Tuesday 4 November 2014

Korankei Nagoya


End of October view

My sis already back to KL , she also manage to view Chubu's sky deck...hmm i also have a choice whether i want to go back to airport to visit the sky deck but i choose to go to Korankei instead. Korankei is the most time consuming to travel but it is the perfect place to view autumn foliage in Aichi perfecture.
You may also experience traffic jam in November because it is so popular. 

Take metro to Toyotashi station or Higashi Okazaki and wait for Meitetsu bus.You can also go to the Tokyo plan , Kaikan Museum from Toyotashi but u need to reserve the admission ticket first .

Its raining ,and it is so cold. I asked cafe staff at the station to check the schedule for me. Thank god i rent a Japan sim card so i use my google translate apps. There is not so much info  in english .Therefore i try my best and reduce my Manglish for this post.Incase  it can assist others. The auntie write down for me the schedule ( 1 bus every 1 hour) going to Asuke. I think mine is 8:40 am....sorry i cant recall.

The bus is in pink color and dont worry Asuke is written in roman on the bus. Korankei is the 18th stop.
 There is also screen showing you the current stop inside the bus.






It is foggy due to the rain. My south east asian body is also shivering but this village is very pretty and calm. It is worth it to travel here. Cant imagine how pretty it will be in mid November !





ginko tree

Since it is cold , i just want a hot drink. Again i have to use google translate , i try and order soba lol but she said xxxxxx ( i cant understand) lol that is why i just ask for hot drink. Funny thing is hot drink in Japanese is still hot drinkeu lol .I just said coffee then.Turns out that restaurant only sell ramen lol as translated by Jae.no wonder no soba. Auntie/okasan ? is try her best to communicate to me i only said to her Kominasai , wakarimasen when i paid my coffee. She just said something like "its ok" haha

The next bus to Higashi  will be at 12:51 ( also translated by Jae haha) so i still have time for soba. Went back to soba restaurant near the red bridge.

Soba - 650 yen


There is no bus to Toyotashi from 10-3pm that is why i choose Higashi Okazaki (800yen). 30 stops from Korankei...im  a sleepy head...zzz but before i doze off i can view the nature from the bus window. Oh we can use the manaca card ( prepaid card) for bus fare but on the way back i have to use cash.(forgot to reload) OTL
There are 2 machines besides the driver one is for coin change and one for payment. I put my coins to the coin change machine...yep all the small coins went burst out...The driver just laugh at me.You pay only when you arrive at your stop.

Nagoya Part 3 /Toyota Automobile Museum

Dah alang2 sampai Nagoya , berpeluangla pergi muzium automobil Toyota. Tiket masuk 1000Yen. Yang best tu dia tanya dari mana. Cakap dari Malaysia terus dia bg pamplet dalam Bahasa Melayu



Kereta- kereta yang dipamerkan adalah dari eropah dan Jepun ( tak tertakluk pada Toyota sahaja). Boleh amik gambar je, tak boleh pegang-pegang ok. Kereta dilabelkan dengan tahun ia dikeluarkan.











koleksi kereta superhero pun ada

yang ni paling canggih
Selain kereta ada jugak koleksi inovasi barang2 elektrik (Toshiba)
koleksi di kedai souvenir

koleksi sudu /garfu sparna
Belilah 1 garfu sparna..dengan sparna jayanya ditahan di epot Taiwan lol lepas xray security check...dorg  nak tau apa jenis sparna ni...dah tgk cute je terusla dia kata takpe.

Subway : Geidaidori ( Linimo) dari  stesen dah nampak Muzium ni.
               Kalau dari Nagoya tukar di Fujigaoka untuk Line Linimo. Tapi line linimo ni tak accept Manaca
               kad (kenala beli tiket lagi sekali) di mesin tiket.

What i ate in Japan...urm a lot of Green Teas

Green tea the drink

Green tea the ice cream

Green tea ice cream with Nagoya castle as background
Green Tea waffle at waffle  shop, Kintetsu passe Mall ( same building w tower records Nagoya)

ok change to yellow icecream
n black chocs

but still the best one will be this one !! lol its cheap and i got fries too. Lotteria shrimp burget set ! Terima kasih kerana pakai minyak sayur.

 but there is exception lol I went to Harajuku and i know there is Lotteria there, suddenly on my to Lotteria a guy gave me brochure with halal kebab with rice , it is just next to Lotteria store. ok reroute.Ayam halal + nasi kat harajuku ni haruslala try ! 
this kebab stall is inside at the foodcourt next to lotteria

 lainlain tu roti gardenia, Adabi sambal tumis ikan bilis dari KL...hahaha mekasih CikTon.
 
As for local cuisine i did try vege ramen and udon....that one deserve to be in special  post.

