Back from a 10-day trip in Japan

I do apologise for not writing as I was away and had no access to this blog and email. I left Singapore on the 14th April on a 9pm flight to Osaka, Japan, transiting at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

On the 15th of April at 6am, we arrived at Kansai Airport. The cool weather was such a change from the hot and humid Singapore weather.

During the 5 days in Osaka, I managed to drop by;
1. Osaka Castle
2. Osaka Kaiyukan Aquarium
3. Nara Deer Park
4. The newly opened Sakura Park at Japan Mint
5. Kyoto Rose Cafe
6. The Golden Pavillion Kinkakuji Temple
7. Tsurumi-Ryokuchi Expo Park

Nara Deer Park

Nara Deer Park

                                                                                     

Nara Deer Park

Sakura Park at Japan MINT

Golden Pavillion Kinkakuji Temple 

Kyoto Rose Cafe

Tsurumi-Ryokuchi Expo Park

Osaka Castle

Osaka Kaiyukan Aquarium 

On the 19th, we moved to Tokyo and until the last day on the 25th April, we visited;

1. Halal Japanese Beef BBQ Restaurant 'Gyumon'.
2. Disneyland Tokyo.
3. Gala Yuzawa
4. Ameyoko Street
5. Mount Fuji(base)

Halal Japanese Beef BBQ Restaurant 'Gyumon'

Disneyland Tokyo

Disneyland Tokyo

Gala Yuzawa 

Ameyoko Street 

Mount Fuji(base)

Mount Fuji

What have I gained from this trip?

These 10 days helped me to bond with my daughter. Seeing how she touches any object to fill her curiosity has helped me remember how fun it is to learn. I got her to touch the snow, the rock, the flowers and those deer at the Park.

From the Japanese cleaners to train operators, I noticed a unique Japanese culture that differ them greatly from the local workers in Singapore. It seemed to me that they took great pride in their work. The movement and gestures which they put in as part of their processes really amazed me. For example, which I was waiting for the shinkansen, I noticed the platform operators, pointing their hands from one side to the other and then speaking to themselves. I reckon that they were saying out the checks that they needed to make. And when one train operator hands over the train to another operator, the one handing over will bow and said something to the one taking over. There is really a unique culture at work here. Something that they have taken generations to nurture. I have never seen such dedication.

I left Japan with happy memories of the nature, structure and its people.