19/01/13 Shopping in Shinsaibashi and Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
Hey everyone!Today I'm going to be sharing with you guys about my day I spent in Shinsaibashi and the Osaka Aquarium! My family arrived in Japan the night before so this is my family's first time travelling to Japan. I decided to take them to Shinsaibashi first because they wanted to do a bit of shopping.
My OOTD~
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Walking to the trainstation in Higashi-Mikuni
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Walking in Shinsaibashi!
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Family in Shinsaibashi~
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We went to a Sanrio store! They had so many cute things in there!
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They had a big Hello Kitty mannequin wearing a dress made of Hello Kitties! I don't know if it's cute or creepy :P
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Went to this cute restaurant for lunch!
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Janelle and I on the bridge at Shinsaibashi!
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Famous Glico Man!
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We walked around a bit more to shop in Shinsaibashi~
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After that we headed to the Osaka Aquarium! I already went to the aquarium 3 years ago but decided to take my family there since it's heaps better than the aquarium in Perth. You can read my blog post about the time when I went to the aquarium 3 years ago here!
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It's about $20 for entry
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These seals are sooo cute!!
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PENGUINS!
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There was a dolphin show going on!
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The Great Barrier~! It is a HUGE tank and you just walk around it!
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Haha I love how the sting rays look like they are smiling!
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THis has got to be one of the most ugliest fish I've seen :x
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So many fish!!
We then go to another area~!
NEMO Fish!!
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I have no idea what this is.. it was annoying me so I took a photo of it lol. Don't know if it was alive or not :S It was in the same tank as a sea snake I think? But I absolutely hate snakes so I refuse to take photos of any of them :P
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Seahorses!
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Crabs~!
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Jellyfish!
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Mirror shot with friends!
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We then went to the souvenier shop after the aquarium!
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When my boyfriend and I went to Japan 3 years ago, we saw a seal really similar to this that we both fell in love with but didn't buy it because we didn't really have much money back then lol :( This seal is kinda similar so I decided to buy it for him as a present (though I plan to steal it back from him sometime :P)
Outside the aquarium there were a couple putting on a funny show
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I love all the illuminations around!
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Fancy looking hall! I think they use this for weddings
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After the aquarium, Matsui mama and papa invited my family over to have dinner with them!
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Lots of rice!!
and Udon!!
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And that's it for now! Even though I already been to the aquarium it was good to go back again!
2 comments
Write commentsYour trips are always so nice :3
ReplyThe Aquarium photos were so pretty <3
Your sister is pretty. How did your fam like it? Would any of them come back? The sea lions probably were my favorite, tbh, but the penguins were a nice touch too.
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