On June 22nd, 2016, we went on our first to Japan! Since Heidi was flying from California, she bought her flight to Narita Airport where we went to meet up with her. She had a layover at Incheon Airport where she saw some members of Got7. So jealous! We met up with Minamo at Narita Airport and she took us to find Heidi at another part of the airport. Afterwards, we made our way to where we were staying at thanks to Minamo, her mom, and Keitarou. We were literally down the street from the station so we had easy access to the subway transportation. There was supermarkets, a snack shop, and restaurants down the street so we didn't worry too much about going hungry.
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| Flying with Jeju Air on a rainy day at Incheon Airport. |
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| Taking the shuttle with Minamo to where Heidi is arriving. |
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| Our beds for our Japan trip. It felt like camping. |
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| Off to the supermarket. |
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| We always passed this bakery but never tried anything. |
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| I took a few vending machine pictures because Michael wanted to see how they looked like. |
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| On our way to Kami-Fukuoka. |
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| Free tissue from workers trying to get customers. |
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| Mos Burgers |
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| My type of perfect weather. |
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| They fell in love with the various gacha machines we passed by. |
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| Every anime lover's dream store - Animate. They got all the books and accessories you want of your favorite anime. |
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| Got a picture of someone's awesome drawing. |
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| Lunch Time. We just walked around into a random ramen shop. The workers were very nice and friendly too. |
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| Snack time~ |
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| Ikebukuro! |
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| I'll go bankrupt playing these games. |
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| Minamo took us to go eat some cow tongue for dinner. |
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| We also met up with Fru who came to Japan, too. |
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| It was delicious!!! |
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| Bright buildings at night. |
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| A unique building! |
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| Shinjuku. |
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| Pan fried dumplings/gyozas. |
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| Okita Sogou from "Gintama" |
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| Cool looking products here! |
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| I wanted to try this and I regret not buying this when I was there. |
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| Food stop! |
Coco Curry, Coco Curry, Coco Curry~~
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| We are in front of Minamo's Grandma's home. It's a traditional Japanese house with tatami floors! It was beautiful! |
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| Thank you Minamo's Grandma for the gifts! |
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| ONE PIECE! |
Yukata Time!
Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine
Mini Exploration in Kawagoe!
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| Heidi and I went back to the small shops in the Subway station. We just spent a few hours there while the rest stayed at home for this day. |
Takeshita Street towards Harajuku!
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| Live show going on at the moment! So interesting! |
Coffee break time!
Dohtonbori Okonomiyaki in Saitama
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| Chef Minamo~~ |
Freetime!
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| Origami~ |
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| Calligraphy! Thanks Minamo for the time and teaching us! |
Sushi Time at Sushiro!
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| Look at the yumminess floating by! |
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| I fell in LOVE with these caramelized sweet potatoes. They were so delicious!!!! They're my favorite! |
Off to Asakusa!
Dinner time again~
Final Dinner with the group, Minamo, and Minamo's Mom~
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| Trying out sake recommended my Minamo's Mom. |
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| Delicious and smooth~ |
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| Sashimi~~ |
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| Gyoza~~ |
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| Croquette~~ |
Final Day in Japan
While Shena and her friends returned to California, Heidi and I stayed an extra day. We made our way towards the airport via Google maps. We weren't able to see Minamo before leaving but thanks for having us in Japan. Thank you for the dessert too! I miss you and Japan!
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| This ticket was a non-stop ticket straight to Narita Airport. |
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| For this train, everyone is assigned a seat. |
Flying home!
I had a blast in Japan and South Korea! It's already been 2 years since the end of my travels abroad but I am hoping to return really soon!
♡ Christina
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