Japan Day 1
Day 0, 10 Nov 2016
The day that I have been waiting for had finally arrived!! Hahaha booked the air tickets since end 2015/start of 2016 so kiasu right. I had always wanted to visit Japan (for the food, cherry blossom and the food) so I was pretty excited about the trip.
The only sad thing is how the exchange rate wasn't that favourable. 1 SGD to 73/74 Yen vs 1 SGD to 90+ yen during 2015...
Took a night flight and SQ really fed us pretty well.
Mushroom kebab on the left, curry kebab on the right
This was offered to us as erm supper? Preferred the curry kebab though.
International breakfast and Japanese breakfast
Both were just normal? My favourite part of the meal is their bread (LOL). I have always liked their bread.
Some online article said people who choose aisle seats are clearly more mature... Er, I love window seats. Looking at the clouds. the view from high above etc is so amazing?! Like we humans are so tiny compared to the universe.
Or maybe I just value dreaming or sleeping according to this source.
Day 1, 11 Nov 2016
First thing we did in Japan? Other than clearing immigration etc, it's to collect the physical copy of our JR Pass. JR Pass wasn't very cheap but was worth it given how we needed to take shinkansen a couple of times.
Took the shinkansen and arrived in Kyoto a couple of hours later. Well, the train lines are pretty confusing :S After struggling with the ticketing machine and all the staircases, we finally reached our Airbnb which was a loft. :O Okay lah, limited space in Japanese apartment but #whinyme likes to complain hahaha.
Sidenote, one point that I think Singapore fare better than Japan is the Barrier-Free Accessibility though some areas in SG may not be really barrier-free. In Japan, it's really very hard to locate the lifts and escalators.Witnessed a middle-aged woman with some injury struggling up the stairs :x
So we checked in our Airbnb which was located at Kyoto City Hall before we kick-started our travelling in Japan :) First stop, Fushimi Inari Shrine.
Time to join the throngs of tourists to take photo of the entrance
Yup this is what Fushimi Inari is famous for, the numerous torii
Sunset at 4+pm
Didn't manage to do the hiking trail since my shoes weren't exactly non-slippery and we didn't reach the shrine that early. Took some photos and then walked around the streets where we bought our first takoyaki in Japan hehe. Even though it wasn't a famous stall, it tasted pretty good (Y). Not sure whether it's cause we were hungry (our last proper meal was breakfast on plane) or cause it was slightly cold so it was shiok to eat something warm...
Then we made our way to our dinner place... Kichi Kichi! Added this to my to-try list ever since I see this on social media. The famous omu rice.
Potato croquette and omu rice
Yes, the omelette did flow. ^^ The egg was indeed one of the fluffiest, if not the fluffiest, I have ever eaten and the potato croquette was pretty good as well. The omu rice was around $30SGD which may seem expensive but the entire dining experience not only engage your taste and smell, but your sight as well. The chef really behaves like he is putting on a show and even poses for you. All the customers will be busy taking photos and videos of the entire process.
So my verdict? I would think it is worth to visit this place once. FYI, there's only eight seats in the restaurant so a reservation (slots open 6 weeks in advance) is necessary!
Yup, so that was how the first day in Japan went. And Happy Boxing Day to anyone reading this (doubt anyone will see this).
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