[samtcy] Consolidated 2 Japan trips (Kansai + One Piece exhibition + Tokyo + Nagano)

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#678 is really beautiful

Thanks.
The sakura was blooming really nicely.

 

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703) After Kamakura, I went to Yokohama's Chinatown in search for some lunch.


704) Yokohama's manhole cover


705) Many restaurants here offers chinese set meals at between 800yen-990yen. There are also chinese buffets as well.


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723) Cute panda matchsticks


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727) Leaving Ishikawacho station, heading for Shin-Yokohama station.

 

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728) A cute panda sitting at a cafe terrace, located next to the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum.


729) Shin Yokohama Ramen Museum. I didn't spend much time here since it have already started to drizzle and the winds are picking up by the time I arrived. Hoped to return to my hotel to escape the incoming storm.


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743) After the Ramen Museum, I head back to Tsurumi where my hotel was at. Bought Katsudon from a "Katsu-ya" store near Tsurumi station. They have many other branches in Tokyo as well. Cheap and nice.


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745) The Katsudon I bought back to my hotel room. 450yen.


746) Nice choco snack which I bought from Lawsons. 105yen.

 

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Trip 3 (Mar 2013) Day 6 Sanrio Puroland

Brief Schedule:
0838-0842: Tsurumi station to Kawasaki station
0844-0914: Kawasaki station to Noborito station
0922-0939: Noborito station to Odakyu Tama Center station
1005-1610: Sanrio Puroland
1621-1707: Keio Tama Center station to Shinjuku station
1715-1750: Dinner at Kani Doraku near Shinjuku station
1801-1822: Shinjuku station to Nippori station
1827-1832: Nippori station to Minami Senju station
1840: Arrival at hotel


My expenditures:
530yen: Tsurumi station to Odakyu Tama Center station
300yen: Bag locker at Odakyu Tama Center station
2700yen: Admission to Sanrio Puroland (with online discount coupon, usual price 3000yen)
1650yen: Lunch (My Melody lunchbox set + fried chicken and chips)
525yen: Cinnamon empty bento box
840yen: 1 My Melody plate + 1 Cinnamon plate
100yen: Bottle of mineral water
330yen : Keio Tama Center station to Shinjuku station
2100yen: Dinner at Kani Doraku (Rice with Kani Karaage)
210yen: Shinjuku station to Minami Senju station
398yen: Katsudon from 7-11
477yen: 1 bottle of water + 1 chips + 1 litre of cocoa drink + a bottle of Aquarius drink from supermarket
20200yen: Total 6 nights accommodation at Palace Japan Hotel (about 3300yen per night)

Took a morning train from Tsurumi (somewhere in Kawasaki, just south of Tokyo) to Sanrio Puroland in Tama City in the outskirts of Tokyo.

There are 2 Sanrio themeparks in Japan. Sanrio Puroland is the more popular one since it's near Tokyo but it is pretty small and is entirely indoor.

The other one called Sanrio Harmonyland is a much bigger and is an outdoor themepark in Oita in Kyushu (southern Japan). Harmonyland is quite difficult to go to and you would need to do abit of research on trains and bus schedules to the park.
I have already been to Sanrio Harmonyland back in Feb 2012.
Here's my entry for that particular visit.

747) Arrival at Tama City in the outskirts of Tokyo. There's a cute map located just in front of the Keio and Odakyu's Tama Center station.


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751) Walking from the station to Puroland. About 5mins walk.

 

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753) Cute shopping mall just in front of Puroland (you should be able to see Puroland in this pic, at the background)


754) Sanrio Puroland


755) It was about 5mins before the park opens.


756) Admission rates. The 4400yen rate includes the admission price + all the rides and admissions to attractions and special performances in the themepark. The cheaper 3000yen rate consist of just the admission price. If you want to go to the rides and attractions and special performances, you have to pay extra when you are inside the themepark. There are also free performances so not all are payable. I got the 3000yen ticket at just 2700yen by using a discount coupon I printed from Puroland's website.

 

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757) Admission ticket, Park map, Performance schedule


758) Main entrance lobby.


759) Right side of the main entrance lobby


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768) Hello Kitty's house. If you only have the admissions only park ticket (the 3000yen ticket), you will need to top up to enter.


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772) Toilet


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777) Free performance. This one is kinda for the birthday kids I think.


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