Radisson Hotel Narita

... control labelled flushing sound -all to help the visit!(See photo)The warm bidet wash is lovely but you need to know where the stop button is!! Well we are now at the airport hotel wondering how Singapore will compare to Japan.We only have 2 nights there so will only get a snapshot. Remember until we get to Perth we only have each other for compay so more comments/news please!!! Sayonara

... all the reserved cars were full for the first half of our trip to Osaka, where we have to changed trains and lines. We were able to reserve for the Osaka to Tokyo portion. So from Yamaguchi to Osaka we sat in one of the unreserved cars, which was good to experience. As it turned out, this was no different than the reserved cars, except that you didn't have your own seat number. The trip was fairly uneventful, and in 2.5 hours we were in Osaka. We had ...

... blankets. Classy. The next day after checking into a hotel next to us for only 1500 a night we went to the Osaka castle. Considering angus and I hadnt eaten a proper meal since we had been at Mamas house about 4 days ago we were starting to get really tired really easy - or maybe it was just the atmosphere of the area. Either way we would simply go from one park bench to another as we reconsidered our purpose of being here. The castle made for some nice photos but being cheap as ...

... Needs must the foreign devils drive and so we made our way to the Welcome Inn office in Ginza. A pair of really sweet ladies speaking excellent English asked us what we were after. A ryokan for that authentic Japanese experience. After all it may be my only opportunity to sample kaiseki. They called 3 different establishments till they found one that had rooms and booked it there and then. Done and dusted. The Welcome Inn also covers ...

... I remembered the delicious food Hideko had shown me and longed for some Japanese-style tofu, be it fried or soft, with ginger and radish. Getting to Fuji-Yoshida, the town closest to Fuji was no problem. Finding my hostel, on the other hand was a nightmare! I walked around for two hours until a kind-hearted Japanese man of about my age offered to drive me there. I wasn't about to say no, especially as the back of his car had his younger ...

... Station). We decided that we should walk along the main street instead of using the walking tunnel provided for train commuters to Tokyo Station. After about 10 minutes walking, we reached at our destination, Tokyo Station but it was different as what I have seen in the pictures. This must be the other entrance as usually there are many entrance for the train station (for most of the major station). This one is totally different from what I had ...

... and KL Tower in Malaysia), it all looks the same... the only difference is that we are able to view the whole city.. bird's eye view... each city has its own unique scenary and what I like most about Tokyo Tower is that I would be able to really confirm my first impression of Tokyo...it is really crowded and pack... building are near to each other, traffic doesnt look that bad though, trains line are everywhere and the street are really narrow... oh yeah, its a ...

... amidst them. With our gifts and souvenirs in hand, we headed for Ginza, where we would encounter almost the complete opposite shopping experience that Tokyo has to offer. Ginza, designed in Western fashion, is the modern locale of designer fashions, brand name galleries, land-mark department stores and the infamous Sony Building Showroom. Because we were here on the weekend, the streets are shut down and opened up for increased mobility through ...