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and this was the day we left japan. i had successfully gone the entire night with no sleep at all! early in the morning, we allocated ample time to get to tokyo narita airport. but somehow by the time we did get there, we were among the last passengers to check in! both of us ended up sitting separately in lousy center seats [...]

barely two days into our kyoto stay, we were on the road again, heading back to tokyo. over there, we would spend the night and catch the flight back to singapore the following morning. it’s funny how time flies when you’re having fun! i wish i had a whole month in japan! [...]

xanthe and i spent the entire day visiting the sights in the charming city of kyoto. we had written out a list of places that we wanted to check out, consisting of both the modern and the historic. as kyoto station was just a few minutes’ walk from our hotel, that was our first stop [...]

this was the last full day i had in tokyo. the following morning i would be leaving for kyoto! so, armed with beni’s pro semi-SLR camera, we spent the day doing some final sightseeing. our first stop was marunouchi, an area marked by tall skyscrapers. this is the commercial district of tokyo, home to the headquarters of the three largest banks in japan [...]

this was the last full day i had in tokyo. the following morning i would be leaving for kyoto! so, armed with beni’s pro semi-SLR camera, we spent the day doing some final sightseeing. our first stop was marunouchi, an area marked by tall skyscrapers. this is the commercial district of tokyo, home to the headquarters of the three largest banks in japan [...]

on this day, i paid a visit to sanrio puroland — home of hello kitty and all things cute! if someone was to designate a kingdom of cuteness, this would be it! i had been looking forward to visiting this indoor theme park even before coming to japan! [...]

this was the first (of 2 days) in japan that i got to do some solo traveling! the excitement and exhilaration that stem from facing an utterly foreign city alone is something i haven’t experienced in a long time. as much as i love spending time with my friends, there would never come a day when i would stop craving for the freedom in going solo [...]

it was only day 4 in japan. and already, i was craving for pasta! at noon, we were in an area someplace near shibuya when an unusual rocket-shaped glass building caught our attention. we spotted the little italy flag from afar through the glass and realised it was an italian restaurant! what luck! [...]

it’s day 3 in tokyo and we’re ready to do some serious… shopping! there’s no better place to do this than trendy shibuya. besides shopping malls and departmental stores, the walkways and alleys here are packed with numerous fashion shops. you can practically shop ’til you drop [...]

xanthe and i had never been to disneyland in our lives. now that we were in tokyo, we knew we just HAD to go there! to me this is one of those must-visit places before i die! we woke up early in the morning and made our way to shinjuku station. over there we lost our way for a little bit before eventually boarding the correct bus to disneyland! [...]