JR ueno hard rock should be ok, time wise? around 830 desuka?

psychzz , me and clemong most probably be there around 800, grabbing a coffee first ..

3rd day in japan 09 - nikko : edomura : ninja village... all things EDO

cost : JPY6000 for return train, park passes and unlimited bus ride
journey : 3 hours / way

some pics..

no problemo. i have all the brochures...and this place is very english-friendly hehhe....

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Added on March 29, 2009, 12:39 amyou are more than welcome to join us tomorrow! come yah!

This post has been edited by keii-kun: Mar 29 2009, 12:39 AM

some updates of today's gath..

<please let me know if you want me to remove pics with your face >



anyway, did not went to Ueno Zoo cos too crowded, maybe some other working day....
went to asakusa instead to get some 'omiyage' and realized it was a bad day to go....too packed!

was walking around asakusa and found this sport shop - SALE


to plan for tomorrow tentative plan to Tsukiji? (if you guys are already back to hotel la....)
maybe we can have clemong/psychzz/fire/asuk as our guide tomorrow

This post has been edited by keii-kun: Mar 29 2009, 07:59 PM

matt & ejump aiya u and matt sesat kaaa...

so , plan for tsukiji tomorrow? it is a simple metro from ueno(hibiya) to tsukiji....but have to move early lorr....

its okay wat...after work can still go kampaiiiii~~~~~

hahaha i've told ya....i've been there and done that...lost in shibuya...

oi, nak pegi ke tak tsukiji esok????

tuna auction starts 515am...till 630am...if we want to catch it, we need to take 5.09 train @ ueno hibiya line to tsukiji...if really2 want to go..i have no problem yo...

ugpm

was waiting confirmation, and went asleep i'm still going but just going there and have sushi this morning. Skipped the tuna auction.

Don Quijote? hehehe omoshiroi basho nee~~ there's one more in ueno also, near ameyoko street.

ABC mart not cheap this time,
1. no sale
2. higher exchange rate

anyway,
i'll be going to the sport shop in asakusa instead to hunt for bargain.

tomorrow's and wednesday's forecast . SNOW in kusatsu!

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Added on March 30, 2009, 5:29 ambuu~~buu~~ the tallest is Psychzzz.... matt85 was the one sitting next to you when hearing the ninja propaganda

glad to meet you all as well

This post has been edited by keii-kun: Mar 30 2009, 06:14 AM

well if you are going to tsukiji, do go there early. was there this morning. nike sneakers ok desu. slippers gonna get your feet wet later on.
there is two part of tsukiji
1. main central market - like a warehouse
2. dry market - like pasar borong

my recommendation :
there's a lot of sushi shop...walk around first until u found the one u like

tsukiji sushi sen (got 2 shop)
- went the first outside tsukiji wholesale market
- many foreigners
- english menu available
- price is a tad higher
- recommended menu : lobster salad roll
- amaebi/unagi was not that good.

zanmaisushi (found 2 shop)
- went to this outlet after tsukiji sushi sen
- very good ambience/environment (best)
- english menu available
- price is ok
- recommended menu (anago : sea eel) tasted like grilled. had few of this

also do try fried crabmeat wasabi (JPY200) from a stall in the middle of the pasar borong (outside)

your legs problem, be careful in using yoko yoko. i've used here before and somehow my skin got counter reaction/rashes. that's why this time brought salonpas, cosmopas and menzza hot ointment.

wei matt, i'm up for drinks... no problem.

just got back from minami machida+shibuya+ueno yamashiroya

psychzz, i can join but drink only ler... no food taken hahahaha

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Added on March 30, 2009, 8:24 pmjoshikosei? i went around minami machida....takusan arundesuyo...

as for asakusa, there is one shop @ nakamise dori who did not charge the 5% consumption tax.
i bought one set ordered by my colleague (cotton yukata+hard obi+tatami geta = all JPY4000)

as usual, my daily updates



ijou desu!

This post has been edited by keii-kun: Mar 30 2009, 08:24 PM

late eh? still unable to adjust to wake up time kah... the tour guide is japanese volunteer or ??

hahahhaa minna lost ye....bawakla map hahaahahah...

e-jump. you need to properly plan on your trip around. if not will left with hurt legs and hungry stomach. Psychzz suggestion for jayhan & matt to team up is not a bad idea yo!

we are packing up to catch 9am bus to kusatsu....no internet for today..

just got back from kusatsu...drenched wet (even with umbrella) since walking from ueno to inaricho...

ejump, 20k/yen? i'm only at 9k yen and still have 3 days to go.... messed up the budget by paying nikko trip n kusatsu trip by cash.
nampaknye kurejittu cardo yoroshii desuka laa.... if there is no choice, might need to do cash advance i guess (5% charge ouch!)

anyway, updates on kusatsu trip coming up after eat and shawa...

it was snowing in kusatsu!

jayhan,
any pics of the two hawt OL ?

anyway, omatase shimashita! my updates for the past 2 days trip. a lot of pics but not gonna link them here, feel free to view them

HERE!



had two rotenburo onsen bath, both with snow falling down and ofuro with onsen water at ichikawa ryokan.
overall, it was worth the 4hrs bus journey (very comfortable bus) and worth the experience. too bad that Mt Shirane is closed until 22nd april, if not could have gone for gondola ride.

e-jump, hakone day trip is do-able. do go and experience it. worth every single 100yen

thanks!
aiya....no pictures. zannen deshita

i think next gathering should be at onsen or public bath hahahahhahaha

hahahhaa....bonzaimy can come to japan like every month

PsyCHZZZ
hahaha planning eh.....can can...we'll see about that....

This post has been edited by keii-kun: Apr 2 2009, 07:32 AM

hi guys...was out the whole day for ueno zoo, kimuraya's melon pan ginza, short trip to sony building and went to akiba to scavenge a last minute search on a certain tamiya tank model and gundam. got the tamiya cheaper than yamashiroya, but still unable to find this specific gundam

Gundam Deathscythe battle scarred

maybe should try to squeeze sometime to go to Nakano broadway, but i doubt they would have it since the guy in Yamashiroya mentioned that this model was not sold in Japan (wtf??). means have to get it via ebay then...

ueno zoo was very interesting, very crowded but the ambience was good.

jayhan/matt, you guys went to hakone? went to Tenzan rotenburo? rugi la tak pergi....
glad to hear that you guys got the clear Mt Fuji and had good time. Hopefully you guys was able to go through all the course (cable car , boat ride, etc2)

hahahahaha... watashi no gambar today malas nak update

esok i'm also going to odaiba....and maybe some last minute shopping..

card ah? hm...save it for the last resort situation

tanoshii, tomorrow i'm really not sure whether can make it to malaychan or not lah...since still unsure what time would complete odaiba....furthermore, a friend from yokohama is planning to meet us, but yet to confirm. anything, i'll just give you a call tomorrow noon...

This post has been edited by keii-kun: Apr 2 2009, 11:47 PM

hi guys,

just got back from odaiba+meet up with wife's friend in ginza. sorry was not able to join you guys at malaychan.
hope you guys had a good time there...

abg tanoshii sorrylah ye tak call or anything. mintak ampun yer tak bawak your phone number

now packing up stuff for tomorrow's return flight...damn too much stuff, seemed not fitable in luggage agagaagaga

This post has been edited by keii-kun: Apr 3 2009, 10:09 PM