[JAPAN] TOKYO EAT & COFFEE UPDATE

Here's some of my food list that we ate in Tokyo. Some just our long gone loves and some are new founds. Emang makanan jepang tu ga pernah fail ga si 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲

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MUTEKIYA

Japan, 〒171-0022 Tokyo, Toshima City, Minamiikebukuro, 1 Chome−17−1 崎本ビル1F

Never ever once i skip this ramen if i go to Tokyo. My love my comfort food my porky soul will fulfilled by its thick chasiu & clean my palette with thick Jasmine concentrate after

[New found]

YAYOIKEN

Has many branches

KEMANA AJA GW SELAMA INI WOY found this Japanese style fast food that became our-everyday-go-to place. First we ate at Shibuya but then we found other branch right cross our hotel, Agora place Asakusa. What a perfect coincidence. They have everything, kaarage, sukiyaki, fried saba, everything just muach!

[NEW TRY]

GYUKATSU MOTOMURA

Akihabara branch

We dont really intended to try since it very hype among Indonesians but after walking around Akihabara we found hmm no queue and hungry af so we decided to give it a try and so yummyyy. Compared to Asakusa Gyukatsu that we tried in previous trip well it pretty similar but gyukatsu motomura has more condiment?

[NEW TRY]

PANCO NAPORITAN

Japan, 〒101-0021 Tokyo, Chiyoda City, Sotokanda, 3 Chome−13−5 地下1階 松井ビル

After watching Utada Hikaru first love movie, me and my Hubby gained curiousity about "naporitan" italian japanese spaghetti. Well basicly it like bolognese but stirfried with onion, bellpepper and sausage and i found this Pancho, hidden on a basement in Akihabara specialty in Naporitan AS THE ONLY MENU and provides all you can eat Parmesan cheese in everytable WOW looked basic but i love it just hoping the spaghetti can be more al dente

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COCO ICHIBANYA

who can skip coco curry in Japan?

[NEW TRY]

PANDA EXPRESS

miyashita park food court

Stupidly ordered expensive panda express in Japan. Well well first it is expensive ¥1200 yen for this? Second it tasteless Third Mcd's shrimp burger better HAHA

[NEW TRY]

DOUTOR

many branches

Excellent soy latte, strong americano and yymmy cold sandwich. 

[NEW TRY]

BECKS COFFEE

Akihabara JR station area

Cheap ¥400 ice soy latte 👌

[NEW TRY]

STREAMER COFFEE

1 Chome-20-28 Shibuya, Shibuya City, Tokyo 150-0002, Japan

Taste better than Blue bottle LOL ¥550 latte worth it!

[NEW TRY]

FUGLEN

2 Chome-6-15 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0032, Japan

Overrated for me, latte is watery and not strong enough. Filter coffee is okay tea like flavour but quite pricey

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BLUE BOTTLE

not as good as i remember?

Please comment if you have other recommendation for Tokyo food!

And later if i go back to Tokyo my #1 wishlist is I'm Donut PLEASEEEEEEEEEEE 

JAPAN BABYMOON

Hi hi hi! Its been a year since my last USA posts. Now i just back with great news that i am pregnant!!! haha #isthatimportant? Well so me and my husband just went back from ur Babymoon before no more holiday for 2! So here is some newest update of Japan holiday because actually last time in 2020 i went with my family (still before corona so not so many changes, so i didnt make any post). 

JAPAN BABYMOON

Special note : before arrival to Japan (better H-3) fill immigration & custom on and screenshot the barcode so you can save your time from queuing or filling it on the spot

🔻ITINERARY🔻

DAY 1  | 31 JAN// ARRIVED AT TOKYO

DAY 2  | 1 FEB// TOKYO

DAY 3  | 2 FEB// TOKYO - SAPPORO (BY FLIGHT)

DAY 4  |   3 FEB//  FURANO-BIEI DAY TRIP ( BY klook)

DAY 5  |   4 FEB //  JOZANKEI ONSEN DAY TRIP

DAY 6  |   5 FEB // SAPPORO - TOKYO ( BY FLIGHT)

DAY 7  |   6 FEB // TOKYO

DAY 8  |   7 FEB // TOKYO

DAY 9  |   8 FEB // TOKYO

DAY10 |   9 FEB// FLIGHT BACK TO JAKARTA

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🔻BUDGET ESTIMATION🔻

(per-person)

