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239) After late lunch/early dinner, I headed for my fav store, Tokyu Hands!

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240) Meals for those who go hiking/camping

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241) Look at the range of Bento making accessories

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242) I always buy insoles whenever I go Tokyu Hands.

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243) Nori (Seaweed) that comes in different cute shapes

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244) Umbrellas

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245) Cute raincoats

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246) Food from convenience store

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247) Headed back to the restaurant at the capsule hotel for my dinner.

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248) Tori Karaage set meal (fried Chicken)

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Trip 1 (Sep 2012) Day 8: Kobe to Osaka, then shopping at Tennoji area
After checking out from the capsule hotel at Kobe, I headed back to Osaka. Spent the rest of the day shopping at a shopping centre opposite Tennoji station, and then bought dinner from the supermarket back to my room to eat in the evening.

249) All items in this shop are 315yen

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250) School bags

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251) 38900yen for a bag. That's like S$600, and that's the price for the lower end bags. I've seen school bags which costs around S$1400!

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252) Miffy products

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254) Cute lunchboxes

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255) Food court

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259) 180yen for the drumsticks, 290yen for the mini pork cutlet bowl

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260) Return your food trays over here...

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261) Shop selling retro snacks, sweets and toys

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264) Lunch boxes...sold at Tokyu Hands (Tennoji branch in Osaka)

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265) This shop lets you pick and scoop the dishes of your choice for your bento set

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266) Empty bento boxes

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267) Bakery

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268) After shopping, I headed for the supermarket looking for food to buy back for dinner, as well as some snacks. This supermarket I went to is 7-11 brand and it's huge, and had lots of 7-11 brand food products.

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270) Tempura crumbs. Was tempted to buy a pack to snack on.

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271) Their bento sets look so pretty and appetizing...

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272) Rolls of maki

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273) Cute Anpanman bread


274) Groceries section


275) I remember eating this when I was young


276) 7-11 brand popcorn and snacks


277) 7-11 brand pancakes (100yen a pack)

 

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278) Hello Kitty shaped macaroni


279) Anpanman potato


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282) What I bought back to my room. Fried rice + dumplings + taiyaki

 

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Trip 1 (Sep 2012) Day 9: Daytrip to Nara

283) Taking train from Osaka to Nara (about 40mins journey)


284) Like many trains in Japan, there's toilet onboard the train as well.


285) JR Nara station


286) Nara


287) Cute safety cones

 

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301) Kofukuji Temple

 

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302) Kofukuji


303) Deers roam about freely in certain parts of Nara


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306) This parent deer was seen very lovingly licking its kid

 

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307) Beware of deers crossing


308) Lovey-dovey deers


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Always enjoyed your travel series.

 

[samtcy]

Always enjoyed your travel series.

Thank you

 

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312) Stalls selling deer food


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318) Scratching


319) Many deer souvenirs being sold at NAra


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323) 1 of the shop owners have a little pail filled with water placed outside the shop specially for the deers to drink


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325) Camped at the spot for quite awhile, took many pics of the same deer, before finally able to get this shot of the deer facing camera.


326) Heading for Todaiji temple

 

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327) Exterior of Todaiji Temple


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329) Tripods are prohibited


330) Todaiji


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334) Souvenir shop within the temple


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336) Hungry deer munching on paper