Sunday, March 11, 2007

Last stop.....

Tokyo is a city bustling with light and activities!! The moment I reached there, I could feel myself dazzled by this city…the bright lights, the well-dressed working class and students, the colourful signboards….etc. Yesterday, we only had the night time to take a tour of the Tokyo city, as we spent most of our time in Disneyland. Today is the last day of our trip, so we had to make full us of our time!! Phew!!
Our first stop is the Asakusa Kannon Temple, constructed as early as 1300 years ago. We were told that by using the incense air to “spread” to a certain part of our bodies, we would be blessed in that particular area. For instance, if you spread the air to your head, you could be smarter. Haha! Such an interesting way that people in Japan pray. Guess what? In the end, as typical Singaporeans, we ended up putting the air in our pockets…why? You guessed it right? We wanted to get richer and richer…..!

Outside the temple....

After spending time at the temple, we headed to the Odaiba Park, a shopping and entertainment district offering attractions like the Palatte Town, Toyota Mega Web and Venus Fort Shopping Mall. The Toyota mega showroom was particularly enticing, as it displayed the latest models of their cars. There were also simulators for one to try out car racing! For me, I enjoyed the thrill of sitting inside those posh cars…heehee…J Just for fun!! There was also this shopping district, offering high-end products. The interesting about this shopping town was that the whole area was closed up, and the “sky” of this shopping area would change its colour once in a while. Our tour leader told us that the design of the “sky” of this shopping town emulated that of the Las Vegas casino…wow!
The last stop of this trip was the EON shopping centre, very near to the Narita Airport, where we would be scheduled for our flight home. Time flies, right? We had about 2 hours to do some last minute shopping. Try checking out their Daiso, as they offered a wider variety of products compared to that in SG, and at lower prices. I also like the Meiji products in the supermarkets!!

Even the supermarket looks more enticing than those back home...haha..

Finally, we had to head towards Narita Airport, as it was home sweet home for us. Though we were reluctant, it was finally time to bid farewell to Japan. The time spent in Japan has enabled me to get a sense of the Japanese culture, their lives, and the cleanliness and discipline of this country. The people have touched my heart with their politeness, gentleness and cleanliness. I am sure everyone in the tour group feels the same way as I do. In the near future, we would be back…………

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