Kembara di bumi sakura

Salam

Presenting my collection of Sakura! haha
Taken with my mirrorrless Sony alpha 6000 wohoo~

Ueno Park, Tokyo
It was chilly, but also peaceful. I would not mind sitting there for hours as long as I have food and hot tea with me lol

Yoyogi Park
Have a stroll in the morning in the park in the nice weather. The feeling is indescribable

A park nearby the Imperial palace
I definitely would suggest for a picnic at this park. It is an area where the city and nature meets.

Around Tokyo

Sakura trees are almost everywhere. A snap of here and there while walking down the street

Fujikawaguchiko

Kawaguchiko is one of the five lakes famous for viewing Mount Fuji. The view is majestic! Subhanallah

The weather on our first day was very nice, and we had a fair dose of Mount Fuji view that evening. I had plans for my photography session with Mount Fuji, but the rain and heavy mist has hidden my model. 

Despite the rain on our second day, we still had an outing to enjoy the scenery. Gosh, the temperature was 4 degree celcius. With the rain and wind factor, the real feel is 1 degree celcius! Brrrr... My fingers were freezing while capturing the scenery through my lens.

A sight near the Kawaguchiko station

Mount Fuji with snow topping plus cherry blossoms as a bonus

Mount Fuji reflection in the lake

They have sakura in their lawns. How nice!

Walking down this road is a bliss 

Dripping wet Sakura from the rain

Misty Fujikawaguchiko

It is supposed to be a spring festival here. But due to the rain and cold weather, not many stalls are open

It was already noon, but the mist is still heavy

My fingers were frozen trying to capture this

This part of the lake is superb for a majestic Fuji view. Too bad the mist was too heavy

Spring adventure 2015 - Part 1

Salam

So this time around I went to Tokyo in Spring to see the blossoming Sakura. Initially it was somewhat worrying that the sakura might have fallen by the time we arrived since they're weather dependent. We were there for 6 days, and lucky enough to be able to enjoy the pretty sakura

Traveling mates checking in at KLIA2

Safely landed at Narita airport

Day 1
Ueno Park

After we got off from the plane around 9am, we took a direct train from Narita airport to Tokyo Station. We kept our luggage in the coin lockers available at the station as our lodging check-in time is 3pm. We then head to Ueno Park excitedly. The temperature was 8 degree celcius

It was cold but people still came to enjoy the view

Our next stop is Tokyo Skytree

Pit stop at a kebab shop for lunch. I love the spicy sauce, and the meat was cooked well

Riverside view seen from the train on the way to Tokyo Skytree

Tokyo Skytree

It is the world's tallest 'free-standing communication tower' at 634m. The observatory decks are at 350m and 450m. If you are lucky enough, you might be able to spot Mount Fuji from the observatory. We did not go to the observatory deck as we planned to see the night view from the Tokyo Metropolitan Building. After taking some proof shots of the Skytree we head off to our lodging in Shinjuku.

Tokyo Skytree Station is just a walk away from the Skytree

Proud Nadia showing off her Skytree photograph

Heading off to our lodging in Shinjuku

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Offices

The enormous grey granite complex was designed by the city's master modern architect Tange Kenzo. The observatory is on the 45th floor at the height of 202m. On a clear day a glimpse of Mount Fuji can be seen to the west. It was a 15 minutes walk from our lodging. It was a cold and windy night, but we enjoyed the night walk

Commemorating the visit to the obsevatory with the night view of Tokyo city