As usual, this trip to Osaka was planned by my daughter. She was also our tour guide. My son could not join us due to work commitment.
We had early dinner at the Singapore Changi Airport before departing for Bangkok by budget airline Scoots (TR616). We boarded another flight in Bangkok to Japan - Osaka by Japan Airline (JL728). Before boarding for Osaka, we had our meal at the Sakura Premium lounge which was exclusive for Japan Airline First Class & Business Class passengers .This was my second time & perhaps will be my last chance travelling on Japan Airline Business Class. Because the airlines had plugged the loophole to stop passengers from buying travel miles to off-set full cash payment. The cost of buying travel miles for Business Class air tickets will be much cheaper than paying cash to by Business Class air tickets. Buying Business Class air tickets with travel miles required some technical procedure. The starting point & the ending point cannot be at the same destination. That was why we started our journey from Bangkok & ended in Singapore.
boarding pass
airport before
boarding Scoots
for Bangkok
to Bangkok
in Bangkok
arrival hall
international
airport (BKK)
Japan Airline
check-in
meal
Business Class
boarding pass
Class seating
meal
11 October 2019 (Friday)
Arrived Kansai International Airport(KIX) Izumisano Osaka, Japan 9.30 am. We topped up values to our previous Japan trip subway cards & took the subway train to Courtyard Osaka Honmachi hotel. Since the rooms were available, the hotel allowed us to check in early. We had early lunch & thereafter we walked to the Osaka Castle garden. On the way we passed the Osaka prefecture Police Head quarter. We also settled our 7 days Japan tourists train tickets that allowed multiple travelling at no additional fees so long the routes were under the JR lines. We purchased the tourists train tickets package on line that cost S$300 per persons. Transportation cost in Japan was considered high. Buying the tourists train tickets package was one of the best options to save cost.
airport
sky train
sky train
rail way
airport train
to arrive
arrived
Tengachava station
Tengachya
station
- Hommachi station
near Courtyard
Marriott hotel
elevation
control panel
WC. Good
invention
restaurant
Osaka
restaurant
to Osaka garden
HQ
Garden
HQ building
meals
to be served
12 October 2019 ( Saturday)
Today was a shopping day. We traveled to Umeda vicinity. We went to the Grand Front Osaka building for lunch at the Muji cafe after shopping at Muji outlet. We later bought 2 pairs of sports shoes at the Asics sport shop outlet.
in gents toilet very
special design
interior
store outlet
Muji cafe
curry rice
of food
near hotel
very quite
station
feature wall
art work
13 October 2019 (Sunday)
We took a train from Osaka to Kobe. Coming to Kobe no one should miss the Kobe beef. We had Kobe beef for lunch. It costed S$55 per person which was considered reasonable. It was our first experience tasting Kobe beef. We visited the UCC coffee museum after lunch. Visitors had to pay an entrance fee to the museum. A cup of coffee was given to each visitors at the end of the visit.
Kobe from Osaka
- Umeda station
Kobe- Sannomiya
Sannomiya station
restaurant
神户牛
餐馆
was the bell to
call for service
beef lunch with
black aprons
lubricate the
grill
beef tongue
beef lunch with
black aprons
of beef
of Kobe beef
with fats evenly
distributed
by the restaurant
boss after lunch
cover with design
cafe museum
after lunch
Harbourland
for a walk
Kobe harbor
14 October 2019(Saturday)
Visited Kuroman Market, Shinsaibashi shopping street and Dotonbori.
cover design
shoe outlet
room in our stomach
advertisement with
a running man
Tako-yaki
restaurant next to hotel
go with dinner
15 October 2019 (Tuesday)
Checked out of Courtyard Osaka hotel after breakfast & took a train to Arashiyama. Deposited luggage at Binario Saga Arashiyama and walked to the Bamboo Forest.
with reserved
seat
Arashiyama
Arashiyama
display
for coffee
coffee
before train
approaching
hotel to train station
of Japanese ancient
hotel room
train pass
in Arashiyama
our hotel
from hotel
16 October 2019 (Wednesday)
Checked out of hotel Binario saga Arashiyama and took the high speed train, Shinkansen to Toyama. After deposited our luggage at Diawa Royal hotel, we had sushi for lunch at one of the popular sushi restaurant in the train station mall.
speed train) to Toyama
3 ABC
from train station
to hotel Daiwa Roynet
station
front
cafe in the world
with water front view
Starbucks
cafe
night scene
white prawn
tempura dinner
17 October 2019 (Thursday)
Visited the Kurobe Gorge today. We took the Shinkansen from Toyama to Shin-kurobe station. And then transferred train to Unazuki onsen station. We walked to Kurobe gorge railway(Unazuki station).(Yen 1,980 / person , one way). We had lunch at Keyakidaira.
Toyama station
at Shin-Kurobe
station
smaller train
station
Keyakidaira
both directions train
lunch
a tunnel
in hot spring
Toyama train
station mall
18 October 2019 (Friday)
Today going to Tateyama Kurobe Alpine route. We took a train from Dentetsu Toyama station to Tateyama station. From Tateyama we took the cable car to Baijdaira and then transferred bus to Murodo. Discount return tickets for Tateyama - Diakanbo were purchased on line.
station shelter
along the
train ride
pond
cold air preventing
nose irritation
Toyama
19 October 2019 (Saturday)
We made a trip to Kanazawa, a town which resemble Kyoto. We took a train from Toyama to Kanazawa. And bought a one day bus pass for multiple visiting at places. Place of interest inclusive of Omicho market, 21st century museum of contemporary art, Kenroku-en Kanazawa castle park.
train station
bus pass
design
falling rains
meat balls
fire hydrant
similar to
marchi
tof contemporary art
the artist 田中达也 created
miniature art pieces with
his own imagination
Museum
train station
restaurant
20 October 2019 (Sunday)
From Toyama to Tokyo
Japan was affected by the typhoon badly from the day we arrived Osaka on 11 October. The worst hit area was Nagano. Our original train route was taking the Shingansen from Toyama to Tokyu , Shinagawa station via Nagano which will take 2 hours. Nagano was inundated with rain water and was affected badly. The Shingansen depot and train service for this route was suspended. JR rail had worked out an alternative route from Toyama to Tokyo avoiding Nagano which had to make several train stations transfer. This was the best option and it took 4 hour 30 minutes. After arrived at Tokyo, Shinagawa station, we took a ten minutes walk to Keikyu EX hotel.
steel column
column design
was canceled
lunch set
in station
convenient store
train platfrom
accomodation
accommodation
at Seiyu super
market
Seiyu super
market
dumplings
from hotel
from hotel
21 October 2019 (Monday)
Took a walk to the water front after breakfast. We checked out of Keykiu EX hotel and deposited our luggage with the hotel store and then went for lunch. After lunch we pulled our luggage to the train station and took the Narita express train to the airport for our return flight to Singapore.
station
sea front
sea front
apartment
children
outing
sea front
hotel
going to airport
to airport
airport shopping
boarding
airport
JL 711 to Singapore
We were considered very lucky as our trip was not affected by bad weather though Japan was experiencing rain and typhoon in the month of October 2019. The trip was relax and enjoyable.
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