Hey guys welcome to my channel! I'm Charlene
and my friends call me Char. I love traveling and building out itineraries so I thought
about sharing them with the world through this vlog. Also, fun fact about me
I just got married to the love of my life Pao and this is actually our 15 day
honeymoon trip in Japan. First stop, Tokyo! As soon as we landed we got our JR
pass and dropped our luggages off through Lugg Agent and then we took
the Narita Express train to Tokyo. We were already so hungry at this point after
checking in at our hotel in Ebisu so we just went to the nearest restaurant and we chanced upon this
one-man ramen shop that served really good ramen perfect for the cold spring weather. Speaking
of spring, it was our first time seeing cherry blossoms in person and wow they were so beautiful.
Hachiko was even there to say hi to his visitors. After that we passed by the
iconic Shibuya Crossing on our way to meet our friends for dinner and drinks. And that's day one! The next day we got up
early to go to the happiest place on earth. Unfortunately, the lines were so long so we had to line up for about an hour
but at least we made it to.. Disneyland! yaaay and here are some of the rides we tried Now on to my favorite ride the Enchanting tale of
Beauty and the Beast. We had to pay extra because it's the latest attraction and the lines were long
so we wanted to avoid that but it was so worth it. Since we got hyped up on Disney songs,
we decided to watch the Disney parade. We capped off our day at Disneyland by enjoying
the great views on this cool river boat. and here's everything we ate at Disneyland.
It was a great day but we needed real food so we went to Takeshita Street in the
hopes of eating at Gyukatsu Motumora but the line was so long and we got
cut off so we ended up at Kura Sushi and that's our day two. The next day we woke
up early and went to cherry blossom heaven. We got off at Nakameguro station
to see the famous meguro river . "We're here in Meguro River it's so nice".
My husband's best man is a photographer based here in Japan and he offered to do our
postnup shoot so of course we said yes! and behind every good Instagram photo is a great
and patient Instagram husband love you bub! After that we went to the most famous
shrine in Japan the Meiji Jingu shrine The sake barrels serve as offerings to
the shrine but they're actually empty We then went into the main temple area and here
you can see a lot of people lining up for charms, for good luck, and health, and good
fortune. We also did a quick visit to Yoyogi Park but there wasn't much. We spent
the rest of the afternoon walking around Omotesando and Harajuku and for snacks
we grabbed some sushi along the way. For dinner we tried Ikinari Steak and it was
so yummy I can't wait to try their nranch here in Manila. After that we met up with some
friends for drinks and that's day three On our fourth day we boarded
the shinkansen going to Osaka and I think it took us about three
and a half hours to reach the city and finally we got to Osaka so we went
straight to the Mario Kart experience. After watching the safety video, we picked
out our costumes as Mario and Luigi. After all that driving we got hungry so we tried
this Tiktok famous I guess waffle-like snack with mozzarella inside. Just walking distance
to the place is Osaka's most popular street Dotonbori. There were so many food stalls and
shops around this area you'll never go hungry speaking of food we went to this hole in the world tempura restaurant and got ourselves
some shrimp tendon and wagyu tempura After that we tried the famous Kobe beef
and they're quite expensive but so worth it. We capped off the day with some hot
chocolate and that's our day four! We got our Arashiyama in about 45 minutes and we
tried some of their street food for breakfast. One of the main attractions here in Arashiyama
is the Togetsu Kyo bridge and we walked this on the way to Tenryu-ji temple. We passed by several
food stalls and I got myself some strawberry mochi The Tenryu-ji Temple is a UNESCO world heritage site that houses a very beautiful
zen garden called Sogenchi garden then we reached the main attraction here in
Arashiyama which was the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest Inside the bamboo forest is where you'll
find Nonomiya Shrine where you can write down your wishes your dreams and then hang
them up in the hopes of them coming true. After that we took a 45 minute
train to the Fushimi Inari shrine before coming into the main temple we chanced
upon these omikuji sticks. They have a number on them that you exchange at the counter
to get your fortune paper. "number seven" After a short climb we reached the
long trail of tori gates where you can see the names of individuals and
companies who donated these tori gates. We then took a short cab to Ninenzaka where old meets new and here you'll find the
world's first ever tatami-floored Starbucks. When you reach the top you'll see a picturesque
view of the Yasaka Pagoda. Of course, I got hungry again so I got another mozzarella waffle and this
one is a way better version. It was time for an early dinner so we tried the Kyoto-style gyukatsu.
