There's something I think I should clarify before I start this entry!
Mochi is a personal friend of my bestie and me...
Not through any agency or homestay website.
Cos I had some comments on the previous post asking about that!
:)
Anyway, after lunch at Chinatown on Day 6, we went to the Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse!
Which was also apparently within walking distance.
Mochi is a personal friend of my bestie and me...
Not through any agency or homestay website.
Cos I had some comments on the previous post asking about that!
:)
Anyway, after lunch at Chinatown on Day 6, we went to the Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse!
Which was also apparently within walking distance.
Hahah.
There was some eco festival going on which made the area was really crowded!
Like what I mentioned,
we're really lucky to have chanced upon so many festivals and special occasions during our stay in Japan.
:)
A pudgy looking sausage dog!
Japanese people seem to be fans of this breed..
7/10 dogs I spotted on the street are sausage dogs!
They're cute though they look kinda clumsy while walking because their tummies are so near to the ground.
Hahaha.
Rustic looking building.
Love the red bricks!
It's not an actual warehouse..
They actually have shops inside selling pretty interesting things!
So we spent a couple of hours exploring the inside.
HAHAHAHAHA.
We made them do this.
We were supposed to head to the Sky Garden Plaza after the warehouse...
But we got distracted by something on the way!
An amusement park!!!!
Hahahaha and then we spontaneously got our "tour guides" to bring us there.
Someone's scared of heights.
Hahahah.
You'll never in a million years guess what the guys brought us to do next...
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
We went to take neoprints.
LOL.
Super cool to do this with them because for once,
we didn't need to guess what the Japanese wordings mean!
Hahaha.
The guys turned out weird in the neoprints though..
The machine has this ability to magnify the eyes and urm perform whitening effects.
So they turned out looking girly.
And then...
Haunted house which I wasn't too fond of.
Hahahaha.
So...
We finally reached the Landmark Tower Sky Garden!
:)
We took the world's 2nd fastest elevator to the 69th storey!
And it only took 40 seconds!
There's a 360 deg observation deck which is the highest in the whole of Japan.
We ended our day trip around evening time and headed back to Zushi!
Mochi's dad drove us all out to a neighbouring city, Yokosuka for conveyor belt sushi.
It was pretty crowded so we had to wait for around 30 minutes...
But good food's always worth the wait!
Mochi's dad, Kotaro, and Mochi's mum!
This is....
Raw horse meat.
Which I didn't eat of course.
The yummiest BBQ unagi sushi!!!!!!
And the yummiest chawanmushi ever!
Crab miso soup which was heavenly too!
And gulps...
Baby sardines sushi which I didn't really fancy.
But it was quite a fun experience, eating sushi with Mochi's family!
They would urge us to try the more 'exotic' sashimi and laugh if we crinkle our faces up after tasting.
HAHA.
Back at Mochi's house,
where we had these pretty cakes for dessert!
And here Mochi's jovial grandparents make an appearance on my blog!
They're so adorable!
Everyone choosing their cakes.
And they let us choose first because we're the guests!
:)
And because it was our last night staying with them,
we gave thanks to each of the family members and thanked them for having us!
They were really gracious hosts and I hope that they'll come to Singapore one day so that we can return the kindness.
Also, if you ever get a chance to do homestay with a Japanese family,
bring some gifts from your country for them!
I didn't know of this culture so I didn't prepare anything,
lucky my bestie did!
I think we'll be sending a box of food and other gifts over to them soon to make up for it.
We woke up really early in the morning to pack our luggages because we had to leave with Mochi who had internship!
And it was a good thing because we caught the solar eclipse!
It was said to be the first solar eclipse in Japan ever since 1839 so everyone was really hyped up about it.
Me and bestie caught sight of it as well because Mochi's house had solar sunglasses!
It's actually not visible to the naked eye,
no wonder all the electronic shops were selling the solar sunglasses when we were roaming around in Tokyo for our first few days.
Check out our bloated faces in the morning!
It was pretty sad having to say our goodbyes...
Kotaro and grandparents were waving goodbye to us until the car went out of sight.
I really hope to see them soon again!
My first Japanese friend and the host who took extremely good care of us!
He also insisted on helping us with our luggages and took the train with us to our station despite having to rush to work.
Thank you Mochi!
:)
And then me and bestie went back to Harajuku because we didn't manage a trip to Meiji-shrine previously...
Small wooden plates which you can write your wishes/prayers on,
and they'll come true!
:)
Some interesting ones I found!
And then...
It was back to consumerism!
SHOP. SHOP. SHOP.
AND MORE SHOPPING!
Caught a beautiful sunset at Harajuku!
:)
I'll finish up my Japan trip in my next travelogue post...
But then I'm kinda reluctant to wrap things up because blogging about it meant reliving the memories in Japan for me.
OHHHHH AND RANDOM THING!
Me and Sissy attempted to make macarons today and it was a semi success!
