Comments on: Japan Travel Blog (Day 10) – Tokyo: Ueno

By: Uptourist

Uptourist — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 02:26:21 +0000

Wow there’s ramen and lots of rilakkuma. I really want to go to Japan to experience their culture firsthand.

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By: Veron

Veron — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:39:50 +0000

In reply to Dawn. Including airfare and accommodation, I think it was around 3 grand.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:07:24 +0000

How much did you send on this trip??

By: Veron

Veron — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:14:52 +0000

In reply to nazz. Whoa! I can't fathom what it feels like to be in a 56C climate. Here in Singapore daytime temperatures average 31-35C. Coupled with the high humidity, it can get uncomfortable at times. 56C seems really REALLY hot in comparison! Yes, brutal is definitely right. Glad you enjoyed this travelogue on Japan! Tokyo is really dynamic and colourful, so that helps a lot in my writing :) Let me know when you travel there! I would love to hear your stories :)

By: nazz

nazz — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:03:45 +0000

hey veron, u rock!! luved every bit of ur blog!! thanks for posting pics and describing everything in such vivid detail, i had a blast…almost made me feel as if i was there too! haha! and oh yeah those guys weren’t kidding, it can easily get up to 56 degrees Celsius in Kuwait! i lined there for 8years and the summers were just BRUTAL…lol!

anyways thank u sooooooo much again, ur trip really opened my eyes and gave me a whole new perspective on japan…….hopefully ill go there someday, too!
take care, godbless!! <3

By: colbert

colbert — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:06:57 +0000

wow. my wife also went to Tokyo and HRC Ueno in April. It was a great trip for her . Wished I went but I had to work. Nice shot of the HRC. Thanks

By: py

py — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:10:46 +0000

Thanks for the reply. Ok, now I can consider Japan as a possible place to visit. I prefer travelling alone, or just with one or two friends. By the way, would you be interested to listen to a free performance of a Symphony Orchestra (which I play in) playing tunes from Phantom of the Opera and King and I? If you are, details can be found here

By: Veron

Veron — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:11:11 +0000

I only know English and Mandarin too and got by just fine. There were many inconveniences along the way, like having to find eateries with English menus, taking a longer time to find the right directions due to the lack of English signs, et cetera. But it’s fun and challenging!

By: py

py — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:25:30 +0000

It has been informative to read about your trip to Japan. Looks like this is one potential place where I can travel alone too. Japan seems generally safe.
Would I be able to get by in Japan as a tourist if I only know how to converse in English and Mandarin?

By: Veron

Veron — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:41:48 +0000

Hey! Thanks for the recommendation. That rice ball dessert sounds like something to die for! I’m gonna check it out for sure!

By: Kirsteen (lorewang)

Kirsteen (lorewang) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:41:53 +0000

it was really a nice experience to give it a try to sleep like traditional jap when you are in their country.

wah! 100yen for taking a shower and somemore counting from 5mins, wonder how much am i going to spend on showering. =)

veron, there is a jap restaurant located at paragon, they serve wuite nice jap food. i used to go there quite often. Cant remember their name but if i am not wrong it is just beside a chinese eatery, opposite is the one selling pizza.The boss is a japanese including their chefs.
Your should give it a try on their dessert, it is really nice. Especially their rice ball, you have to dip with sweet sauce and very fine peanuts which they serve together :-)

By: Veron

Veron — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:03:44 +0000
Ken: Oh! Ueno Zoo! We almost went there. Did you get to see the panda bear? The video arcade attendant was really nice. I'm glad you got that Minnie Mouse plush toy in the end! Kiki: I never knew that! In Singapore, I have never seen soba water being reused this way. Thanks for enlightening me!

By: Kiki

Kiki — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:16:25 +0000

Hi! Just a stranger here. Been following your blog since stumbling upon it accidentally some time back. Totally love ur entries on Japan! Really reminds me of the times I’ve had when teaching there as an Assistant Language Teacher couple of years back!

Btw, you know the soup you poured into the tsuyu after finishing your soba is actually the soba water used to cook ur soba. Japanese are really good at not wasting food!

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:21:23 +0000

Again, it appears you went to a different place than I did! When I was in Ueno, I think I only saw a park where people had set up booths, selling small knick-knacks and toys. Then we headed to the zoo, but there was nothing exciting to see there either.

I’m not sure where I played the UFO game, but did you try it? I was playing to win a Minnie Mouse doll for my gf, and one of the arcade attendants was watching me.

I missed on my first attempt, so he opened up the case and moved the doll closer to the drop point. He repeated this every time I missed. After 4-5 tries, I finally got it! Now, tell me, where else in the world can you experience customer service like that?! :)