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Ya...That why I going discover this food soon. One of my list. This shop just open 2014. Now already so famous so legendary. Becasue this shop open at 2014 so I have no any record on it. time to Update my Kanazawa note book

I planned to go to that Starbucks coffee there to take the pics of the famous crossing

hotel hillarys last time i stay over there...quite far from namba station walk around 10min..

good luck while find the location of the hotel

This post has been edited by BlackPen: May 17 2014, 03:13 PM

Recent Japan Trip (16/4/14 - 3/5/14)

16-18/4/14 Tokyo (to cover those that I did not cover during last Tokyo trip)
Day 1 - Arrived at Narita
Day 2 - Yokohama for half a day, Akihabara during the night
Day 3 - Tokyo Skytree, Sensoji Temple and Asakusa area

19-21/4/14 Sendai
Day 4 - Start of 14-days JR Pass, Shinkansen Tokyo to Sendai, chill day around Sendai town
Day 5 - Hanamiyama Park for sakura at Fukushimi in the morning. Matsushima for late sashimi lunch until dark
Day 6 - Hiraizumi, soba lunch and temples temples whole day

22-26/4/14 Sapporo (big mistake of not doing my research and splitting my nights in Hokkaido)
Day 7 - Train from Sendai to Sapporo
Day 8 - Sapporo city, crabby lunch, some shopping, Susukino and Ramen Yokocho at night
Day 9 - Otaru. Beautiful canal town and lovely music boxes.
Day 10 - 4 hours train to Hakodate Goryokaku Tower/Park, Motomachi churches, historical buildings and slopes
Day 11 - Lazy day at Hokkaido Historical Village (not worth visiting IMO) then back to Sapporo for some shopping and JR Observatory Tower for sunset

27-29/4/14 Aomori
Day 12 - Train from Sapporo to Aomori. Main street along Aomori for dinner at night.
Day 13 - Hirosaki Castle Park. Can stay there whole day watching the cherry blossoms.
Day 14 - Lake Towada. Interesting 3 hours bus ride. Very scenic, photographers sure like.

30-1/5/14 Hakone
Day 15 - Depart for Hakone. Porky dinner at Tonkatsu Rikyu. So yummy. Hot spring whole night.
Day 16 - Did the Hakone Free Pass thing. Hot spring again whole night.

2-3/5/14 Narita
Day 17 & 18 - Back to Tokyo then Narita for flight back

Expenditure excluding flight and shopping for 4 pax:-
JR Pass - RM5,864.00
Transport - RM1,385.00
Hotels - RM10,237.00 (17 nights all with breakfast included)
Food - RM3,990.00
Attractions - RM1,170.00
Total: RM22,646.00

Flight (MAS) KL-Narita-KL - RM1,304.00/pax

not bad, overall quite cheap there
but abit of waste on hokkaido... i think u should cover northern part too

You bought the flight ticket during promo?

Yea, will do another week or so to cover Hokkaido only in the future
Maybe should rent a car for that trip since I was told not easy to get to places with public transport alone in Hokkaido.

Yup during one of their promo last year if I'm not mistaken.

yup MUST rent car if u wan to cover the northern+central mount area
unless u wan to use d bus which hv limited schedule
and few places can only b access using car

Takasegawa Teppan Doujou

So after scavenging the streets for dinner with a rather tight budget in mind, we then bumped into Takasegawa Teppan Doujou which is located nearby just a little way up the street from Shijo-dori and Kawaramachi station.

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In a nutshell, this restaurant serves one of the best teppanyaki at a decent price that I have ever tasted. Oh not forgetting to mention that the chefs look pretty good looking too. A plus for girls. The restaurant is on the small side. We were seated in a row right in front of the kitchen counter with the grilling area at our face. Then again most restaurants in Japan are small in their own way. Nevertheless we wasted no time in going through the very simple menu which is rather gaijin friendly with English wordings all over.

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It's good to have friends who enjoy food as much as you do as we were able to try a couple of dishes and share out the expenses.

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Bacon & Eggs. So deliciously sinful!

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Chicken breast meat wrapped with cheese + some funky tasty leaves.

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Grilled scallops. THIS IS THE BOMB!

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A big jug of Asahi Super Dry to complement the teppanyaki!

We were very very satisfied with the food after our initial disappointment of not being able to visit the temple. I personally recommend this restaurant to anyone who happen to drop by this area. Oishiiiiiiiiiiii.

Total cost: ¥1550

This post has been edited by zstan: May 18 2014, 01:02 AM

¥1550 for all that !??

Did you have to wait long for the Skytree and was it worth it?

Nope didn't wait long. Walk in with no booking whatsoever. Was directed straight to the cashier counter and waited for maybe 1-2 minutes to buy the tickets then took the lift up already. I would say it was a pretty interesting experience. We paid extra to go to the top for the skywalk and stuffs too.

share cost with a few friends mah

don't waste your time with the Skytree unless this is the first tower you will be visiting.

Those scallops are making me hungry

yeahhh damn nice not sure where to find in malaysia though

It's gonna be hella expensive to eat scallops here in Malaysia. Fresh or not another issue.

Quick question about visa-free - will the immigration ask us any questions like whether we have hotel booking or not, sufficient money etc.?

Or do they just chop and let you go?

Before you arrived Japan you need fill a entry form while you still on plane. Entry form need fill up your purpose of visit and where you stay.

Ok thanks. Just scared they ask me for proof of funds, haha. Like must have at least 6K in bank account.