founder of this website; Jamie is in her final year of university and is very passionate about Japan and Korea.

[Tokyo] DisneySea is beyond phenomenal.

if you only had a choice of 1 theme park to go in Tokyo. I’d strongly recommend DisneySea. not that Disneyland isn’t nice. but it’s more for the kids….? while DisneySea is for the bigger kids.

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they always have a globe! but believe me this same scene is breath taking at night. and those fairytale building behind? well, you’d think that you are lost somewhere in Europe! Continue reading “[Tokyo] DisneySea is beyond phenomenal.”

[Seoul: Insa-dong 인사동] artistic place with.. loads of souvenirs

Insa-dong, the traditional street is a famous tourist destination, where I, personally don’t usually favour tourist spots so much. but Insa-dong is unique. they are not only filled with foreigners. instead, I bought the prettiest cheapest pair of boots from an uncle who couldn’t speak in english! (I saw similar boots selling here for around RM120 while I bought it for a little bit over RM50!)

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[Shinagawa: Kamakura] Kamakura Streets to Kencho-ji Temple

Kencho-ji Temple is one of the hugest temples there but it ain’t exactly the hugest. nor is it the most popular. what I can say is, the number of temples and shrines in Kamakura will definitely exceed 20. and if you really want to enjoy the scenery of each temple you’d probably only get to 3 maximum per day on a chilly winter day.

so from Engaku-ji Temple, we followed the maps around in search for more temples.

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we crossed the railway tracks right outside Engaku-ji Temple and headed left. Continue reading “[Shinagawa: Kamakura] Kamakura Streets to Kencho-ji Temple”

[Malaysia: Jalan Delima] the Old Hajime is now Coco Tei

when Hajime@Jalan Damai disappeared without notice. it was like the end of us being able to get awesome (Tokyo) Japanese cuisine in KL. after having tasted what Hajime had offered, you’ll probably not find anything as good in KL anymore. not only me, but even my friends; we were all devastated from its closure and wondered where it went. we REFUSED to think that it closed down. we knew it moved somewhere.

we tried googling, but for months.. no news. and suddenly, one day, a friend told me,

“did you know? Hajime is now back. but as Coco.Tei?” Continue reading “[Malaysia: Jalan Delima] the Old Hajime is now Coco Tei”

[Shinagawa: Kamakura] Engaku-ji Temple

while on the plane, we met a fellow Malaysian who recommended us to go to the countryside to have a look at the amazing temples. wasn’t sure but we were told that there were dozens of them at that whole area. and the Japanese lady who was working in Kamakura told us that even 2 days would be merely enough to enjoy all the beautiful temples and shrines in Kamakura.

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890yen for a one way ticket to Kita-Kamakura from Shinagawa Station. that’s like 34ringgit holy cow! Continue reading “[Shinagawa: Kamakura] Engaku-ji Temple”