Lake Kawaguchi / Tokyo

Day 05

Got ready earlier this morning.

Went to walk around the garden at the hotel.
It was so cold and foggy that morning.
Despite the chill, I spent some time cam-whoring!


My eye bags.. =.="


The color of red autumn leaves were SCREAMING at me! So pretty!

Can you see the fog?

Off to TOKYO!

Beautiful ginkgo trees!!

View of Asakusa Temple from Nakamise Street



Can you spot the orange tree with oranges hanging on it??
It is a REAL orange tree!!
I have eaten a lot of oranges but never seen the tree before..
So it was really amusing for me!
LOL!

Spotted this cute little boy attempting to snap a photo of his parents..

My lunch!

After lunch, we proceeded to Ginza.
Nothing much there but just a street filled with high end brands.
So no photo.
Later in the evening, depart to Shinjuku for dinner.

Checked into Metropolitan Hotel earlier today and I managed to meet this mystery person.
This person brought me to Harajuku and we chilled at Starbucks! :D


Dreams do come true.. :)

Day 4: Nagoya / Mt. Fuji / Lake Kawaguchi

DAY 04


Started off today early as we will be departing to visit the symbol of Japan, Mt. Fuji.
It takes about 4 hours to Mt. Fuji by coach.
Along the way, we en-route for a short bullet train experience from Kakegawa Station to Shizuoka Station.

There are 3 types of bullet train in Japan, Nozomi, Hikari & Kodama.
The bullet train we were boarding was Kodama, the slowest among the 3 as it stops at every station.

Here we were at Shizuoka Station!
Hopped back into our coach and continued journey to Mt. Fuji.

We were lucky that day as we can viewed Mt. Fuji from far distance due to the clear weather!

We were getting nearer to the Queen!!

Amazing view of the mountain!

Before proceeding to the 5th Station, we stopped by for lunch at Lake Kawaguchi.


Part of my lunch..Freaking good!!

Off we go to the 5th Station!

Here we were!

The icy summit of Mt. Fuji.

The building here is where you can get some souvenirs and enjoy a cup of piping hot coffee at the cafe.

Really breathtaking panoramic view.


Frozen snow.

Off to Oshino Hakkai next.

Nothing much to here. But you can snapped nice shot of Mt. Fuji from here.

Called it a day and off to check in to the onsen resort, Fuji View Hotel.

Changed into yukata and proceeded to the dinner venue.

My dinner!!


After dinner, went back to the room and was contemplating if I should try the onsen.
Fyi, for onsen, which is PUBLIC, you need to be completely naked to dip into the hotspring!!
I was so freaking shy!
I don't feel like exposing myself in the public..
After an hour of deep thoughts, in the end I just plucked up the courage to go!

I went to the hotspring area nervously.
And guess what?
No one was there that time.
Basically the whole hotspring area was conquered by me!
Whee~~
No one saw me naked!! :D
I am glad that I tried the onsen..
Felt so freaking good dipping into the onsen..

Day 3: Universal Studios Japan

DAY 3

What an exciting day today.

Cam-whore a lil before leaving the room. XD

The hotel I stayed (Keihan Hotel as mentioned in the previous post) was only less than 5 minutes walk away from:-


Universal Studios Japan opened at 10 a.m.
So, we were queuing to get in at the opening time.

Look at the queue..
These people basically ran into the park when the doors were opened..

We were inside!! Whee~~


I love it when it's Christmas and you can see nicely decorated Christmas tree everywhere..

Even shops were decorated with Christmas deco..

I went to most of the attractions but due to time restriction, I didn't get the chance to go to Water World, Jurassic Park Ride, Jaws..
Oh man.. I will definitely come back for all these!! Zettai!

I was lucky enough not to miss the Happy Snow Parade, though!!


Hello Kitty! Ginger Bread Man! And Santa Rina!

Even Snow Man!!

I swear I felt like a kid when I saw this parade.. HAHA..

I told myself, I must have a picture taken in front of the GLOBE.. And voila.. Here it is.. :)

FYI, Hard Rock Cafe Osaka is located near USJ (Walking distance)..


Reluctantly left USJ too early and embark on a 4-hour coach transfer to Nagoya for overnight.
Hotel stayed: Nagoya Castle Plaza Hotel
The room here is a lot smaller than Keihan's.