Nagoya Part 2 / Nagoya castle , Osu Shopping Street

Dah sampai Nagoya wajib melawat Nagoya Castle.
Bezanya dengan Osaka Castle yang ni kena beli tiket masuk kalau di Osaka boleh tangkap gambar kat luarje. Tapi jarak dengan subway Shiyakusho ni dekat je ( dibandingkan dengan Osaka Castle yang berbukit bukau)

Memula akan sampai istana Hommaru ( kena bukak kasut) . Dalam terdapat koleksi lukisan- lukisan . Kemudian di Istana Nagoya terdapat koleksi2 pedang dan juga boleh lihat view Nagoya dari tingkat atas sekali.









cubaan pose kawaai







view dari tingkap di tingkat paling atas



beza dengan istana lain sebab istana ni base dia ada curve.



 next - Osu Shopping street- subway Kamikazeu

Sini boleh beli baju, kasut dan barang2 anime.

koleksi Bearbrick Simpson lol
Lunch - Mega Kebab



Nagoya part 1



Takde niat sangat pun nak pergi Nagoya tapi bole redeem Big points pastu bayar rm150 je one way ticket... so apa lagi.Tapi beware rega bilik private mmg start rm150 kat jepun ni OTL.Kalu kat seoul rm80+ dah dpt dah bilik ngan private bathroom. Ada plak Cik Ton join sekali kan..jadikla sebab kurang sebulan dah nak melawat memang tak ready apa2 pun...tima kasihla coz cik adik ni dah melawat dia familiarla sikit. Kita follow saje.

Sampai2 kui 4 kat Nagoya. Yang best tu kitaorang land sekali dengan Got7 dari Korea. Sapa Got7 ?? HDU. Jumpa retis ko...

Airport to city centre
Naik meitetsu train . Kalu amik yang reserve ticket akan ada no.seat. Uncle jepun ni bagi kami tiket yang next train bertolak  lagi 2 min. Maafle sebab bukan org Jepun n tak perasan timing, jalan pun lambat sampai kat platform 1, tren dah bertolak. Jepun kan semua train mmg punctual. Terpaksala approach staff lagi 1 cakap "changeu changeu" setbek yang ni tau omputeh sikit2 dia balas "u stay " lol ok. diala tukarkan tiket dengan timing baru dan  nombor seat baru. 28 min ke stesen Nagoya.

Hotel
Stay kat Chisun Inn Hotel bilik sorg . cik Ton dia beli package Aago ( flight + hotel) rm500+ oklakan. I dah redeem points belila asing. Hotel ni dlm 5 minit lah dr exit stesen nagoya ( area shinkasen). Pastu ada Lawson on the way , memang menyinggahjela kejenya.
Bilik kecik standard jepun , tp complete ada tv,private bathroom w bidet dengan hairdryer sumer. Yang tak best bilik ni kena pakai wifi router .Takde wifi router tak bertenetla.Hotel akan bagi wifi router dan dependsla sapa cepat dia dapat. connection...hmm malam 1st tu prob tp esoknya barula ok.

Hitsumabushi
Yang ni mmg trademark Nagoya.Kedai yang kami pegi ni plak restoren no.1 ok. Nak pegi ni kena reserve dulu. Tq kawan Jae, Camille yang tolong reservekan. Hujan plak malam  tu setbek ada bawak payung cabuk dr KL ( ironinya beli kat Daiso tu) payung pun balik kg. Siap pakai google maps lg nak ke restoren tu....yang best tu reserve 8 malam. Terlambatle sikit. Tapi masuk je kedai tu terus waiter ni punya reaksi "ha sampai pun" hehe sebab sah2 nama reservation tu foreigner kan.
Hitsumabushi ni belut...kat kl pun tak pernah makan belut..tetiba kat Jepun leh makan hahaha selepas saiko diri sendiri jangan bayangkan belut tu. Tapi mmg sedap patutla 2PM pun makan  sini #eh
Hitsumabushi di Atsuta Horaiken
Ada cara2 nak makan Hitsumabushi ni



Sakae 
Boleh melawat 3 tempat sekali kat sini , Nagoya Tower, spaceship Aqua dan Sky Boat ( Nagoya Ferris Wheel -sakae exit 8). Hujan -hujan pun nak jalan gak.


Ferris wheel ni lokasi drama Dream High . Scene Taec ( jinguk ) kiss dgn Suzy ( Go Hye Mi) . Pastu Kim Soo Hyun ( Samdong) nampak plak dari kafe....sobs.  Boleh naik dengan bayaran 500 Yen. Masa tu dah pukul 10 tapi dorg masih beroperasi lagi. Memang cantik dan tempat yang strategik untuk view Sakae, Nagoya. Tapi siapa yang gayat jangan naik  lol sebab mmg tinggi .




Taec twitter "goin back to Nagoya where i filmed kiss scene in DH"