How I Spent Spring 2017 in JAPAN

I'm back at my favorite country! Spent three weeks in Japan visiting multiple cities:

Yokohama, Tokyo, Suwa, Matsumoto

Highlights of my trip:
-Coldplay concert in Tokyo Dome City
-family time at Matsumoto Castle
-Ramen Museum and Red Brick Building in Yokohama
-Ichiran Ramen, Yakitori Alley, and more pigout sessions in Tokyo w/ friends
-exploring Yokohama w/ my Japan-based friend, Cheny
-pre-birthday celebration in Disneyland
-sakura aka cherry blossoms everywhere!!!

It's one of my most relaxing and rewarding trips in Japan. I love travelling alone and visiting family and friends. It's really therapeutic! 

Anyway, here's a short video of my trip:

Fashion Files: Mullet Dresses for Spring 2012

So it's Spring time here in Japan! Wondering what's fab to wear during this season?

My cousin and I have lately developed the love for mullet dresses. Through our weekly shopping activities, we've been seeing a lot of mullet dresses with floral prints, and we found them very ideal for spring. I took a photo of the mullet dresses we have. However, I didn't have much time to dress up and shoot so I just did it inside the house with the help of my grandma as my photographer haha! Please excuse the poor quality of the photos 'coz I'm just using my Sony Cybershot TX5.

SPRING MULLET DRESSES:

Dress from "Momo by Wonder Rocket" in Harajuku,Tokyo

(http://www.wonderrocket.com/ec/wr_momo.html)

2,980 Yen

 feather earrings from H&M in Harajuku

599 Yen

Dress from "Love Junkie" in Suwa City, Nagano

3,000 Yen

 accessories from "Shimamura" in Suwa City, Nagano

Dress from "Every" in Japan

(http://www.rakuten.co.jp/every777/)

3,180 Yen

 head piece from my cousin (I don't know where she got this)

Dress from "Avail" in Suwa CIty, Nagano

2,000 Yen

 feather necklace from "CHU XXX" in Aeon Mall, Yamanashi

1000 Yen

So there's our small collection of spring mullet dresses. Hope to find more.:)

Cherry Blossoms at their Best

The blooming of cherry blossoms ("sakura" in Japanese) signals the transition of the season from winter to spring. The Japanese people celebrate this by doing "hanami" or having picnics/gatherings under sakura trees. 

Sakura blooms earlier in Tokyo and other warmer cities, while in Suwa (our area) which is surrounded by mountains, they bloom later 'cause of the colder weather. If the cherry blossoms bloom on the first week of April in Tokyo, they bloom between the 3rd to last week of April in the provinces. However, these cherry blossoms only stay for a week or two 'cause they fall once the weather becomes hotter. So your really need to be on perfect timing to catch them in full bloom.

At the playground of our neighborhood, there were lots of Sakura trees. So before grocery shopping, we dropped by the playground for some photo ops! haha!

My Tokyo Disneyland Adventure

A week after my visit at Tokyo Disney Sea with my friend and her family, our family decided to go to Tokyo Disneyland last April 15. It's actually my 2nd Disneyland experience, first of which was in Hong Kong.

Our first ride was the train which gave us a view of about half of Disneyland. Then we got a Fast Pass from the Big Thunder Mountain. It's such a fun and exciting ride!:)

 my cousins

 American Indians...that looked so real!

Lilo and Stitch 

 steam ship

Haunted Mansion = an interesting ride :)

Since its Easter season, the parade of the Disney characters was themed Easter Wonderland. The performers were really good and some of them were Filipinos.

Since we didn't have much time, and there were really long queues, we skipped the Splash Mountain; but I took a photo of people on the ride. haha!

Then we had 3D experience, same show as that in Hong Kong. I wanted to skip the It's a Small World ride because it wasn't that thrilling, based on my Hong Kong Disneyland experience. However, my aunt insisted so I had no choice. It was smaller than that of Hong Kong's. So funny that my aunt fell asleep while on the boat.

 Mickey's PhilHarmonic Theater

 cute dolls :)

And while my cousins were riding the go-kart, I went by myself to the Space Mountain. It was crazy! I remembered riding it when my friends and I were in Hong Kong.

And of course, the traditional castle photo...

Then we tried Captain EO since there's no queue. But we were disappointed because it wasn't fun! My family members fell asleep inside the theater haha! The last part of our day in Disneyland was shopping.

And the last part of our day was shopping! We bought a lot of chocolates and cookies plus some souvenirs like shirts and keychains. It was a tiring day, yet we still had to drive back home for 3 hours.

 nice view at night

The Disney Resort is one of the reasons why I love Tokyo!:)

Back in Japan:)

Last 28th of March, I flew to Japan with my grandmother, little cousin, and my aunt and uncle who were like my second parents. It was during the same time of the year when I last went to Japan in 2010. We flew a flight with Philippine Airlines from Manila to Narita. Thank God I have escaped the heat of the P.I. haha!

at the airport w/ my little cousin

sorry PAL but I didn't like the in-flight meal

first Japanese meal upon arrival

I was so happy because I finally got reunited with my favorite cousin, who's also like a sister to me. And I was surprised that at 21, by working so hard, she got her own car -- a white Suzuki Swift that's filled with pink and Hello Kitty stuff inside. Well, same thing for her room, which I was using.

I really love a lot of things about Japan. I like their awesome photo booths with perfect lighting and retouching/editing before printing. Plus it will be emailed to you! How cool is that?!

And of course, I super love authentic Japanese food! My favorite resto is Sushiro, a sushi bar. And it's all high-tech!:)

And here in Japan, I don't mind doing the laundry because it's all automated! Even on rainy days, the clothes are dried. Just insert coin, let it wash and dry. What we normally do is leave the laundry in the machine as we shop at the grocery store. I enjoy grocery shopping, most especially because I was the one cooking our dishes everyday.

Spring time is coming and I'm glad that I was able to catch the last snowfall of winter. We also visited Mt. Kuruma (Kuruma Yama) on our first weekend here so to catch the last day of skiing. However, I wasn't able to try to ski for the second time around because I was way too scared and I didn't want to spend for something I do not know if I could survive haha! Yeah, not much of a risk taker! But it was fun taking photos in the snow!:)

 grandma, cousin, me, aunt

forgot to bring shades!!!

 So that's how my first week has been. I'm currently on my 4th week here. Oh my, one month happened so fast! I wish this vacation won't ever end...

What I love about the Spring/Summer 2011 Fashion

These are the Spring/Summer 2011 fashion trends that I love!:)

High-waist Pants

Sheer Maxi Dress

Lace Dress/Skirt

Crochet & Macrame

Bell Bottoms/Flares

Wide Leg Pants

Tail Hems (Dresses longer at the back)

Jumpsuits

Crop Tops

Stripes

Source: Fashionising.com