I went to Japan(Osaka-shi)
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agatha_inooYASSSSSSSS, I ACTUALLY WENT TO JAPAN. FINALLY.
Last December 18-24, my family and I went to Japan for a vacation and to meet my cousin who was there as an exchange student. Well, this post is just like a journal entry so you may just skip this but if you wanna know my experience, read on my dear.
Our flight to Japan was early in the morning and we got to Kansai airport at around 5 am. I was thinking that it'll be dark and I wouldn't be able to see anything that early. I forgot it was the land of the rising sun.Ohh and did I mention, I saw Yuto in the airplane, well, kinda. His partner from bokugoha was the cover of the inflight magazine and of course there was a photo of them from bokugoha hahahahahaha.
From the airport, we took the train to Shin imamiya station since our place to stay was there. Man, I know it's not my first time to see trains and such, but man, how do you even get lost in a station? The train stations were connected to the airport, you just need to know which line to get on, IF YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHICH IS WHICH. Basing from that statement, you would know our experience. We took 2 train transfers until we ended up in train headed for Shin imamiya. We just sat there for around an hour and enjoyed the places the train went past. I was thinking, "ahhhh, anime is real." The houses looked all the same. My dad even said that they didn't even change(he worked in Japan before and after 22 years, he came back).
(multiple platforms.CRAZY.)
When we got off the train, it was another adventure trying to look for the exit. Idk if it was just because we were newbies that we had a hard time, or it's really because the design of the train station is so complicated. We had to elevator 2 floors and turn idk how many times to get out. Then, since it was morning, I was starving(we took a budget airline so the food isn't part of the airfare). The first thing I saw was Family Mart and so we got fueled there. As I was looking around, I got to the magazine section, and viola! Arashi everywhere.
Then of course, we started walking to our hotel. It's a hostel actually. It's just beside the Dobutsuen-mae subway station. After we drop off our stuff, we went straight walking. Again. we went to Shinsekai and I found lots of capsule toys hahahaha love them. And the Tennoji Zoo is just right beside it(that's why the subway station near us is named dobutsuen-mae). Then there was a duty-free store that sells Arashi chocolates and erasers hahahaha. Of course, I didn't buy anything. It's expensive there.
(who's that in the picture??? LMAO)
Then, my cousin came(she took a flight from Narita to Kansai and omg she brought with her the magazines she bought for me. I'll share you guys the scans when I finish editing it) and this time, we took the Jr Nankai line and went to Namba. We ate there again(dinner this time. We didn't skip lunch but it wasn't important in the story hahahaha). THAT WAS LIKE THE ONLY PROPER MEAL WE HAND WHEN WE STAYED IN JAPAN. I SWEAR. We've been living off with convenience store food. And they were actually pretty good.
(I forgot what this is called, but it's delicious, I swear.)
So, we also ate takoyaki. Man, it was too hard to communicate hahahaha. But yeah, it's good. Then, we went back inside the train station because it's also a mall. It has Takashimaya(a big big big department store). AND OMG I SAW A MUSIC STORE AND OF COURSE I RUSHED IN, TRYING TO FIND HSJ CD'S. There was a whole row dedicated to Johnny's artists and 2 sections are for hsj. IT HAD AN ASU E NO YELL LE, BUT WHAT I WANTED WAS THE WEEKENDER, so I didn't buy it. Then, i tried to look for gml, but it's sold out. There was even a mini shrine(as what I call it) near the entrance hahahaha(I swear I died a little when I saw it. I just wanna roll on the floor or something.).
(those are just dummy copies)
Then yeah, we went home already. My cousin wanted us to have karaoke, but it was late already so we decided to do it the next day.
For the second day, we headed for USJ. We love Harry Potter so much ahahaha(actually, my mom does).
Our whole day was dedicated to usj. Do you know why? Because you have to queue up in the Forbidden journey ride for 2 hours. IKR! IT'S INSANE. But the ride was really amazing, that's why people still waste time for it. IT WAS SO HEART POUNDING, I WANNA DO IT AGAIN. But omg, I love it there. Hogwarts is realllllllllll. If only I had the money, I really would've bought a wand.
