Machi - 町 - part 2

Sabishii no Tabi part 2.2

-  町 - 

- Machi  -

(Town)

Kali ini saya akan berkongsi pengalaman di bandar2 di luar Tokyo yang dikunjungi. 

Kita bermula dengan;

Osaka

Osaka ni bandar utama di Kansai. Orangnya kurang sikit dari Tokyo tapi still ramai. Bangunan bangunan di midtown Osaka pon besar2 macam Tokyo. 

One of the newest skysrapper in Osaka; Umeda Sky Tower. 

View from Umeda Sky Tower observatory deck

Osaka JR Eki

 Some of the biggest shopping complex in Osaka

 Shopping complex with ferris wheel 

Satu lagi tempat mesti visit di Osaka ialah Namba - very large area of street stalls with variety of goods and foods! Some call it the food paradise - Osaka is famous for takoyaki and okonomiyaki, 

Namba street

 Night view in Namba

 Glico store - one of the symbolic store here

 Takoyaki

 Malaysia!

Osaka juga terkenal dgn Universal studio - tapi tak masuk la sbb takde geng... Lonely giler masuk sorang.

 Universal town - with hollywood-themed building

Another attration - Osaka castle - with very beautiful illuminations at night. Tak silap castle ne one of the main theme die ialah Battle of Sekigahara - very famous battle. 

KYOTO

Kyoto - the city of culture - tapi malangnya tak dpt nak melawat sangat sebab tak de mase. Hanya sempat pergi due spot je;

Fushimi Inari  - terkenal dengan "Thousand Torii Gate" 

Gion district - famous for Maiko or Geisha - but none spotted. 

NARA

Sebut Nara je org jepun pasti terfikir pasal rusa. Yes, inilah bandar rusa and temples and samurai. Tapi sempat men ngan rusa je la. 

 Cubaan menjinak rusa

 Makan daging rusa la malam ne

 Macam Pokemon plak papan tanda ne

Waktu malam - rusa berkumpul setempat - seram giler seyh! Igtkan ade sekor due je, tgk2 flash belambak kt tgh2 gelap tu

Selepas Kansai, mari kita ke Tohoku pula... masuk je Tohoku time winter ne.. Salji la beb!

MORIOKA

My first stop in Tohoku - stop sini untuk pergi Ryuusendo in Imaizumi, tapi tempat tu post len kali la

Sampai kat Morioka pukul 4 pagi cmtu - sejuk nak mampus - daripada pakai 3 helai baju terus top up jadi 5 helai. 

 Frozen castle moat in Morioka castle site

 Bandar2 kat Tohoku selalu boleh nampak kawasan pergunungan salji in the horizon - sangat cantik

 Morioka shopping district - kecik je

 Morioka castle site - castle takde pon - taman permainan je

 Night view

HACHINOHE

2nd stop di Tohoku - actually 3rd stop la lepas Kuji - tapi cerita pasal Kuji len kali la di bawah topic laen sbb bandar tu special sket hehe. Aku stop kat Hachinohe one day before activating JR pass untuk naek overnight Shinkan ke Sapporo nanti. 

Very beautiful decorations in Hachinohe eki

 Black-winged seagull breeding spot in Hachinohe - very beautiful weather as well :)

 This cloud formation looks interesting - like a big hand holding the sun!

AOMORI

Aomori - famous for apple! Malangnya time pergi ne da mid-winter so no point visiting apple orchard. Tambah lagi dekat Aomori ne beberapa jam je - sempat pusing2 sekeliling eki je 

The train that brought me to Aomori

 Semakin ke utara - salji semakin tebal

 GG la basikal ngan motor2 tu

 Interestingly shaped Aomori exhibition centre

 View from the Aomori bridge 

 Di celah kegelapan - cahaya vending machine ne sangat2 lawa

OK!! Daripada Tokyo --> Kansai --> Tohoku! Sebabkan da agak panjang post ne, bandar2 selepas ni kena tunggu post seterusnya la. Machi part 3! We will look at Hokkaido and Kyushu!