Tuesday, January 28, 2014

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!