Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route
This tour route goes through the Northern Alps, lined with mountains over 3,000m above sea level, stretching 37.2km, and the difference in altitudes from the foot to the top is up to 1.975m.
Taking the cable car from Murodo Station to Daikanbo and looking out over the magnificent mountains was just unbelievable.
MUJI Ginza
The world flagship store is located along Namiki-dori Avenue in Ginza, an upscale shopping area in Tokyo. Here, visitors can experience MUJI's concept of proposing "sensible living" in all aspects of clothing, food, and housing from various angles.
The entire building is MUJI's flagship store. There's even a restaurant and a hotel, and the product selection is super complete.
IKAHO TOY.DOLL & CAR MUSEUM
The museum displays toys and dolls from the early Showa period to the Heisei period, including the "Fukumatsu Ningyo" (vintage Japanese doll), only nine dolls in Japan. In another area of the museum, cars from the Showa period are displayed, making it a museum that people of all ages can enjoy.
Each area has its own unique charm, with lots of rare treasures. The models are also really impressive.
Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Inside a 600,000 square meter area, there is a zoo, botanical garden, and an amusement park. The scale is so big that you cannot go around this zoo, botanical garden in one day. Especially in the zoo, there are 450 types of animals, many of them are quite popular like the Koala, a symbol of the zoo.
There's a lot of interaction between people and animals. All the animal enclosures are really clean. If you have time, you should also check out the botanical garden.
The National Diet Building
The construction started in 1920 (the 9th of the Taisho period) and was completed in 1936 (the 11th of the Showa period) as a building for the House of the Imperial Diet. The building is designed to be symmetric, in which the central tower is located between the right-wing for the house of Representatives and the left-wing for the House of Councilors. Both houses accept visitors and provide tours (Free charge). Each tour takes about an hour respectively. The security staff of the building of each house guides visitors in a certain course.
The building is perfectly symmetrical, with the House of Representatives on the left and the House of Councilors on the right. It's really beautiful.
Universal Studios Japan
Universal Studios Japan, nicknamed “USJ”, is a large-scale theme park with entertainment for everyone, both children and adults alike. The park is separated into different areas, each with a different theme from popular titles across the world.
There were so many people that the lines were super long. Even if you pay for the express pass, you still have to wait. If you don't pay extra, you can barely get on any rides.
Yojiya Blotting Sheets
These blotting sheets are a staple item of YOJIYA, the Kyoto veteran cosmetics brand founded in 1904. It’s recommended for blotting excess oil and creating an even surface before makeup touchups.
These sheets are amazing at absorbing oil! I buy them all the time and use them regularly.