To the mountain!!
20 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
I decided to splurge and get the round trip cable car ticket just in case there wasn't enough time
It's only 2:30 that should be plenty of time to go up and down before 4:30 (it wasn't)
Oh the screaming
20 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
See: very scared and loud Chinese girl and very very dinky rodent type animal
Like three people around me: omg it's so cute
Ahhh relaxation
20 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Because I figured I had so much time (I didn't), I took a break to eat my momiji manju
Update: there was a 30 min CLIMB
20 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
So what I didn't know was that there's a 30 min hike to the top of Mount misen
What I discovered was that it was mostly UPHILL
I almost died
I'll do it for them views
20 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Unfortunate distraction
20 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
I spent the entire ride down trying to fix my jacket pocket because the zipper was stuck LOL
The tide is high but I'm moving on
20 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Recommended time for high tide was 4:30 which was right for sunset, but with the epic wind it didn't make for a nice photo :(
I also didn't bother going into the across shrine. The whole point ofLeer más
Actually this made up for it
20 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
So I left Miyajima thinking that I was going to come back anyway, but the sunset did not disappoint!!!
Worthwhile trip after all
This train is full of the weirdest peopl
20 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
First there's a group of American guys who are having a real hard debate about who the best rapper is (overheard: fuck that bro okay let's all go in a circle and say who our favorite is )
(AlsoLeer más
Dinner time snack
20 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
I was going to save this for dessert but yesterday I walked by this melonpan stall and there were sooooooo many locals lining up for it
Which means it has to be good, right????
Today I went by itLeer más
Walk for 45 min to feel not full
20 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Something my mom said to me before she and dad flew back to HK
How convenient that there is a nice Christmas lights display
You know I can't get this at home
20 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
There's like one okonomiyaki place in Toronto and it's Osaka style, and anything I attempt to make at home will also be Osaka style (because I don't own a teppanyaki grill to make my individual layersLeer más
I'm MARVELOUS
20 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Should I be concerned that this is the language my parents are learning
Last one standing
20 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Before my parents left they bought a bag of oranges (tangerines? clementines? yuzus? In Chinese they're just called gold LOL)
they left me with a bunch and now I'm on my last one
They also think I'mLeer más
We interrupt this program
20 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
For cat shenanigans
Was wildly entertained
Hurry finish the battle!!!
21 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Between eating breakfast (consists of coffee, momiji manju, and cookies because I am an adult), helping the lady sitting next to me with giving her my tray space and getting her stuff down from theLeer más
Forgot that this was the place I booked
21 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
It was the one with the weird ass space cat
If only my parents were here....
Fukuoka ramen is famous
21 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
I'M DOWN
Surprisingly light broth that doesn't make me feel like I need to down a bunch of glasses of water
Scenic walks
21 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
It was a nice time to just leisurely walk around, which is what most people seemed to be doing in a Saturday afternoon
And then there was this guy...
Shake that brass
21 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Me, for a good 5 minutes: why do I keep hearing a brass instrument
I am so brave with Google maps
21 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
This bus has absolutely no English on it LOL
I can only guess where I'm going
I high fived Christmas Fuhta
21 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
That's the name of the tower mascot
Because of course it has a mascot
Also I don't know if I would recommend this for 800 yen but at least the stamp card was fun lol
Is that someone famous
21 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Very loud music at Canal City mall turned into a Japanese boy band!!!
I also feel like I keep seeing these not Kpop because Japanese boy bands on TV everywhere
Were Japanese boy bands always aLeer más
Tis the season
21 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
This mall plays Pentatonix for their Christmas music
I am liking it so far
New loud music
21 de diciembre de 2019, Japón ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
This time in the form of a water show!
This is a very happening mall