We have been talking about visting Japan since our secondary school days, after 10 over years, we finally get to go together :)
At the Departure Hall
We started to plan for this trip around late June.
Got our F&E package from SA Tours at ~S$1.5k/pax (inclusive of taxes)
We plan a whole list of shopping, in the end we missed a few spots, 5 days are simply too short to tour/shop in Tokyo! hahaa
Surely, I'LL BE BACK... hehehee
All in all I spent close to S$5k
F&E package - S$1.5k
Jap Yen - S$1.2K
Credit card bill - $2k (OOOPpSs!)
Fly ANA
Stay 4N at Sunshine City Prince Hotel (Ikebukuro)
reviews:
ANA flight - Not bad but stewardess not as pretty as I expected :P
Sunshine City Prince - very small, and very long walk from Ikebukuro Station ~20mins
(I wont go to this hotel again, but the area is great, lotsa shopping)
Itinery
- Ikebukuro (reach ~9am drizzling)
Great place to shop!! My hotel is in this area. But things are EX, the sale items are priced ~ same as Sgp. So imagine those non-Sale items ..phew
Part 2, hahaa jess finally found her ideal D&D costume at Asakusa, I helped her to wear it and like tat we went shop & dine in Ikebukuro. No one see her as a weirdo like the Singaporeans will do here, rather, they appreciate and praised her for looking handsome. Hahaa..
- Harajuku
Got my Fancl and Burberry Blue Label here
- Shibuya
Like Ikebukuro but trendier clothing there
Din take much pics here coz was busy walking walking
- DisneyLand
Fun but went during Summer (36deg), super HOT!HOT!HOT! and the queues are damn long (~50mins)
- Kamiyacho
Tokyo Tower
Beautiful night scene :) We can see the Ferris Wheel and Rainbow Bridge rather clearly, so we think we can give Odaiba a miss due to the tight schedule.
- Ueno
Got my scallops there and another Blue label at Matsuzakaya hahaha
I would expect Ueno to be open quite early, we reached there around 8am+ but it's a dead street, so proceed to Mac for breakfast. Around 10am+, then the shops are ready.
- Asakusa
Traditional stuffs & good food, got the lil Jap costume there for my lil Rayden
Got a "Da Ji" draw from the temple :)
- Akihabara
Electrical stuffs which I am not keen but i went to the Adult Shop there.. i Wow Wow Wow... LOLx
- Odaiba (Missed)
Decided not to go since we saw the Ferris Wheel and the Rainbow Bridge from Tokyo Tower. So decide to shop at Ikebukuro instead.
- Tsukiji/Ginza
Need to get our return limo bus tickets from Hotel receiption, so we stayed until 8am in hotel to get them. We missed the peak hours at the market. :(
Saw big fishes, all the seafood etc
Ginza, personally I don fancy this place.
- Roppongi
Need to get Hard Rock Tshirt for Hubby, so went there... long walk, coz we exit from Hiro Station instead of Roppongi Station, and 1 western lady "advised" us to walk since we are at Hiro then to reverse and take train to Roppongi. Given a chance again, I will DEFINITELY reversed and take train to Roppongi Station.
But Ok la, on the way from Hiro to Roppongi we discovered Dorameon shop and Louis Vuitton.And yup, there's a Singapura resturant, on the menu, our famous Hainanese chicken rice, claypot etc..
After the 1hr walk, finally arrived HardROck Cafe, after the shopping, juz grab our lunch from the nearby Ramen shop.
- Gotanda
To Akachan Hopon! Free shuttle bus from station to there. Great shopping place for the kiddo....so cute!
- Shinjuku
Coz have been wearing high heels (to look good.. haa) my foots almost cant make it. So suggested my fren to went along to Shijuku while i headed back to Hotel to rest a while then shop at Ikebukuro ... Wise choice for me i would say..ehehee
Great choice for my fren too, coz she get to see her Jap Idol performing LIVE at Shinjuku (080808)
Checkout and took limo bus to Narita Airport. On the way a recap of several venues.
Did not feel so bad about missing Odaiba after all .. Hahaha
Saw Tokyo Tower, DisneyLand Hotel, Fuji TV Headquarter, Rainbow Bridge, Ferris Wheel.
Back to Sgp!
How i missed my precious Rayden and Hubby!
Hehehee...
In the next few months i gotta scrimp and save after tat big hole .. hahaha
Hope I wotn faint when i see my credit card bill mth end.
