Japan: Day 12 - Shibuya again + nightlife *pic heavy*

Since I didn't get enought of Shibuya on my first day there because I was quite tired from our nightbus ride.  So we decided to explore the streets of Shibuya again, this post will concentrate on the streets of Shibuya.

What caught my eye was the advertisement for the debuting band 'Sexy Zone', seriously?  There was also some new band called 'Kiss my foot' or something... interesting

 

 

 

 

 

even One Piece batteries!

inside WC

Shibuya nightlife, a real LED-lit city

 

cigarette vending machines, where are your anti-smoking ads Japan?

any 2AM fans out there?

cute puppy bus

'Til next time, byee~

Japan: Day 11 - Tokyo DisneySea *very pic heavy*

BE MAGICAL!

I will always be a kid at heart with my love for Disney's creations especially Mickey and Minnie mouse, song and dance, and cartoon characters.  What more could one ask for than Disney Land or Disney Sea (Japan has both)?

Since I've already been to 2 Disney Land's (California and Hong Kong) I decided to go with Tokyo Disney Sea as it only exists in Japan and is designed for an older audience with scarier and faster rides, as opposed to your usual teacup ride type of rides in Disney Land which are aimed at little kiddies.

Because I'm a foreigner, I somehow got a discount on my entrance fee when I showed them my passport, and got in for only 4300yen instead of the usual 5300yen!  So go show off your foreign passport to get a discount (even if you don't get a discount, show them you're special) :)

From riding the Disney resort line which took us from the nearest train station to each of the themed park entrances, you could feel as if you were on wonderland already! 

With the adorable mickey themed trains and buildings fit for a king arriving at my wonderland for the day (Disney Sea) sure wasn't too far away~

Say hello to Mickey, the magician?  Who brought joy to all the audience with his show 'Be Magical'.  Had the song stuck in my head for the whole day, must be magical haha

Winnie pooh and his gang :)

with Thumper and my leopard Minnie beanie

Mediterranean Harbour

This lady had a serious Shellie May and Duffy (and Pluto) obsession, just look at all of them on her bag!

Part of my lunch was this gyoza sausage bun which is only sold at Disney Sea, its really just a long asian meat bun

Went on this ride called 'Aquatopia' it's not like bumper cars where you control your own car, each car/boat is computered to run along a specific track so there are no crashs and makes it more exciting since you have no idea where you're going

Then my feet somehow brought me back to the early 20th century America, wait is this still DisneySea?  Yes, the American Waterfront themed port, which brings back memories of some alleyways in New York when I went there nearly 6 years ago.

Down on the American Waterfront we watched a new show 'A Table is Waiting', it was freezing cold when I watched it I could feel my lips turning purple ;w;

'hola amigos' - Chip and Dale

sausage lips ;)

curry duck

Japanese Goofy

nawwww the cutest couple ever

After 'A Table is Waiting' I then watched 'Big Band Beat' which is a really popular braodway show with jazz music and lots of tap dancing, not to mention Mickey on the drums!  Sadly no cameras were allowed inside, so I don't have pictures from the show..
After 'Big Band Beat' ended one of the best days spent in Tokyo, along with Mickey's magic my day was astounding!

I love you Tokyo DisneySea ~

Japan: Day 9 - Tokyo (Shibuya) *pic heavy*

Finally arrived in Tokyo, the prefecture with the best shopping places ever! Ahh I just wanna go back there, okay a bit off track.. but after we arrived in Tokyo after our night bus ride (at around 6-7am) even though I was still half asleep and the cold weather made me even sleepier, the thought that I was in shopping-paradise woke me up instantly.  After checking into our hotel, mum and I took the train to Shibuya from Shinjuku and started our first day of shopping in Tokyo.

Hachi decorated for new years

First stop, le famous Mr Hachi/Hachiko (statue) which is right in front of Shibuya station!  Such a loyal beautiful akita-inu, you can read more about how he became a famous doggy from being tremendously loyal to his owner (even many years after his owner's death too) here.  There was even a movie made about Hachi called 'A Dog's Tale' if any of you are interested.

Shibuya 109!

The building of all building for girls, the countless hours I spent inside this wonderful 9 storey building filled with your popular gyaru brands each with their brands individual style.  They also have building for guys called 109-mens where all the fashionable guys go which is a street or so away.

waiting for 109 to open

Sadly no pictures are allowed inside here like many other stores, and I didn't want to be sneaky or get told off with some Japanese phrase which I won't be able to understand, so no pictures of the wonderful stores inside, sorry.

A sneaky picture of Double C / WC/ Wakatsuki Chinatsu, a better picture will come but mr policeman didn't look too happy when I took this picture :S

The famous Shibuya scramble

By noon they had changed the poster on Shibuya 109 from after school advertising 109's one week bargain to Dollywink with Tsu-chan and her new false eyelashes

Discovered my love for ramen in Japan, no idea what makes them so delicious, maybe the miso soup accompanied with the ramen or the ume/pickle or the mini side dishes that came with ramens (mostly ramen sets) but I'm pretty sure I increased my eating speed from the tortoise speed which I usually am.  Oh ramen please appear in front of my eyes now *grumbles*

Now onto my haul for the day:

WC gets, kuma-tan you so cute ^^

everything was 50% of (I think) at the Tralala store which also sold Liz Lisa Doll

These Liz Lisa items were an impulse buy because they were having some discount campaign, so if I can remember each piece was reduced to around 4500yen. 
Even though I'm no longer really into the girly style, mum persuaded me to, still haven't worn the dress or jumper out, but the jacket it now one of my to-go casual jackets since it's so soft and warm along with 'Liz Lisa' printed on the back.

I'll finish off with a night shot of Shinjuku where we stayed

じゃまた~