Japan Life : Winter Holiday in Japan 2014

This is my last winter holiday in Japan. I went travelling all around Japan with a friend from Malaysia. I had to brave the cold, the wicked snow, the high fever and non stopped runny nose for 1 whole week. I can say it was the worst holiday ever for me. There's not much of my photos because I looked half dead. Japan was a bit gloomy and snowy but beautiful, as always.



ODAIBA DRIVE CITY, TOKYO.



GUNDAM ROBOT

HAKONE.

 






BIWAKO VALLEY ROPEWAY



BIWAKO VALLEY SKI PARK





HARRY POTTER WORLD, USJ.








HARRY POTTER WORLD, USJ.




Snowy morning view from 88HIROSHIMA HOUSE.





PEACE MEMORIAL PARK, HIROSHIMA.




TOKYO SKY TREE




TOKYO SKY TREE VIEW

TAKESHITA SHOPPING STREET




OMOTESANDO HILLS SHOPPING STREET, TOKYO.






SHIBUYA CROSSINGS








AKIHABARA ELECTRONIC CITY



Japan Life : West Kyoto : Arashiyama

Arashiyama is one of my favourite place in Kyoto! I just LOVE how the trees and river transforms itself every season in Arashiyama. Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn, you won't get the same view! Personally, I think the best time to come here is of course in autumn/fall which is around Oct to Nov. The various colors of autumn foliage is just too magnificent! But a short boating trip across the Oi river in the middle of winter was also a great experience!

Arashiyama (嵐山) is a pleasant, touristy district in the western outskirts of Kyoto. The area has been a popular destination since the Heian Period (794-1185), when nobles would enjoy its natural setting. (wiki)

From Kyoto  Station, you can take the JR Sagano Line train to Saga Arashiyama at platform 33.

 

Don't worry, they have gasoline heater inside the boat.

 

Aren't they pretty?



Wild ducks enjoying their winter bath



Bamboo Trail



It's a long walk, so you can also try the trishaw