Started wonderful morning by admiring Mt Fuji from my room..
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| Admiring Mount Fuji from my room |
Started our tour from Edo Period. First destination - Asakusa Kannon Temple (aka Sensoji Temple).
Early in the morning of March 18, 628, when the capital of Japan was
Asuka (present-day Nara Prefecture), two fishermen, Hinokuma Hamanari
and his brother Takenari, were fishing in the Sumida River. Suddenly
sensing something, they pulled up their net to find a statue of
Bodhisattva Kannon. When Haji no Nakatomo, village headman of Asakusa,
heard about this, he immediately realized that the object was a statue
of the important Buddhist deity Bodhisattva Kannon. Taking vows as a
Buddhist priest and remaking his home into a temple, he spent the rest
of his life in devotion to Bodhisattva Kannon.
In 645, renowned Buddhist priest Shokai Shonin built Kannondo Hall upon visiting the Asakusa district during his travels. Following a revelation he received in a dream, Shokai decided that the image should be hidden from human view, and this tradition has remained in place ever since.
In 645, renowned Buddhist priest Shokai Shonin built Kannondo Hall upon visiting the Asakusa district during his travels. Following a revelation he received in a dream, Shokai decided that the image should be hidden from human view, and this tradition has remained in place ever since.
At the entrance to the temple, is the kaminari-mon or “Thunder Gate”.
This monumental Buddhist structure with a giant red paper lantern is a
popular photo opportunity. The lantern is painted in red-and-black tones
suggesting thunderclouds and lightning. Statues of the gods of thunder
and wind sit on either side of the gate.
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| Two black characters with white lining read 'Thunder Gate' (from top to bottom) |
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| Asakusa Nakamise Shopping Street |
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| kimono, yukata... |
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| Folding Fans |
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| Traditional Local Snacks |
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| Umbrellas |
At the street, I managed to capture quite a clear view of Tokyo Sky Tree.
"Tokyo Sky Tree" will appear in the Narihirabashi/Oshiage area of Sumida
Ward, Tokyo in 2012. Boasting a height of 634m, the tower will be one
of the world's tallest.
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| Tokyo Sky Tree |
Next we proceed to Ginza, the highest-class shopping area in Japan. At Ginza, there is biggest Burberry Store.
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| Burberry Store in Ginza |
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| Burberry Store @Ginza |
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| Matsuzakaya |
The Ginza store of the Nagoya based Matsuzakaya department store chain offers goods and services on
ten floors. Matsuzakaya has a history that reaches back to the year
1611.
Next shopping area - Shinjuku.
Shinjuku (新宿) is one of the 23 city wards of Tokyo, but the name commonly refers to just the large entertainment, business and shopping area around Shinjuku Station.
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| @Shinjuku |
Bidding farewell to our bus driver for few days...
We checked in one of the luxury hotel in Tokyo - Keio Plaza Hotel. Located in Shinjuku, in the very heart of the Tokyo metropolis, the Keio
Plaza Hotel Tokyo extends top rated services and facilities, features
that guests come to expect of a world class hotel.
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| Keio Plaza Hotel |
Day 6 (30 Dec 2011): Tokyo Disneyland - Narita
Today will be whole day full of fun with Mickey and Minnie in Tokyo Disneyland!
- Ticket Price (1 day passport) : 6200 yen (~RM247.00)
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| @Tokyo Disneyland |
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| Tokyo Disneyland Parade |
It's a small world ride:
After a whole day of tiring back to dreamland, we took another 1 hour ride to a Japanese BBQ restaurant, which is upstairs of Hanamasa Prospec Discount Supermarket.
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| Posing with Kobe Beef |
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| Marroad International Hotel Narita |
Day 7 (31 Dec 2011): Narita - KLIA
Big farewell to Japan as we proceed to the airport for our flight back home....I will come back to Japan for sure! *sob*sob*
Our food in the flight...delicious...yummmy
Big farewell to Japan as we proceed to the airport for our flight back home....I will come back to Japan for sure! *sob*sob*
Our food in the flight...delicious...yummmy
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| Delicious Meiji Ice cream |
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