wah i like how u do ur drop down so cute

Day 2 continued

... after lunch, really no luck. We went to visit Kajitsuen Libre (fruits parlour) from the Netflix Show Kantaro the sweet tooth salaryman. But KNN ... this shinjuku outlet got a freaking long waiting list ....



... so we waved white flag and took a short journey to Theobroma instead (If you follow Buzzfeed, this was the Chocolate Cake from WORTH IT S3 • E10 $7 Cake Vs. $208 Cake • Japan ... only to find this on the door:



Simply anyhow translation: Our seating area is closed until valentine's day and will re-open on 15th Feb.

On the walk back to metro station saw these cute doggies



Anyway we still wanted to go Kajitsuen, but since the Shinjuku outlet too long queue, we went to the Tokyo Station outlet instead, and ate Musk Melon and Amaou Strawberry Parfaits! (blogwh0re alert)





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Hmm, I'd say around 10% canon eos60d, 40% oneplus 5 with portrait mode, 50% canon g7x (compact cam)


the itinerary? lol ... just insert emoji only leh.

sibeh good

Day 2 end

After fruits parfait at Kajitsuen we actually decided to just go back to hotel and rest (tired liao, old liao, can't do 16hour vacation days any more), especially cos tomorrow got an early start to head to the shinkansen. On the walk back to hotel always pass by this bar in Kanda.



For dinner, we had our Theobroma chocolate cake (the buzzfeed one from Post 52)



It was pretty much spot on for what the buzzfeed worth it trio described - a very rich chocolate cake which is low on the sugar, allowing the richness and acidity of the chocolate to take centre stage.

Day 3 start

Early morning wake up!! We have a 7.12am Shinkansen to Miyagi/Yamagata areas, so we're awake at like 6am to pack up, shower, check out, and catch a short one-stop ride from Kanda to Tokyo.



Apparently enough people have gotten in some sort of trouble for using スマホ ("sumaho" i.e. smart phones ... *shrug*) for JR to start putting up these posters.



But first, a stop by the 'famous' (I guess) Ekibenya Matsuri to buy some food for the trip. For easy / quick reference, the shop is in between platforms 5 & 6 in Tokyo station (i.e. the non-shinkansen area).



Our train: the 7.12am "Yamabiko + Tsubasa" train. Actually this shinkansen is two trains joined together from Tokyo to Fukushima; after which the Tsubasa train separates and goes on the Yamagata Line (to Yamagata), and the Yamabiko continues on the Tohoku Line all the way to Aomori/almost at Hokkaido.

Dayum about RM10K per person for 8 days. If book flight early, stay at capsule hotel and mostly eat at convenience store, can stay for 2-3 weeks already haha...

since you share yours,
so i share mine, but i lazy to post again in english, please see in chinese, lol

https://cforum1.cari.com.my/forum.php?mod=v...=4033647&extra=

Jump forward again and SIC my zao onsen video (focusing on the skiing only)

Haha I'm not young anymore bro, if 20-something full of energy then can, but nowadays if I don't have proper rest on a proper bed tonight, tomorrow surely damn cranky and tired


You should create your own thread leh to get more views, just one post here I'm not sure if that many people will click. Just copy/paste all the posts only, no?

Parking

i dont really care about how many views, just you share yours, i thinking as a courtesy to you i shall share mine to you.

Day 3 continued

Eventually we decided to jiak 1x gyuben (beef) and 1x ikura/maguro bento. Both were "OK" lah, nothing really that special, although eating tuna in japan is always so much different from eating in M'sia.



Then after 2hrs+ we reached Shiroishi-Zao station and took a taxi along snowy roads to the Fox Village



Do's and Don'ts:



OK now for the village. We thought that the fox village was something like the deers in Nara, where the deers roam around an actual village, mingling with humanity. But actually this fox village is more like a ... fox wildlife sanctuary / zoo? It's a pretty large enclosed area where the foxes run around, but it's still a huge enclosure and not at all a "village."

Day 3 continued

I'm not sure what the timing is, but at a certain time in the day, the Fox Village ladies will announce the "cuddling / holding" fox time. You have to pay ¥600 to hold a fox for just ~30seconds or so.



When you're ready to leave, talk to the counter lady and they will call a taxi for you.



In Shiroishi-Zao station waiting for the train to fukushima ... seems like gyutan (beef tongue) is very famous in this area cos there are so many beef tongue flavoured snacks and stuff



Lunch near fukushima station - tsukemen @ Kuon (3.59 tabelog). Was quite nice, pork very well cooked, but as usual with tsukemen, you need to eat really quickly, otherwise by the time you're halfway through the noodles broth already cold and it starts tasting a little icky.

Jump ahead to Day 6 evening/night to post MariCar video first

Day 3 continued

From Fukushima we went to Yamagata station (shinkansen) then took the ¥1000 bus up to Zao Onsen Bus station. Then checked in to Suzunoya Onsen; which was really really old and well past it's prime; yet quite OK cos the uncles and aunties there give very nice, warm, and friendly service.



After checking in, immediately walked to Zao Ropeway to do night Juhyo viewing.



Ropeway need to pay extra ...



It was 超寒い (super cold) at the top: -14degC according to thermometer, -29degC including windchill from the super strong winds. Crazy. Also it was snowing and very misty/cloudy/foggy so couldn't really see far, sadface.

All things considered, your skiing vids looked stable.

What camera did you use to shoot or did you stabilize post production?

Xiaoyi 4k action cam. Turned off stabilization cos with it on the crop is (IMO) too aggressive. No stabilization during post prod either. Think it's cos I ski only noob slopes so mostly quite smooth and not that bumpy?

Anyway my problem is improper ski technique cos I'm mostly self taught kampung style. So probably the video is more left/right than it could be.

Worth every ¥!

I've heard of cropping if stabilized during post prod, didn't know that cameras can do that too if that feature is on. That kinda sucks because these fish eye lenses need to be real close to the subject to see the action but if you crop then there's a significant amount of footage that is cut.

Also, this was mounted on your helmet?

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