Showing posts with label shizuoka. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shizuoka. Show all posts

Returning back to Shizuoka 2 years later

Hey everyone!

Recently I uploaded a new video on Youtube, a short vlog on the day I went back to Shizuoka to see my host family again! I already saw them last year but I didn't vlog it, so this year I decided to do a little bit of vlogging~



I didn't take many photos while I was in Japan compared to the other times. Mainly because I've been to Japan so many times that I found that everything has become.. normal to me? The first few times I took photos of everything since everything was so different and new, but I guess you do get used to things, they don't seem as "special" anymore.. if you know what I mean haha. However I still have posts to do about my Japan trip last year!

Anyway, I took the Shinkansen to Shizuoka for a day. I didn't have much time to spend much time in Shizuoka since I had a lot of meetings in Tokyo.


It was snowing a lot on the shinkansen!

Walking around Shizuoka~




After taking purikura at Shibuya109 Dreams (also known as Shizuoka109), we decided to go have crepes!



I had strawberry Cheesecake~


We did a bit of shopping after but I didn't vlog it unfortunately :( We took purikura again, but this time we went to a place that let us do cosplay purikura! In Japan there are a few places that let you rent out costumes for free just for purikura!


Last year we went as K-on so this year we just decided on kigurumi! The problem with these cosplay rentals is that they are really popular, especially amongst highschoolers so it is always really busy. It may take a while to get a costume T_T

Also in Japan you're able to send purikura to your phone for free so you can download high quality versions! Usually you get about 2 photos for free each time~


Pretty much you can download them if you have friends in Japan. If you're not from Japan you can still download them! If you're a foreigner you can get one of the Softbank prepaid phones (crappiest phone ever, but it's the best you're going to get). You get an email address with the phone so you put that in when you take purikura. You will receive an email with a link where you can download your purikura photo! Now what you'll need also is a smart phone that is able to access the internet (because the Japanese phone won't be able to). I had my iphone with me, so I would forward the email I received on my Japanese phone to my usual email I use on my iphone. Then from the iphone, open up the link and then you can download the photos! Also a note, forwarding the email to your personal email and opening it on your computer won't work.. I tried. It has to be open on a smart phone.

Unfortunately I don't have any more photos, but I took some with Chiho just before I left!




I will try go through the other footage I have filmed in Japan and will try post more vlogs soon!

05/02/12 - Japanese Zoo + Shizuoka

Gosh it's been so long since I've blogged AGAIN! I really don't want to neglect my blog but it's just so hard to update lately :(

Today I'm going to do another Japan post! My last Japan post, I blogged about the day I visited Shizuoka, the place where I went to a Japanese highschool for 2 weeks. I was only able to stay in Shizuoka for 2 days unfortunately, so this was my second, and last day in Shizuoka.

最近私は日本語を練習したいので、これからブログに書いた時、もっと日本語を書くつもりですよ! 間違い日本語を使ったら、私に教えてね!

I woke up and okaasan prepared breakfast for Janelle and I! お母さんは朝ご飯を作ってもらいました!




Watching Japanese TV while eating hehe

Chiho's dad had work that day so he couldnt hang out, but Chiho's mum took us to Hamamatsu Zoo! 浜松動物園に行ってきました!





Was really good weather that day! 天気は良かった!

Map of the zoo~! 動物園の地図




For some reason all the animals looked really sleepy. 動物たちは眠そう。。

We could also pet guinea pigs!



Walking around~



We came to a duck pond where you can feed the ducks with some of their food!



It was really cold that day, the ducks were sliding on the ice!


Food to feed the ducks with

歩いている〜




This seal looked so happy haha. このアザラシーちゃんは嬉しいそう!


And I'm just going to do a picture spam of animals now lol.
























After the zoo, we went to a really cute cake shop! 動物園に行った後で、可愛いケーキショップに行きました!

The menu is also cute! メニューも可愛い!





全部は可愛い!!


ちーちゃん!


ジャネル!

Food we had!




I had the last cake, it was so good! 美味しかった!

After, Chiho's mum drove us back to Shizuoka to hang out! 後で、静岡に帰ってきました〜!



We walked around Shizuoka and ended up wanting to take Purikura. In Japan you can also cosplay for purikura so we wore outfits from the anime K-on! 静岡に歩く時に、プリクラに撮りたかったです。日本でプリクラの店で、コスプレもやっても良いよ! 私たちは「K-ON」のコスプレをやりました!













After Purikura we walked around Shizuoka and then went to find a place to have dinner~



We ended up going to an omurice restaurant, one of my favourite restaurants in Shizuoka! I used to go here a lot last year haha. オムライスのレストランに食べました! 去年このレストランによく来て、静岡で一番大好きなレストランです!




After that, it was time to go back to Tokyo :(

Shinkansen ticket :(

Saying bye to Chi-chan :(



Bye bye Shizuoka! :(