those who can shop in ginza has definately got to be real stuff lar... a few of my tour group even bought new LV bags... costing a handsome 120K-150K yen... not me thought.....

This is the Ginza i saw


the OLs


our Malaysian favourite in Shinjuku @RM110-140

i stayed at Tokyo Dome Hotel arranged by tour package. Btw why ur flight took so long ar? U plane propeller one ar... hahahah my flight to from narita to KL only took 7hrs+ but urs 9hr?

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Added on October 12, 2008, 6:56 pmArghhhh!!!! anyone here knows where i can find jaga pokkuru in Malaysia??? I only managed to buy 1 packet from Hokkaido. It's the most heavenly stuff i've tried from Japan and only 1 packet. >... besides shiroi koibito.... UV dried scallops.... crusted pistachios... ahhhh just so many good stuff... why dun they sell it in Malaysia... can someone pls import these in

This post has been edited by D-Tourist: Oct 12 2008, 06:56 PM

hahah... the durian sit in first class cabin pi japan kut..

Ski in Hokkaido better... they say the snow there like powder...

Some more photos

famous hokkaido melon also damn expensive at RM60-200 a fruit. Notice the top melon @ 3x the price looks exactly the same as the cheaper version and also same size, so i wonder wats the difference. Tried a ready-cut small slice of the cheaper variatn for 100yen, taste so so much better than our local hami melon. sweet, juicy & smell nice



for c0ok1e who is going to Hokkaido University, here r some pix:-


very nice parks @ Hokkaido Uni @ Sapporo


the campus buildings



Very unique packaging for a milk pudding (BOCCA) need a needle to open



The typical ramen vending machine to place ur order


the cramp but private cubicle for enjoyin the ramen u ordered


the ramen ordered with hard boiled egg, all for 750+100 yen


Tokyo Disneyland 25 Jubilation parade


The throne control panel that u need to familiarize for use when u r visiting Japan for the first time, hehehe


Snow skiing resort @ Yubari, Mount Racey (Hokkaido) minus the snow


This post has been edited by D-Tourist: Oct 14 2008, 10:10 PM

when did u last check...so high ? last mth 29 sep the rate i change was only RM3.27 for 100 yen which means RM1 = 30.6 yen...

now pbbank rate close to RM3.6 to 100yen which is RM1 =27.78

bout 10% appreciation in value

Hahaha.. ... i just came back 2 weeks... and i am missing the Japan liao.. and its lovely titbits

had a plain bowl of vending machine ordered ramen for 750yen + hard boil egg for 100 yen in LaQua ramen shop. So Firedauz, is that the normal price?

anyway... here are some pics

This is a ramen ordering machine... located in Tokyo, LaQua


This is the 750+100 yen ramen +egg = taste very good ...


This is the cramp but strictly private cubicle to haf ur ramen. The waiter serves the ramen from under the red curtain.


And this one is the ramen menu of a shop in Ramen Street in Sapporo, Hokkaido


And this butter corn ramen cost 900 yen (taste very good also)

Hahahaha... just fill ur luggage with loads of cash and bring it over to Japan.... the only thing u need in Japan is lots of cash, coz all ur problems will be solved with the cash. "All problems that money can solve is not a problem" remember that.. hehehhe

so share ur experience in hokkaido wif us

yaya... the best part should be enjoying the rotenburo in the cold open air inside the hot springs...

can imagine winter would be even better ... ehh ur trip not yet snowing meh, still autumn? i tot they say normally hokkaido start snowing in late oct...

This post has been edited by D-Tourist: Nov 6 2008, 12:07 AM

Any nice pix to share of Sounkyo Daisetsuzan National Park?? to bad i my tour did not cover there.

do u speak nihon-go? if not, better follow tour

specially for those going to hokkaido, here are some recommended really nice snacks from hokkaido...

Jaga Pokkuru - it's the best tasting potato sticks... nothing like wat u can get in malaysia, must buy u won't regret it.


Shiroi koibito /White Lover (White chocolate sandwiched in cat tongue biscuit) also very nice especially the black plastic wrapping (white chocolate) - the white wrapping is dark chocolate inside. But dark chocolate version is not as perfect combination as the white chocolate version.


These UV dried seasoned scallops gives u a good chewing & mouth exercise and it tastes very good also. It think this is umami taste... ? perfect combination of savioury & sweetness.


Most of u would think this are wasabi nuts.. but it is not. This are crusted pistachios. Excellent tv snacks also.


Hori Melon Jelly captures the best taste of Yubari melon. Another Hokkaido specialty.


Chocolate wif strawberry like wafer biscuit. The biscuit taste really like real strawberries.


So if anyone going to hokkaido, don't miss out these great snacks... Enjoyed every morsels of it myself hehehe
Regret didn't buy more of them..

But beware these snacks can make a big dent in ur wallet but they are worth every yen of it. =)

And if any of u is kind enough, I dun mind if someone buy some back for me in gratitude for my nice recommendation kekeke

This post has been edited by D-Tourist: Nov 8 2008, 08:45 PM

royce chocs got so many types.. which one... the ones i tried was good quality choc but nevertheless still just another normal good chocs...


the brown box one.. i haf not tried.. hopefully it like wat u said..

anyway there is this melon shape choc which is unique and taste melonny also


the hokkaido shaped melon choc lollipop taste good also as it has 5% melon juice, better than the above




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Its not wasabi ones... just salty crusted pistachios...

Hmmm... u manage to take pic of the pachinko shop... i tot gambling centre cannot take pic i dare not take pix.... hhehehe afterwards the yakuza come after me...
Btw is it one of the pachinko shops in Tanukikoji? ....

u sure or not.. i tot hanami is apr and early may???

U can goto Shinjuku.. its cheaper there here they are only for 3500-4000yen..

but i think it looks slightly smaller than urs

This post has been edited by D-Tourist: Nov 21 2008, 11:03 PM

aiyoo.. so tempting.... leh