Everything is just eye candy. It's really a place for you to enjoy and not think about stressful stuff. Everyone is smiling and screaming(form the fying dinosaur ride). And the Spider man ride is cool as well. A different experience from the forbidden journey, but it was awesome in its own way. We also did the walking tour for Backdraft. I found it boring, at the start. But when it was almost the end, DANG. We thought we were gonna fall. Then I remembered, 'ahhh, it's a studio tour'.
We didn't actually get to go to the other attractions since we came there a bit late. DON'T WORRY, I'LL BE BACK TO ENJOY THE REST.
Ohh and when we got out of USJ, there was Jump store(hehehehe, as in Shonen JUMP) AND i JUST DIED A LITTLE AGAIN. ALL THE MERCH THAT I COULDN'T BUY. MY HEART WAS CRYING IN PAIN AS I LEFT THE STORE.
Then, for the third day, we went to Osaka castle.
We took the subway for this and when we got to the park, there was actually a mini train to take you to the castle. We didn't take it and decided to walk. Again. Man, it was a long walk. We didn't know it was that far. But it was worth the effort. Everything is so natury hahahahaha.
(hello dear cousin)
OMG, there was a school tour when we went there and I was wearing almost the same clothes as the kids and I almost got caught up in their line. I could've blended in well. It's nice and cold there. It feels really royal around the area. We didn't go inside anymore, but you can tell that it was one of Japan's treasured jewels. A really majestic experience.
(me, featuring my pink ribbon)
Then after that, we went to Tennoji again hahaha, this time, for the karaoke. Guess what, I saw Yuto again, ish. Through the Television hahahaha. Bokugohan at it again.
Later at night, my cousin went back to Ibaraki(she still have school stuff to fix). As for us, we fixed our stuff because we're going to Tokyo the next day.
Will continue this escapade in my next update which is probably just a few hours from now hahahahaha.
(I'm telling you, convenience store food are really good)
P.S. I have "to fangirl" stories here(mostly because of yuto)
Last December 18-24, my family and I went to Japan for a vacation and to meet my cousin who was there as an exchange student. Well, this post is just like a journal entry so you may just skip this but if you wanna know my experience, read on my dear.
Our flight to Japan was early in the morning and we got to Kansai airport at around 5 am. I was thinking that it'll be dark and I wouldn't be able to see anything that early. I forgot it was the land of the rising sun.Ohh and did I mention, I saw Yuto in the airplane, well, kinda. His partner from bokugoha was the cover of the inflight magazine and of course there was a photo of them from bokugoha hahahahahaha.
From the airport, we took the train to Shin imamiya station since our place to stay was there. Man, I know it's not my first time to see trains and such, but man, how do you even get lost in a station? The train stations were connected to the airport, you just need to know which line to get on, IF YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHICH IS WHICH. Basing from that statement, you would know our experience. We took 2 train transfers until we ended up in train headed for Shin imamiya. We just sat there for around an hour and enjoyed the places the train went past. I was thinking, "ahhhh, anime is real." The houses looked all the same. My dad even said that they didn't even change(he worked in Japan before and after 22 years, he came back).
(multiple platforms.CRAZY.)
When we got off the train, it was another adventure trying to look for the exit. Idk if it was just because we were newbies that we had a hard time, or it's really because the design of the train station is so complicated. We had to elevator 2 floors and turn idk how many times to get out. Then, since it was morning, I was starving(we took a budget airline so the food isn't part of the airfare). The first thing I saw was Family Mart and so we got fueled there. As I was looking around, I got to the magazine section, and viola! Arashi everywhere.
Then of course, we started walking to our hotel. It's a hostel actually. It's just beside the Dobutsuen-mae subway station. After we drop off our stuff, we went straight walking. Again. we went to Shinsekai and I found lots of capsule toys hahahaha love them. And the Tennoji Zoo is just right beside it(that's why the subway station near us is named dobutsuen-mae). Then there was a duty-free store that sells Arashi chocolates and erasers hahahaha. Of course, I didn't buy anything. It's expensive there.