// Flights

all booked by Traveloka

Flight JAKARTA- TOKYO (ROUNDTRIP by Philipine Airlines)   = IDR 8,000,000

Flight TOKYO - SAPPORO no baggage (by Jetstar japan)   = IDR 1,000,000

Flight SAPPORO - TOKYO no baggage (by Peach Air)   = IDR 1,200,000

➥Flight total = IDR 10,200,000

// Transportation

Pasmo +/- JYP600X 10days = JYP 6000

➥¥6000 (1 JPY = IDR 116) = IDR 696,000

// Accomodation

AGORA PLACE asakusa tokyo IDR 700,000X 6nights = IDR 4,200,000

MITSUI GARDEN sapporo station IDR 1,300,000X 3nights= IDR 3,900,000

➥Accomodation total = IDR 8,100,000:2 = IDR 4,050,000

// Tour Entrance Fee

Furano & Biei Day trip by Klook IDR 800,000

Jozankei Onsen day trip by Kappa Liner JPY 2,200 = IDR 255,200

➥Tour Entrance total = IDR 1,055,200

// Meals

Eat budget (heavy meal) ¥1000 x 3 ( breakfast, lunch & dinner) x 13 = JYP 39.000

➥Meals fee total = JYP 39.000  (1 JPY = IDR 116) = IDR 4,524,000

// VISA

Japan visa single entry   IDR 450,000

➥Visa fee total = IDR 450,000

ROUGH TOTAL = IDR 20,975,200

For 10days 9 nights 

TOKYO

As you know so many famous area to visit in Tokyo, but since it doesnt my first time i only want to visit my "comfy" area. Suprisingly all reminded same, nothing really changed. But i will make a post only for Shibuya area since this area developed SO SO MUCH! 

My favorite shopping area, GINZA

Ofc some gatcha & cheap casio, AKIHABARA 

Never sleep, SHIBUYA (NEW UPDATE)

first time kimono experience, SENSOJI ASAKUSA

what i ate in Tokyo (NEW UPDATE)

still in winter period, don't forget to check out local market for local produces, such as STRAWBERRY omg in love with it so much! 

DONKI DONKI dont skip donki for cheap snacks with taxfree cheapest in town

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HOKKAIDO UPDATE! 

Last time, i came to Hokkaido in Summer time and it was beautiful! And back to Hokkaido in winter became my top wishlist since then. And finally the timing is just right!!! Hokkaido winter peak is in February - March every year and lucky us this year, 2023 firdt time ever after corona, Sapporo goverment reheld famous winter event, SAPPORO SNOW FESTIVAL from 4th ~11th feb hihi where you can see beautiful local ice crafting along Sapporo tv tower, Odori park, and Susukino area.

Spent 4 days in Hokkaido felt too short yet just ok hm actually so many winter activities that you can do like snow mobile, ice swimming and ice fishing but it located quite far from Sapporo city which made me think is it worth it? haha or if you have longer time and YOU CAN FACE CRAZY COLD WIND give it a try! Super cold in Hokkaido :( -9 felt like -18.. haha click link below for more info about each cities! ♡

WINTER SAPPORO

WINTER OTARU

ASAHIYAMA ZOO & BIEI DAY TRIP

JOZENKEI ONSEN DAY TRIP

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Hope you love my new post and give you more recommendation for your next winter escape!

also check out my previous post here!

JAPAN - HONSHU ( TOKYO - OSAKA - KYOTO- KOBE)

JAPAN - SUMMER HOKKAIDO

Xo,

HJ

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[JAPAN] KIMONO EXPERIENCE AT ASAKUSA

Because last time, me and my husband just went to touristy area without experiencing kimono, this time i made a reservation at the place i had tried before with my family which really recommended & super friendly. You can also come on the spot but it's better to make reservation advance to secure your place & save some time. I reserved like a week before d-day.

WARGO ASAKUSA KIMONO RENTAL

reservation link here link here

Located inside Uniqlo asakusa 4th floor, this rental place really easy to access. And it cost us ¥5500/ couple standard kimono + ¥600 insurance for kimono protection.

Here is some pics we took around Asakusa area &  Sumeda river

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[JAPAN] ASAHIYAMA ZOO& BIEI DAY TRIP

After longgggg thought, whether we have to go to Asahiyama by train or by japan pass counting and budgeting we gave up HAHA because those area just too complicated and as we Indonesian CAN'T RENT CAR in Japan so we decided to buy day tour from klook so here's our day trip story and lil review about the tour.

