Japan (Day 6) – Sanrio Puroland & Takahatafudo

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(Note: There are 50 photographs in this post. Loading may take a while.) Caution to guys: Cute overload ahead! If you wish to skip the ensuing kawaii-ness in entirety, scroll all the way down for some nice photos of a Buddhist temple. On this day, I paid... Read more →

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Veron Ang is the founder and chief editor of Sparklette. She lives in Singapore and has dined and traveled across the world. She also runs Sparklette Studio, a web design and development firm. If you'd like to connect with her, head on over to the contact page or follow her personal updates on Twitter: @VeronSG.

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Veron
August 31

Sure! The pictures may be a little small to be used as wallpaper though.
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Ladymocha
September 2

Hi there yor posts are really lovely. It makes me really really wanna go to Japan.
So did you book a tour package by an agent or you just planned ur itenararies by yoursel?
Ohhh I wanna go …..i wanna go especially on Sanrioland.
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Veron
September 3

I never believed in going on tours organised by tour agents. We got our air tickets through a travel agent so that it would be cheaper. As for accommodation, we booked it over the Internet prior to our trip. We planned our itinerary after doing some research on our own.
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Tanja
September 22

I love your writing style, very informative and helpful. If I ever visit Japan I shall know more than nothing. I was in Paris, and I didn’t know that there is Eifel tower duplicate in Tokyo.
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Veron
September 22

Thank you so much! Keep reading!
Tokyo Tower was built based on the design of Eiffel Tower. The resemblance is there, but I wouldn’t exactly call it a duplicate :)
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cat
October 19

Hi, juz chance upon your website today. I must say it’s brought me fond memories of my trip to Japan. The cute penguin in the wall mural is Tuxedo Sam & he’s been around for many yrs…
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chris
October 28

Hello,
Wow, loved all yr good info on yr trip to Japan n gee all those places u visited were marvellous!! esp Puroland which is certainly one i will not miss when it’s my turn to get to Japan, haha!! Tks for yr good effort n time in putting up all the pics n info to share with everyone ;)
take care & GOD bless u!!
chris
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redhia
November 5

golly!! i dont even know that puroland exist..i went to sanrio shop at ginza when i was 11 (im 24 now >.<)..and i could only drooling there..too little money, too many cute items..
please visit hakuhinkan toystore and make a review of it whenever you get another chance to go to ginza..its a 5 stories building filled with TOYS!!! i hope the building is still there XD
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Soeri
January 4

“in shinjuku: a fella named “takashi” (who’s half turkish, half japanese) openly asked if i would sleep with him. the nerve!”
Try visiting Tunisia or sth like that ;D
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ally
February 24

hey there, yes there are men in Tokyo, especially crowded areas like Shibuya where they would accost you on the street and ask if you wanted to make some good money. Mostly it’s for porn biz or to take photos in sleazy magazines. They tend to approach single gals or gals in small groups like 2s or 3s. Just tell them you don’t speak japanese. :)
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Stacy
June 5

luv hellokitty world or town
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Melissa
June 23

oh my gosh i love hello kitty so much, my whole room is hello kitty!
AND I’M EVEN WEARING A HELLO KITTY OUTFIT RIGHT NOW!
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Acton
August 9

Found your site via Hello Kitty Hell. It looks you ween to a Tonkatsu Restaurant and yes that is some sort of clam miso soup. I often gone to a similar restaurant wan I was stationed in Yokosuka.
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- Veron
  August 11
  
  Thanks! It’s the first time I had miso soup with clams in it. Yummy!
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nazz
January 26

omg!!!!!!!!!! i love u ur pictures are JUST AWESOMEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i wud love to go to japan myself one day, but ive heard they dont really, um……….like foreigners? plus i speak zero japanese… but i love their culture and their food and their traditions!!!!!!!!! the country is just BEAUTIFUL!!! wish i cud permanently move there hahaha…
you’d never grow old with all the cuteness!!!! :)
thank uu sooo much for sharing! im having an AMAZING time going thru ur photos!! ^_^
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- Veron
  January 26
  
  Many foreigners work and live in Japan, so I am sure the country welcomes people from many lands. I speak zero Japanese, too, and had a great time anyways. So don’t let that deter you from going there.
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