One of the Best Ramen in Tokyo - 一蘭拉面

There are many ramen shops in Tokyo.
During my trip in Tokyo, I had been hopping from one shop to another to try the ramen. Many have their special unique broth which almost all I feel tasty.

But there is one particular shop that I love the most which is Ichiran Ramen  一蘭拉面

The Famous Ramen Shop logo ( obtain from their website)

Tokyo Disney - Part 2

DisneyLand

Tokyo Disney @ Nov 2015

This is a little backtrack post where i got to DisneyLand last year. Wanted to post it up but hmmm...

Nevermind, what important is Disneyland is a place that you will never get sick of.

As the period i go is near Christmas, Disneyland is all dress up to welcome this day. Immediately I feel like, I'm like travel back to kid day. Where you immerse in those fairytale stories, happily jumping around and giving the big wow here and there.

Some Tips

1. Get hold of their map. This is extremely useful as you get information on when the show start, which rides have fast pass
2. Obtain Fast Pass (will further explain in this blog): These are rides that are very popular. Don't waste time keep queuing. Use your Disneyland entrance ticket to scan for Fast Pass ticket and come back later for the ride.
3. If it is Autumn/Spring period, even the weather forecast show cooling, get a warm jacket. You never know how the temperature falls at night. especially at Disney.
4. If you had space in your bag, get a picnic mat. Everyone does that to get a nice spot for the parade.
5. Most Important, don't be shy, enjoy the ride like a kid. dress yourself up in Disney hat, headband or clothing. No one will laugh at you, as we are supposed to enjoy our Childhood Moments.

Tokyo Disney - Part 1

Let The Magical Begins....

This is a long overdue post I should make.

Tokyo Disney is a place that will be love by Adults and Kids. A place that should not be missed. The park is designed to be family oriented, that you could enjoy a whole day just at the park.

Before I start to highlight about the Tokyo Disney, I shall highlight where I got the tickets and how I get to Disney

POM POM Purin Cafe in Tokyo

One of my favorite Sanrio Character is Pom Pom Purin. This cute pudding dog just make you feel like giving him a big hug.



When i get to know that there is this cafe in Tokyo, immediately i put it inside my "To Go" list.
If you are wondering where it is, there is one at Harajuku, a building call Cute Cube at level 3.
( here a link of the cafe: http://pompom.createrestaurants.com/jp/index.html )

Very prominent sign of the building and the Pom Pom Purin sign on it.



Immediately when we are at the door step, I get super excited and would love to be immerse in this kawaii place. Lucky the Que was not super long, and we manage to get seated in less than 15min.

So here the meal we order... it so cute..

The little pom pom purin cup also available for free when you order the set. But please don't take away the one on the plate.. the staff will specially prepare a brand new pom pom purin cup for us to bring home.

Well with such a cute environment, I'm so crazy but to have photo bombing.

Super enjoy been there. How I wish I'm working there.

JAPAN Haul on Toiletries and Cosmetic

My favourite place to shop in japan is none other place then their toiletries cum medication shop. It is something like Watson in singapore but with lots more of brand there.

I can spend hours looking at their different type of facial wash, sun block, vitamins and even snacks.

Here is some of the items that I bought this time round.

You can get the items from almost every toiletries shop except for the Kose Facial wash which only special carry by 7-eleven.

In Japan, places like Tokyo and osaka etc, most of this shops and 7-eleven is able to obtain tax free done at the shop for consumables items such as cosmetic and snacks by spending minimum  ¥5000. So plan your purchase well and you can save the 8% tax. This is one of their way to encourage tourist to spend more. Yup a clever move, and that is where I spend alot.

Comparing the price to singapore is definitely more worth it for those Japan made items. So be prepared to comb through the shop and burn your wallet.

Best Sushi in Tokyo - Sushi Dai 寿司大

This shop is super highly recommend by many travel blog, magazine and TripAdvisor.

The shop start operation from 5am end close at 2pm ( if i'm never read wrongly on the shop information paste on it). But i need to highlight, you may be disappointed if you come late, as they may end the Q earlier, due to long waiting time or running out of ingredients.

To get there from Shinjuku, take the Toei Oedo line (E27) and drop off the subway at (E18) Tsukijishijo Station and exit at Gate A1. This is the nearest subway station to Tsukiji Market .

We reached at around 6am and the que is already quite long. Everyone patiently wait for their turn. For us, we que almost 5hr... yes you never  hear wrongly.

You may check out the following website for the location:

http://www.tsukijigourmet.or.jp/22_sushidai/index.htm#02#_=_ 

Finally our que is outside the shop. The reason why the que is so long is due to the seating capacity. If not wrong, the max capacity is 15pax.

Since we que so long, we had chosen the Omasake Set which cost ¥4000 to enjoy 10pc sushi selected by the sushi chef +1pc of your choice. While waiting for our sushi to be serve, the set include yummy miso soup and piping hot tamagoyaki. 

Fatty Tuna

Sea Bass

Snapper

Sea Urchin

Yellow Tail from Hokkaido

The Scallop inside look super big and yummy

Yellow Jack

Skura

Not sure what type of hand roll. But taste like Maguro

Sea Eel

Clam ( Shell Fish)
It still moving when the chef give a hit on it

That the lovely chef who is preparing my last piece selected by myself. I like to have scallop and he prepared if fresh from the whole shell.

Here what we had. Left side scallop and right side abalone chose by Alan. Yum yum. 

After we finish our yummy sushi, out of curious we went to check how is the Que. It get shorter because a sign had been put up. And it was just coming to 11.30am. See that is why I highlight get there early to avoid disappointment.