ASAHIYAMA & SHIRAHIGE DAY TOUR

IDR 750,000/ person (updated January 2023)

07.40 Meet up at Tokyu REI Hotel Susukino

Very ontime and the guide very friendly to lead us to the bus and before that we bought some snacks and drinks at nearest combini

09.40 stop at Sunagawa Restarea

Can't be more excited than seeing blocks of fresh snow around. Super pretty rest area, we bought some hot corn soup and played some cranes too

11.00 Asahiyama Zoo

Ticket already included in the tour. AMAZING MESMERING WHATEVER U SAY. the zoo full of snow SUPER BEAUTIFULLLLL :( it is famous with penguin show which quite amusing but the view was just 👌👌👌👌 we got around 1.5hours freetime here before we gathered again.

12.45 lunch break

Lunch also included you can choose lamb yakiniku or cold soba when you order from Klook app. Well it just okay because cold weather made us hungry even more. Restaurant located inside a souvenir shop. So you also can buy some local souvenir or just lavender softserve

14.30 Shirahige Waterfall

Not so far from the restaurant we arrived at next place. Shirahige waterfall that famous for clear blue water. Super cold and wind blew quite hard since nothing around just bridge and waterfall

16.00 Ningle Terrace

Can be said as the highlight of the trip. I love how pretty this small wood houses. Unfortunately we arrived too early so it still quite bright and not as pictured as in Instagram HAHA because it actually looks better at night, but still i love it.

After around 30mins in Ningle Terrace, we headed back to Sapporo. Well it took around 4 hours tho. So so farrrr away.

Overall, the trip was super worth it. We glad that we join Klook rather than go by ourselves waiting for the bus or walk around 1 hour from place to place on snowy day. Very recommended!

Hope this post help you guys ♡

[JAPAN] JOZANKEI ONSEN DAY TRIP

Winter trip in Japan is never completed without visiting Onsen, and as i was pregnant at that time, my Doctor suggested not getting a hot bath BUT WHOCARE  hahahaaha kidding just a short dip wont hurt :p so we were looking online and found this little "onsencity" closest to Sapporo only 1.5 hours drive YES perfect!! So here it is!

JOZANKEI

We bought onsen-one-day-pass package ¥2200/person including oneday bus ticket + onsen entrance fee

You can check here for day trip or  Bus website just for the transport schedule

Well i found this quite complicated at the start because too many website to open, so i will make it super ez for you guys

1. Visit Jozankei official tourism website if you want to stay there some hotel provides free transport from Sapporo

2. If not, you just wanna do day trip, read carefully day trip pdf

3. Book day trip + Kappa liner bus schedule to save your travel time, here

Done, ok back to story

We took 1st bus Kappa liner ( they have regular bus that stop many time and Kappa liner that stop only in Sapporo and direct to Jozankei area) 9.40am don't forget to print your reservation or they won't let you get on the bus and after 1 hour-ish we arrived at Jozankei Shako Mae bus stop and heading to our onsen. If you see the day trip package, they have some list of onsen that come with the package. We choose Yunohana Jozankeiden because they have outdoor onsen which i love for snowy dayy. 

We paid more ¥500 for towel and onsen uniform. The entrance is huge and as you came inside the onsen it feels old and vintage. After shower, i dipped to Outdoor onsen pool which heaven really :") cold and warm onsen water, couldn't be more perfect. And after done, we went to 2nd floor, they have big dining area and resting space.

After done dipping, we walked across the onsen place, and found Jozankei temple. They held special winter lantern festival everyyear end of january till early february ( 2024 jan 27th ~ feb 11th) but we didn't see it since it starts around 5 pm, so if you have longer time here, pleaae check it out.

For lunch, not many option of restaurant here, but we managed to find, pizza& gelato restaurant named

Ame no Hi to Yuki no Hi(Rainy day & snowy day)

雨ノ日と雪ノ日

2 Chome-41 Jozankeionsennishi, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 061-2303, Japan

We ordered margarita and Gelato ( black sesame & vanilla) but forget the price ( not that expensive) but the pizza dough really my type of pizza, it's crispy on the edge but super doughy kinda mochi texture in the middle and they made their own tomato sauce on the pizza, looked simple but so hearty. And their gelato, sticky & bold flavour love it so much! And they provides free hot coffee for any order. 

After done eating, we were just waiting for bus back to Sapporo. What a lovely day trip, i felt recharge and happy with the view. Onto the next trip !