Honshu Experience

Konnichiwa (hello)

We went to the Land of The Rising Sun - Tokyo and Osaka for a week on an ANA tour package. The food was a letdown. We loved Japanese food and were expecting a certain class. But it was a disappointment. In fact, the ramen stores we seek at every opportunity was so much better.

The only good food we got out of the tour package was a tonkatsu restaurant and the morning breakfast buffet in one hotel.

If you are above 16 years old, give Tokyo Disneyland a pass. They are sooooo kidish. Or maybe we got bombarded by the latest animation - Shrek!, Spiderman, Back Draft, Jurassic Park.

Universal Studios Japan(USJ) is GREAT. They had a Sesame Street parade and we ended up following them, probably the only family of four with a total age of 135 years!

USJ was FUN. Make sure you watch the Sesame Street parade. Party with Elmo, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Bert and Ernie as they sing and dance. "Cookie san kawaii desu ne!"

Spit your hear out with Spiderman ride - the Statue of Liberty vanishes! Race through the city as you try to keep up with the world's favorite web slinger in this no-holds-barred battle against the forces of evil. You'll zip around battle-worn streets as Spidey swings overhead and goes up against Doctor Octopus and an army of twisted villains. Amazing 3-D action erupts all around you when Spider-Man takes on the Hobgoblin and the searing heat of his exploding pumpkins. You'll be caught in the line of fire and live the story first-hand in the most incredible action-packed adventure ride ever ? The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man.

Cool.

The DREAM, USJ newest roller coaster is mild. Hoping to catch the ride with my digital camera, the crew asked me to remove it before the ride started. Anyway it was mild.

For the cute cutest cutesssst Peanuts and Hello Kitty planet on earth. Snoopy and his friends have taken over the Studios! Snoopy's transformed himself into a director, and you're his assistant. Discover how much fun it is to complete the characters' costumes, create and add sound effects and music. Immerse yourself in the fun-filled, light-hearted world of PEANUTS

Don't miss Terminator 4D show. A combination of movie, actors and robotics.

Not enough time to catch the all the attractions.

I WILL BE BACK.

(ps dialogue is in Japanese so you got to get use to your favourite characters speaking in nihongo)