I'm now done with my trip to Japan and China. Heaven & hell.
Japan. What can I say. It's probably would be the same as what everyone would say. It's so easy to fall in love with and gets addicted to this country. Even when you're not there.
My trip to Japan was first unplanned. I bought the ticket when AirAsia & Maxis offered me the price I can't resist. RM600+ return air ticket. So without even thinking, I bought it. At first, I planned to travel on my own, then my niece asked if she can tag along. So, she tagged along. That was last year.
I didn't plan anything until at the very last minute. I booked transportation & accommodation on the last week of our departure. Luckily, I managed to complete my so-called itinerary. Unfortunately, I lost my itinerary on our second day in Japan. Instinct come into place for the rest of the six days.
We arrived at Haneda International Airport around 10.30PM and the plan was to sleep at the airport. On the airport's chairs. The are quite a lot of foreigners doing the exact same thing. The first thing I notice during our overnight stay at the airport, people leaves their handphones at the charging area. That was the first indication of how safe Japan are.
The chair is actually quite comfortable for sleeping. It didn't have any handles in between that the usual airport's chair has.
I can really sleep due to my uncomfortable attire. Should have wore something comfortable. At around 6am, we went to the shower room, paid ¥1,030 for 30mins shower. The shower room was super comfy and nice. I don't mind spending equivalent to RM30 for a 30mins shower here.
At the tourist information centre, we purchased a 1 day subway pass that cost us ¥800. As 1 way trip for metro would easily cost ¥200, so the 1 day pass is a bargain, if you intend to stop at multiple locations, like what we did. But first, we need to go to central Tokyo where the day pass is not acceptable for Keikyu Railways, it cost us separately around ¥400. Our first stop was Tokyo station to store our luggage. Actually, most if not all the station have coin locker, not necessarily Tokyo station. Our first stop was Tsukiji Fish Market. The plan was to have our breakfast there but unfortunately the market was closed on that day. Too bad.
There were a few shops opened along the way towards Tsukiji market.
We then went towards Tokyo Tower. But first, we stop at Zojoji Temple. If you watched The Wolverine, one location in the movie is this temple, for the funeral scene.
Another 10mins walk from the temple, is Tokyo Tower. We didn't go to the observatory deck. I personally think it's such a waste to pay a fee to go up there.
We then went to Sengakuji Temple. This was where the filmed the 47 Ronin movie with Keanu Reaves. I didn't watched the movie but my niece wanted to come here, so, we were there. There wasn't really much tourist around that area.
From here, we went to Roppongi Hill, with the main objective to find Hard Rock cafe, as I am a collector of hard rock t-shirt. For the rest of the day, we just linger around Roppongi area, had our lunch and went to Roppongi Hill shopping mall. There was nothing much here. But i liked the ambience. Almost evening, we proceed to take our luggage at Tokyo Station and went to Shinjuku station where the terminal bus is located. We waited until 11:45pm for our bus to Kyoto. 8 hours bus ride.
So, that was our first day in Japan.
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