loool i feel like a 10 years old kid for keeping on counting the days and fussing about it all the time, but i really can't help iiiit !! :p :p
Maybe for some people there's nothing more than a normal vacation to go to Japan, but for me though.. i've been dreaming to go there since i was a little kid, like probably since i was 5 ?
hehe quite a long time huh ? ;) , and i will visit Japan for the first time in 3 months timeee <3
i'm planning to spend a week time in Tokyo and another week in Kyoto, since there are soo many things that i've been wanting to do and soo many places to i've been craving to go in Japan, i don't know if 2 weeks is enough for me xD lool,
but tbh Japan is pretty pricey so i really don't have the luxury to choose how long do i want to stay there for :< .
So to make it up to myself, i will work hard and earn some money to visit japan again on Summer 2014 !, ( actually i'm planning to visit japan every year, LOL ) once i set up my mind on something, i deff won't back down ! >:D
but, actually it would be nice if i can go with my parents and my brother together though, since it's been quite a while since we had our family trip together, like the four of us, we just didn't have the time i guess ;) plus i'm studying abroad... but oh well ! :')))
* Things i want to do and places that i want to visit in Japan :
( I do not own these photos, I basically got them from internet )
1.) Shrine
Is it weird for wanting to go to shirne soo bad ? no right ?? lool, because everytime i told my Japanese friends that i really want to visit a shrine once i get to Japan, they were all questioning me like why shrine ? and said that it's weird, loool ! i mean, come on guys i'm a tourist ! that's a pretty normal thing right ? :P..
i reaaally love Japanese traditional architecture, that's why for me Japanese shrine is really beautiful and that's one of the reasons why i'm really interested to visit Japanese shrines, oh and plus i reaaaaaaallly want to try to to get an Omikuji ( fortune-telling paper strip ) and buy some Omamori ( Japanese amulet ) ;) hehe
Omamori
2.) Natsu Matsuri / Summer Festival
seriously ! I cannot not go to summer festival on summer in Japan rightt ?? deff won't miss it ! i heard loads of interesting stuff about it from my friends, and been wanting to visit since then :P.
I reaaally want to try wearing Yukata and doll myself up properly to go to the festival x))),
Once i get there i want to ( i know this will sound pretty childish :p ) buy a Kitsune mask, catch goldfishes, and get a water balloon yo yo ;)) and of course not to forget the most important thing, watch Hanabi / Fireworks .. and with that my day will end perfectly <3
Water Balloon Yo Yo
Kitsune / Fox masks
Fishes
Pretty Lights
Hanabi / Fireworks
3.) Harajuku
There is an area on the Yamanote Line in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo, called Harajuku,
this area is internationally known as one of the most famous fashion area in japan, especially among the Gaijin ;P. Harajuku known for their quirky street style fashion, people in there dress up as whatever they want basically, but mostly they're divided into some main tribes, such as, Lolita, Decora, Visual Kei, Anime/ Manga Cosplay and GAL / Gyaru ( but im not sure if gyaru is actually one of them, because i think it's just a fashion style that used to be popular among the young girls :o ).
As a fashion student, not able to visit Harajuku is a great sin !
i need to go there and take some pictures and notes for my research about "Japanese Fashion" and for my blog as well of course ;)
Gothic Lolita
Sweet Lolita
Punk Lolita
Decora
Visual Kei
Anime / Manga Cosplay
GAL / Gyaru
Gyaruo ( Male version of Gyaru )
4.) Akihabara
( From Dannychoo.com )
I am an HUGE fan of Anime, Manga and Japanese video games, and Akihabara is basically a place that pretty similar to "Heaven" for people like me :p , it's a main shopping area of Otaku goods <3 .
and i heard they have lots of Moe Moe Kyun Cafe / Maid Cafe going on in there, and i reaaaally want to try to go in and see what's happening in there ;D ! <3 <3
( Maid cafe )
( cheese cake with chocolate syrup drawing <3 )
5.) Ghibli Museum
located in Inokashira Park in Mitaka, Tokyo. this museum was designed by a legendary Japanese artist Hayao Miyazaki :)
I literally in love with all of Ghibli's Movies like i seriously cannot stop myself from watching them like over and over again ;), just can't get enough of them !
i really think that his movies have some sort of powers to give people hope, courage and good lesson in life, every time i feel lost and down because of some unfortunate events in my life, i usually watch some of his movies, and strangely i feel better and learn some lesson from those movies.. loool idk if it works like that for other people, but it does for me. it's just like a magic spell ;) ***
6.) Onsen / Hot Spring
I always wanted to try an outdoor Onsen that surrounded by nature or somewhere that located in the mountain area, :))) so i probably need to go outside Tokyo for that.