(who's that in the picture??? LMAO)
Then, my cousin came(she took a flight from Narita to Kansai and omg she brought with her the magazines she bought for me. I'll share you guys the scans when I finish editing it) and this time, we took the Jr Nankai line and went to Namba. We ate there again(dinner this time. We didn't skip lunch but it wasn't important in the story hahahaha). THAT WAS LIKE THE ONLY PROPER MEAL WE HAND WHEN WE STAYED IN JAPAN. I SWEAR. We've been living off with convenience store food. And they were actually pretty good.
(I forgot what this is called, but it's delicious, I swear.)
So, we also ate takoyaki. Man, it was too hard to communicate hahahaha. But yeah, it's good. Then, we went back inside the train station because it's also a mall. It has Takashimaya(a big big big department store). AND OMG I SAW A MUSIC STORE AND OF COURSE I RUSHED IN, TRYING TO FIND HSJ CD'S. There was a whole row dedicated to Johnny's artists and 2 sections are for hsj. IT HAD AN ASU E NO YELL LE, BUT WHAT I WANTED WAS THE WEEKENDER, so I didn't buy it. Then, i tried to look for gml, but it's sold out. There was even a mini shrine(as what I call it) near the entrance hahahaha(I swear I died a little when I saw it. I just wanna roll on the floor or something.).
(those are just dummy copies)
Then yeah, we went home already. My cousin wanted us to have karaoke, but it was late already so we decided to do it the next day.
For the second day, we headed for USJ. We love Harry Potter so much ahahaha(actually, my mom does).
Our whole day was dedicated to usj. Do you know why? Because you have to queue up in the Forbidden journey ride for 2 hours. IKR! IT'S INSANE. But the ride was really amazing, that's why people still waste time for it. IT WAS SO HEART POUNDING, I WANNA DO IT AGAIN. But omg, I love it there. Hogwarts is realllllllllll. If only I had the money, I really would've bought a wand.
Everything is just eye candy. It's really a place for you to enjoy and not think about stressful stuff. Everyone is smiling and screaming(form the fying dinosaur ride). And the Spider man ride is cool as well. A different experience from the forbidden journey, but it was awesome in its own way. We also did the walking tour for Backdraft. I found it boring, at the start. But when it was almost the end, DANG. We thought we were gonna fall. Then I remembered, 'ahhh, it's a studio tour'.
We didn't actually get to go to the other attractions since we came there a bit late. DON'T WORRY, I'LL BE BACK TO ENJOY THE REST.
Ohh and when we got out of USJ, there was Jump store(hehehehe, as in Shonen JUMP) AND i JUST DIED A LITTLE AGAIN. ALL THE MERCH THAT I COULDN'T BUY. MY HEART WAS CRYING IN PAIN AS I LEFT THE STORE.
Then, for the third day, we went to Osaka castle.
We took the subway for this and when we got to the park, there was actually a mini train to take you to the castle. We didn't take it and decided to walk. Again. Man, it was a long walk. We didn't know it was that far. But it was worth the effort. Everything is so natury hahahahaha.
(hello dear cousin)
OMG, there was a school tour when we went there and I was wearing almost the same clothes as the kids and I almost got caught up in their line. I could've blended in well. It's nice and cold there. It feels really royal around the area. We didn't go inside anymore, but you can tell that it was one of Japan's treasured jewels. A really majestic experience.
(me, featuring my pink ribbon)
Then after that, we went to Tennoji again hahaha, this time, for the karaoke. Guess what, I saw Yuto again, ish. Through the Television hahahaha. Bokugohan at it again.
Later at night, my cousin went back to Ibaraki(she still have school stuff to fix). As for us, we fixed our stuff because we're going to Tokyo the next day.
Will continue this escapade in my next update which is probably just a few hours from now hahahahaha.
(I'm telling you, convenience store food are really good)
P.S. I have "to fangirl" stories here(mostly because of yuto)
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