Hehehe.
Here's a picture of it!
Obviously it does not look as good in real life,
Instagram makes everything look good!
Pretty pink macarons!
Rose flavoured shells with rose flavoured buttercream filling!
Not perfect yet,
so allow me to get more attempts at it before I share the recipe and tips!
:)
So excited for the weekend!
Bye for now!
Will blog again soon!
Japanese people seem to be fans of this breed..
7/10 dogs I spotted on the street are sausage dogs!
They're cute though they look kinda clumsy while walking because their tummies are so near to the ground.
Hahaha.
Rustic looking building.
Love the red bricks!
It's not an actual warehouse..
They actually have shops inside selling pretty interesting things!
So we spent a couple of hours exploring the inside.
HAHAHAHAHA.
We made them do this.
We were supposed to head to the Sky Garden Plaza after the warehouse...
But we got distracted by something on the way!
An amusement park!!!!
Hahahaha and then we spontaneously got our "tour guides" to bring us there.
Someone's scared of heights.
Hahahah.
You'll never in a million years guess what the guys brought us to do next...
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
We went to take neoprints.
LOL.
Super cool to do this with them because for once,
we didn't need to guess what the Japanese wordings mean!
Hahaha.
The guys turned out weird in the neoprints though..
The machine has this ability to magnify the eyes and urm perform whitening effects.
So they turned out looking girly.
And then...
Haunted house which I wasn't too fond of.
Hahahaha.
So...
We finally reached the Landmark Tower Sky Garden!
:)
We took the world's 2nd fastest elevator to the 69th storey!
And it only took 40 seconds!
There's a 360 deg observation deck which is the highest in the whole of Japan.
We ended our day trip around evening time and headed back to Zushi!
Mochi's dad drove us all out to a neighbouring city, Yokosuka for conveyor belt sushi.
It was pretty crowded so we had to wait for around 30 minutes...
But good food's always worth the wait!
Mochi's dad, Kotaro, and Mochi's mum!
This is....
Raw horse meat.
Which I didn't eat of course.
The yummiest BBQ unagi sushi!!!!!!
And the yummiest chawanmushi ever!
Crab miso soup which was heavenly too!
And gulps...
Baby sardines sushi which I didn't really fancy.
But it was quite a fun experience, eating sushi with Mochi's family!
They would urge us to try the more 'exotic' sashimi and laugh if we crinkle our faces up after tasting.
HAHA.
Back at Mochi's house,
where we had these pretty cakes for dessert!
And here Mochi's jovial grandparents make an appearance on my blog!
They're so adorable!
Everyone choosing their cakes.And they let us choose first because we're the guests!
:)
And because it was our last night staying with them,
we gave thanks to each of the family members and thanked them for having us!
They were really gracious hosts and I hope that they'll come to Singapore one day so that we can return the kindness.
Also, if you ever get a chance to do homestay with a Japanese family,
bring some gifts from your country for them!
I didn't know of this culture so I didn't prepare anything,
lucky my bestie did!
I think we'll be sending a box of food and other gifts over to them soon to make up for it.
We woke up really early in the morning to pack our luggages because we had to leave with Mochi who had internship!
And it was a good thing because we caught the solar eclipse!
It was said to be the first solar eclipse in Japan ever since 1839 so everyone was really hyped up about it.
Me and bestie caught sight of it as well because Mochi's house had solar sunglasses!
It's actually not visible to the naked eye,
no wonder all the electronic shops were selling the solar sunglasses when we were roaming around in Tokyo for our first few days.
Check out our bloated faces in the morning!
It was pretty sad having to say our goodbyes...
Kotaro and grandparents were waving goodbye to us until the car went out of sight.
I really hope to see them soon again!
My first Japanese friend and the host who took extremely good care of us!
He also insisted on helping us with our luggages and took the train with us to our station despite having to rush to work.
Thank you Mochi!
:)
And then me and bestie went back to Harajuku because we didn't manage a trip to Meiji-shrine previously...
Small wooden plates which you can write your wishes/prayers on,
and they'll come true!
:)
Some interesting ones I found!
And then...
It was back to consumerism!
SHOP. SHOP. SHOP.
AND MORE SHOPPING!
Caught a beautiful sunset at Harajuku!
:)
I'll finish up my Japan trip in my next travelogue post...
But then I'm kinda reluctant to wrap things up because blogging about it meant reliving the memories in Japan for me.
OHHHHH AND RANDOM THING!
Me and Sissy attempted to make macarons today and it was a semi success!
Hehehe.
Here's a picture of it!
Obviously it does not look as good in real life,
Instagram makes everything look good!
Pretty pink macarons!
Rose flavoured shells with rose flavoured buttercream filling!
Not perfect yet,
so allow me to get more attempts at it before I share the recipe and tips!
:)
So excited for the weekend!
Bye for now!
Will blog again soon!
