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 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!
Sanrio Puroland is located in Tama, in the Western part of Tokyo prefecture. It lies outside of Tokyo’s 23 special wards where Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ginza and all the places I had visited over the past few days are. Setting out from Shinjuku by train, I had to commute more than an hour before finally arriving at the Keio Tama Center Station.
The moment I came out from the station, I found myself in the town of cuteness!
Even though Sanrio Puroland was still a distance away, the surrounding area was already decked out in cuteness!
Take this little pink building for instance. It is called Patio and houses cafés and such. It has blue roofs and red and white striped window shades.
Sylvester the Cat and Tweety Bird balancing on an overhead crossbar!
This office building had an interesting sculpture of a very colourful multi-headed creature. Buy Gun Safes for Sale, Gun Lockers, Gun Safes online & Gun Safe accessories at GunSafery.com. Gun Safes – Find large & small gun safes including pistol & handgun vaults from brands like Browning, Liberty. Discover the best Gun Safes & Cabinets in Best Sellers. Find the top 100 most popular gun safes.
Finally I arrived in Sanrio Puroland! *screams* I felt way more excited about it than I did for Tokyo Disneyland!
Aug 31, 2007
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Sure! The pictures may be a little small to be used as wallpaper though.
Sep 2, 2007
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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.
Sep 3, 2007
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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.
Sep 22, 2007
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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.
Sep 22, 2007
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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 :)
Oct 19, 2007
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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…
Oct 28, 2007
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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
Nov 5, 2007
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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
Jan 4, 2009
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“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
Feb 24, 2009
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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. :)
Jun 5, 2009
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luv hellokitty world or town
Jun 23, 2009
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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!
Aug 9, 2009
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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.
Aug 11, 2009
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Thanks! It’s the first time I had miso soup with clams in it. Yummy!
Jan 26, 2010
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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!! ^_^
Jan 26, 2010
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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.
Jun 10, 2010
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I love your blog! You take awesome pics! What kind of camera do you use to take your photos? Love it!
Jun 11, 2010
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For these photos, it’s the Konica Minolta DiMAGE X50. These days I have upgraded to a Canon :) Both are compact digital cameras.
Jun 11, 2010
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Nice!! I noticed all your pics have that bright colour contrast and some have glowing effects. Is that just from the camera or do you use a photo editing program to make them look vibrant? Sorry for the questions, but I own a DSLR and I still can’t seem to get my photos to be as bright coloured. Maybe it could be that Japan just has great lighting everywhere? Thanks for your help!
Sep 7, 2010
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was so much fun to read your puroland post. twas like i was there! :)
Oct 28, 2010
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Hi chance upon yr website while searching for puroland info luv the pics and info ought the chiffon mug is so cute want to get it too which restaurant did u get it from? Keep up the good work!
Aug 23, 2011
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I never know such wonderland exists! Amazing!!!