kenleewrites in 日本

All packed up and ready to go!

There was such a long queue. Seems like everyone was heading for Korea.

Shaka Shaka Chicken for breakfast. Simply lovely.

Narita Terminal 1 looks much better after the renovation.

There’s this nice arts and craft shop… nice to see, but didn’t buy anything though.

Unazukin nicely tucked in.

Lots of passengers on board.

Lunch on Korean Air.

Saw this old guy reading soft porn. Reading?!?

Lots of Korean school girls came too. Where have you been on a high school excursion.

Jeju International Airport.

My hotel for the next few days. Haevichi Hotel and Resort.

Look like someone I know…

The view from my room.

Nice bathroom.

Forgot hotels in Korea don’t provide you with a toothbrush. Got to buy one… sigh.

My first meal in Jeju… shrimp flavored cup noodles!

Some relaxing pics taken in Japan before I head off to Jeju. For the next few days, it’s just Jeju! These photos I took when I went to Nikko. Some other Nikko posts here. Lake Chuzenji (中禅寺湖) is a very nice lake, apparently formed by volcanic activity. I didn’t spend much time there. It was already quite late after visiting Kegon Falls… everywhere else closed at about 6pm. Not during tourist season I guess… Getting here was only a 5 minute drive from Kegon Falls. We just drove there, took some photos and headed back down to central Nikko. It does look like a nice and quiet spot to get some R&R… someday…

Where do you go for R&R?

Just some random shots I took with my R8 at Toshogu in Nikko. Forgot to consolidate photos. I guess that happens when you use 2 cameras. How many cameras do you use when on vacation? Now I usually carry 2. My trusty slr and a compact. The R8 does great marco shots! From 1cm away! Just mind-blowing!

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I’m going to introduce one of my favorite Tonkotsu ramen. Tonkotsu ramen use pork and soy sauce as the base for the soup. Hence it’s usually oily! Rasuta is one of my personal favorite and it’s pure tonkotsu ramen! Oily and yummy!

This is their basic “Rasuta ramen”. ¥600.

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Another interesting spot to visit in Nikko. Kegon Falls is quite the majestic waterfall, apparently formed when the Daiya River was rerouted by lava flows (read it on wikipedia). Read something else about it I found quite disturbing…

“The Kegon Falls are infamous for suicides, especially among Japanese youth”

Probably not a good place to be late at night. ^^.

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