Hong Kong

Thanks to my boss, I had a chance to visit Hong Kong last month for business trip. I didn't have much time to take time and enjoy Hong Kong at my own pace, but it was quite a satisfying trip navigating around my way in Hong Kong. Since I spent most of my time around Tsim Sha Tsui, the photos were taken around that Tsim Sha Tsui and Central.

Sushi Dai

Sushi Dai (寿司大) is a very very popular sushi restaurant in Tsukiji Fish Market. You probably have heard the name in many guide books before. This place is not only famous among foreigners, but among locals as well.

Kawasaki Digital Kowloon Walled City

Kowloon Walled City was an ungoverned settlement in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. The city was famous for its criminal activities that even the police couldn't do anything about it. The city was controlled by Triads and had high rates of prostitution, gambling, and drug use. The city was demolished in April 1994. Despite of that, its famous still persists in literature, video games, and movies.

While the city no longer exists, you can experience a little bit of the city, in Japan, in a place called Digital Kowloon Walled City.

Kawasaki Halloween Parade 2013

Halloween is a big event in Japan. It's the time when thousands of Halloween lovers to dress up and roam the street with their best costumes. You will be able to see anything from super sexy to bizarre.

Kawasaki Halloween Parade is one of the biggest Halloween Parade in Japan. The Parade was around 1.5 Km long nearby La Citadella shopping center and there were Halloween themed decorations and shops around to make it more kawaii lively.

Ishiteji

Ishiteji ( 石手寺 ) literally means the Stone Hand Temple, is one of the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. The Shikoku Pilgrimage (四国遍路 ) or Shikoku Junrei (四国巡礼) is a famous 88 temples pilgrimage to honor Buddhist monk Kuukai on the island of Shikoku, Japan. The Ishiteji is temple number 51.

While I was in Matsuyama, I visited this temple on my free time. Unfortunately, I couldn't explore the whole temple because I needed to go back to my Hotel to prepare for Shimanami Kaido trip. A shame, but I managed to explore quite a bit.

Meguro Sakura

Meguro is known as one of the best spots to watch the Sakura, especially the Meguro River. The view of sakura trees lining up on both sides of the river is beautiful. There is also a pedestrian only areas where you can take a very pleasant walk under the sakura trees. A very lovely place. However, there are also a lot of people who avoid this place because it can gets very crowded especially during weekends. Lucky for me, I live very close to the river. I could go there in the morning when there are less people, so I could enjoy the gorgeous view all for myself. And believe me, nothing beats running under the sakura trees in the morning. Happiness.