Shibuya Crossing

At the famous Shibuya Crossing..

Before we went to Japan, I do my own researched about the places to visit and I found out that people have this post in Shibuya Crossing and I told to myself that I should my picture crossing too… just like everyone!

so kahit ang bigat bigat ng maleta, pinanindigan ko talaga yan!

Lahat na yata nong crossing don ay tinawid ko na para lang makakuha ng nice shots!

Medyo nakakapagod pero mabuti na lang at nagawa ko!

Till next time! 

Shopping Time

This is the moment I’ve been waiting for…

The shopping time!

Nawala lahat ng pagod ko… gustong gusto kong maglakad lakad papunta sa mga malls at syempre sa Don Q!

Hindi ako masyadong gumastos nong nasa Osaka kami at kahit nong mga unang araw sa Tokyo kasi gusto ko dito sa shopping day ko lahat ilalabas!

So I started shopping at Don Q!

My goodness… pagdating ko sa 3rd floor, feeling ko ubos na ang pera ko ahhahah!

Nagpunta ba naman kami sa Mega Don Q, so ayon dami kong pinamili na after a month eto madami pa rin chocolates sa ref!

Don’t worry.. hindi ko kinain lahat.. bawal sa akin ang sobrang matamis!

Madami na rin akong pinadala sa Mindanao at pinamigay sa office pero may mga reserves pa si hubby. 

Yang maleta na yan, napuno ko yan sa Don Q lang! Ang bigat bigat na nan!

Hubby also bought a gadget at Labi. Don pala bilihan ng mga electronics and gadgets sa Japan. Sobrang saya don mamili!

Any yeah! I’ll be going back to Japan… siguro to shop na! Mag iipon lang muna ako ng madaming madami!

Odaiba

Hubby wanted to see the Unicorn Gundam so we went to Odaiba.

It was a rainy afternoon, right after our museum tour, we went to see the Gundam.

I was not a fan but of course I wanted to see it also. 

We had our snacks while waiting for the 5pm show. 
Before going back to the hotel, we passed another museum about the old Japanese Time…

It was a great day…

Temple Tour

Our next stopped was the Temple.

I was excited because I never visited a Japanese temple before…

There was this long street before arriving the temple. There were food and souvenirs in the streets but I can’t buy any since we don’t have enough cash anymore. We looked for ATM but we can’t find any. So we just decided to go directly to the temple and meet our group. At the temple

I got a chance to do the Omikuji.. and so amazed with the result. 

I love visiting local temples because that is how I learn about the local culture.

Emperor’s Palace

Our next stop was going to the Emperor’s Palace.

We walked and walked.. it was quite far from where our bus stop..

We finally arrived at the gate of the Palace!After that bridge is the palace.. we walked up to the gate but we are not allowed to go near the gate. It was a bit gloomy that day!The Gate

Since we walked far, we got thirsty… 

Lunch Time

After our tea ceremony, we went to a hotel with a huge garden.

We were headed to this restaurant…

Then they prepared our lunch…

It was grilled meat.. oh it simply made my day! I love grilled meat so much! They cooked it the way I wanted it.

I think we ate a lot… it made me more energized the rest of the trip. Then they served this vanilla ice cream. I had this picture taken while waiting for everyone…

Tea Ceremony

It is my second time to have Tea Ceremony in Japan.

I like it because I got a chance to know their culture and it always amazed me and that is the reason why I love travelling.

So we went inside a hotel and to my surprise we were headed to a wonderful garden.
There is this little hut and we went inside to do the tea ceremony.

At first we were given this little sweet candy.

Then they demonstrated the tea ceremony.

Then they gave us this matcha tea, it was a little bitter and with the sweet candies, the taste seems perfect. 

After the tea ceremony, we were given time to explore the garden…

At merong kinasal… 🙂

The garden was so relaxing… They even have a little lake inside…

Tokyo Tower

We joined a city tour and our first stop is in Tokyo Tower.

The Tower

This time we seated in a front part of the bus because we came in early this time. yay!

But to my dismay, I don’t want to went up to the tower because I am really afraid of heights and I don’t want to ruin my day of going to the tower on our first tour. So, I let hubby went up to the tower while I just stayed in the bus.

Our picture taken together by a tourist too, we were so thankful for him.

I think next time, I will also went up, if my mood is okay. ahahha

Premier Cabin Hotel in Shinjuku

During our stay in Tokyo, we checked in at Premier Cabin Hotel in Shinjuku.

The place was so tiny but I think this is the common hotel rooms in the city.

I just remembered our hotel in New York, it was as tiny as this too. I think big cities have this tiny rooms.

Though it was tiny, but it was clean. All the things I needed was there and  near to everything we needed. The hotel staff were also nice and the breakfast was really good. I started missing the food when I came back home.

The bed was also so soft and comfortable that the moment I went back from our tour, I can sleep immediately.