I even heard about this unique Onsen called " Wine Onsen ", so basically we will bath with water that contains wine in it ! how interesting is thaat ? ;)
How dreaammyyy <3
Wine Onsen
7.) Japanese School Festival
LOOL call me weird but i always wanted to see one ! as i heard a lot about how creative Japanese high schooler are, they literally make their own costume and build the stage and all for the festival, honestly when i was in high school, there's no way we can make our own costume and build a stage on our own as a student :p, so just out of my curiosity i want to see the outcome of those creativeness in flesh ;). but i heard there will be no school festival going on on summer, as the students will having their summer break :/ tsk !
8.) Fuji-Q highland
It's an amusement park located in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, near the base of Mount Fuji !
They say Fuji-Q is famous for their longest and tallest Roller Coaster ride, but to be honest though... I'm reaaaaaally bad at those kind of rides, but my friend was like " i will drag you to this fuji-q highland as this is my favorite theme park in japan" and then my other friend said " if you go to fuji-q and not going for the Roller Coaster ride, it would be just meaningless " so then i decided not to go -_- , but then i heard about this Haunted hospital in Fuji-Q, and it's labeled as the world's second largest haunted attraction ! after i watched some videos on youtube about that attraction, i made up my mind to definitely give a visit !! it loooks sooo scarry and i just cannot wait to go there ! xD <3
They say Fuji-Q is famous for their longest and tallest Roller Coaster ride, but to be honest though... I'm reaaaaaally bad at those kind of rides, but my friend was like " i will drag you to this fuji-q highland as this is my favorite theme park in japan" and then my other friend said " if you go to fuji-q and not going for the Roller Coaster ride, it would be just meaningless " so then i decided not to go -_- , but then i heard about this Haunted hospital in Fuji-Q, and it's labeled as the world's second largest haunted attraction ! after i watched some videos on youtube about that attraction, i made up my mind to definitely give a visit !! it loooks sooo scarry and i just cannot wait to go there ! xD <3
Roller Coaster -__- ugh i got dizzy just by looking at it
Haunted Hospital ! <3 <3
Strange ! because every time i mention about this place, none of my japaense friends know about it :/.
argh ! how comeee !
Edo Wonderland is a theme park based on the life of people on Edo period, so people in there dress with traditional costumes, there are some Geishas around, ninjas, samurais and typical edo Japanese gangsters ! hahaha how cuteee ;), and you can dress as one as well, there's a place where you can rent a costume so u can mingle with the edo folks ( i wna dress as an edo commoner girl, LOL ) ;)
When i was watching the tour video about this place i saw this old traditional sake bar that really caught my eyes ! and on that moment i decided that no matter what happen i need to go and try the sake in there ! ;)
9.) Night life in Tokyo
10.) Host Clubs
Okay, a host club in japan is where people ( mostly female ) come to this place to seek companions of men who will serve us drinks, talk,listen to us and treat us like some sort of princess ( at least that's what i've heard loool ), but careful, they're pretty cheeky ! they're all really skillful at making the costumers spend lots of money on them and on the drinks, so i heard in one night you can lose 500 pounds or even more :/ , that's craaaayy !
But anyway the main reason for me to go there is totally faaaaar faaar away from that, like most of the tourist, i want to explore and try some stuff that is "different" from what i used to see and go, and plus i heard they have lots of ikemen / good looking guys in there :p hehe just want to see and definitely not going to spend more than a drink or two in there ! :P ehehe~ !
* That's it for now, i will probably come up with some more later and will post them soon ;) <3