Gyukatsu is a deep fried wagyu cutlet that's still a little bit rare inside so you have the option to
cook it as you prefer on a hot stone on your table "Smokeeey" After eating we went to the famous Geisha
district of Gion as our last stop in Kyoto. We then went back to the Dotonbori to meet our
friends for dinner and that's our day five! Our sixth day was dedicated for shopping so we went
to Rinku Premium Outlet which was a station away from Kansai Airport. For lunch we had
Ippudo Ramen which was of course super yummy. We also went shopping at Shinsaibashi and
here you'll find hundreds of different stalls and a lot of second-hand shops. For
our night time activity we tried teamLab's Botanical Gardens since we weren't able
to get tickets for their Tokyo attraction. teamLab is known for their immersive art
installations that play with lights and sounds No better way to end a long day than
some karaoke and beers with friends and that's our day six! We got home at about 4 am so the next day we
had our hangover meal at Tsukemen Ide. This was a slow day since we were still recovering
from the night before so we just walk around did a little shopping and then for dinner we
decided to go to Kobe. Kobe is just a 30 minute train ride from Osaka and just right across the
station is a teppanyaki place called Steakland. For dinner of course we had Kobe
beef and wow it was life-changing the meat was so soft and juicy and literally melts
in your mouth. Definitely our best meal in Japan! Then we went home and called it an early night
for day seven. The next day we went to Universal Studios at 7 30 a.m because all the express
passes were sold out and we wanted to make sure we could go in Super Nintendo World. Here's
us lining up for the Mario Kart Koopa's challenge. After that we did Yoshi's adventure to
tour around the Super Nintendo World Next up was The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. This was such a surreal experience especially
for those who are big fans of the series. They even have a life-size Hogwarts that you
can go into for the Forbidden Journey ride. For lunch we ate the Three Nroomsticks
and got ourselves some Butterbeer. We did a short visit to Minion world and
watched a live stunt show in Waterworld. We capped off our day at Universal by watching the No
Limits parade where we saw our favorite characters For dinner we went to Harukoma and
we got ourselves some fresh sushi and hot sake. Perfect combo! and that's our
day eight. For day 9 we spent our day at the Kobe - Sanda Premium Outlet and went
back to Tokyo via shinkansen around 9pm For our 10th day we visited the Tsukiji
Outer Market which has over 500 food stalls that you can choose from. I would say they mostly
specialize on fresh seafood I mean look at these! And because I like strawberries I
tried the shop called strawberry fetish We even saw a hot sake specialty shop but we opted
for coffee because we were a bit sleepy.After a morning full of food at Tsukiji,
we took a train to Ueno to do a little walking see the thrift shops
and have lunch at GyuKaku...again At around 8pm we went back to Shibuya to go up
Shibuya Sky and wow look at that view! It was so cold on the rooftop I think it was about
two to three degrees and we were freezing! But of course we're here for the photo so
here it is! and that caps off our day 10. After ichiran we went around shimokitazawa and
chanced upon this cute Orange Cafe they serve really good waffles and coffee. We then went into
this cute little neighborhood called Hiroo and actually this is the last shot on my phone because
my phone died but after we got some burgers for dinner and then went home for an early night.
On our 12th day we went to the happiest place on Earth again, this time Tokyo DisneySea and there
aren't many people because spring break was over I've heard DisneySea was like the Disneyland for
adults and wow I didn't expect what I saw inside! It was like we were instantly transported to
Europe with a matching Venetian gondola ride Next we try the Journey to the Center of
the Earth which is Pao's favorite ride and then finally we got to MY all-time
favorite ride the Tower of Terror! After saying hi to Donald, we tried the
Nemo searider and paid a visit to Agrabah A short walk from Agrabah you'll find
the Mermaid Lagoon from Little Mermaid. Inside you'll find probably the largest
indoor kiddie area here in Disney Resorts. We stayed for the night parade and
wow it was nothing short of magical! and that's our day 12! The next
day we almost missed our tour bus to Mount Fuji but I'm glad we
didn't I mean look at that view! We were lucky to have a clear day and
our first stop was Lake Kawaguchiko. Then we joined the traditional matcha making class We got lucky we were able to go up to the
fifth station to see this magnificent view and of course we didn't miss
our chance to make another wish. Our next stop was another world
heritage site the Oshino Hakkai Village. This place is home to eight ponds filled
by the snowmelt coming from Mount Fuji .Uou can even drink straight
from thesaurus and we only tried this because this is Japan
but otherwise we wouldn't have. We went to Gotemba Premium Outlet
and then capped off our day 13. On our 14th day we continued to explore
Shibuya and then packed all our six luggages and treated ourselves
for a good dinner here at Hakushu This Mom and Pop Shop serve us really
good Kobe beef which was the perfect way to cap off our Japan trip and that's
our day 14. On our last day we packed up our stuff and hopped into the Narita Express
going back to the airport. Hope you enjoyed touring Japan with me don't forget to like and
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