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Tag Archives: travel
Japan Trip 2011
Miyajima, Hiroshima (sauce) It seems like I’ve been going to Japan every year for the past few years due to various reasons, so I guess this should not come as a huge surprise. Yes, I am flying to Japan again. … Continue reading
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Tagged japan, japan rail pass, kansai, kyushu, shinkansen, tokyo, travel, trip
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Japan Manga, Anime & Games Tour
Time to take a break from all the gloom and doom. Here’s a more cheerful news brought to you by Mr. Lim, a former teacher of mine. He’s a bona fide gaming enthusiast and frequently takes random trips to Japan … Continue reading
Home Sweet Home
…not. Damn I’m missing Japan already. Gao… Anyway I just got back from the airport and I’m dead tired. Will blog more when I feel less dead.
Japan: Day Eight – Bandai Museum
Located just outside the east exit of Matsudo Station in Chiba Prefecture on the JR Joban Line is Bandai Museum, a place where all true Gundam fans must go once in their lifetime… and not more than once.
Posted in Anime, Blog, Money
Tagged bandai museum, chiba, japan, lacus clyne, mobile suit gundam, travel, woot
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Japan: Day Seven – Nakano Broadway
The sign “Chuo Line (Limited Express)” points straight. The sign “Chuo Line (Rapid)” points right. Looking around, not a route map to be seen… I am at Shinjuku station, the busiest train station in the world and I am on … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Blog, Games, Manga, Otaku
Tagged japan, mandarake, nakano broadway, travel
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Japan: Day Six – Hakone
I was in Hakone (more specifically Hakone Yumoto) yesterday and didn’t get internet access… Hakone has only two things: hotels with onsen and mountains. Just take a look at the pictures. And for no particular reason, above is a picture … Continue reading
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Tagged dorayaki, hakone, hakone yumoto, hot springs, hotel, japan, meronpan, travel
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Japan: Day Five – Yasukuni Shrine
We visited the infamous Yasukuni Shrine today. You know, the place that gets into the papers everytime a Japanese prime minister visits it. See pictures. Well, it might seem like a weird place for a Chinese guy to visit, but … Continue reading
Japan: Day Four – Ikebukuro & Shinjuku
Wandered around East Ikebukuro in the morning and Shinjuku in the afternoon today. Finally got to visit the Kinokuniya main branch. Although our hotel is located in Ikebukuro, it is on the opposite side of the train station from the … Continue reading
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Tagged ikebukuro, japan, kinokuniya, shinjuku, tamaki kousaka, travel
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