'm currently still lazing in bed and still feeling all happy from yesterday's Kalafina concert and the dinner with my old classmates from the US. :) The only 美中不足 is that Kajiura Yuki, my favourite anime music, and perhaps even music composer, did not appear. It's a strange arrangement but Kalafina only exist because Kajiura put them together to sing the songs for the Kara on Kyoukai series of anime movies but she belongs to another label hence does not usually appear at their concerts. Kalafina has of course gained enough popularity to continuing singing enough songs to hold a concert, happily enough for me but if i want to see Kajiura perform in person and clap and yell out my appreciation, it will have to be at a FictionJunction concert. Yet another excuse to come to Japan again, hahaha... :) that and of course meeting my japanese friends again. Next time if i have a chance, i will try and arrange a trip that coincides with a kalafina or fictionJunction concert, then not only meet my friends who live in tokyo but also my friend who lives in gunma. Then also get those tickets to the ghibli museum so i can finally go see the place. okay, i'm going to try and kick danielle out of bed to kick start day 3 in japan. :)