Monday, July 5, 2010
As promised, we did go explore Kanazawa downtown! First thing in the morning, we went to Myoryuji Temple, or nicknamed as Ninja-dera. No reservation, but we managed to slip in as soon as we arrived. Nice! No relationship whatsoever with ninja, (with samurai, yes), got its nickname from many traps, contraptions & cool hidden staircases to prevent enemy attack during war times. 4-storey with 7 ‘layers’, like an old castle. So cool…
Then, we walked to samurai area, Naga-machi district, somewhere behind LABBRO. Met no samurai, unfortunately. Several museums, but we didn’t go in. Jimat admission fee. Pictures here and there, we finished touring the area in 1 hour. Walked back to Korinbo, singgah kat Natural Hills shop (adik bradik ¥100 shop). The streets were nice with European-like atmosphere mixed with Japanese feel. Waited for Kanazawa green flat bus to a geisha area called Higashi-chaya, somewhere northwest of the city. Mula-mula salah bus stop, then terlepas bus pulak. Terpaksa tunggu another 15min. Kakdiya dah start kelaparan yang amat sebab tak breakfast. As for me, weirdly I didn’t get that hungry although breakfast hanyalah semangkuk cereal. Ajaiblah cereal itu!
At Higashi-chaya, we tried to find a decent restaurant, but most serve snacks and expensive meals (>¥1000). Continued walking to the geisha houses, pictures again. Diya dah hilang tenaga & semangat, dia takde mood nak masuk Shima Geisha House. “Intimidated,” katanya. Huhu, I really wanted to meet a real geisha… Oh, we found 2 cats around here! They’re the 2nd & 3rd cats we saw today, the 1st one was sleeping at a souvenir shop outside Ninja-dera. Finally, Japanese cats! All these while, I saw only dogs. Yay, happy!
We rode a bus to Omi-cho (Fish Market) to find some food. At last, diya got to feed herself with takoyaki. I bought Mister Donut’s matchan & strawberry-filled donuts. Now I know why others like MisDon too much, donuts are spongy & awesome! Since she got her energy back, diya nak jelajah M’za department store. 8-level with many Japanese brands. Clothes, food, etc. Harga a bit expensive than shops at Tera-machi, so window shopping sajer lah. Hari ni saya siuman, so mood membeli baju kurang drpd biasa. Busan sudah, we found a food section at underground floor. I got to buy my favorite grilled squid for only ¥220 (30% off!). Diya cakap “pakcik tu kesian tgk ko kuis2 duit syiling nak bayar, nmpk macam miskin jer.” LOL Diya, sampai hati!
Next, we walked ~20min to Korinbo. Next exploration, Atrio mall. Seriously, ini memang tahap The Gardens kat Midvalley. Gucci, LV, Ralph Lauren, Coach, most are international branded names. Coach kat Jepun cantik2 T___T… Eventhough agak inferior nak masuk, berbekalkan beg Coach yg sedia ada, kami menebalkan muka dan buat2 muka kaya. Haha! 8-level as well, tapi dah penat & hilang semangat tgk harga still hundreds USDolar even after 70% discount, we skipped level 3-7. There’s a restaurant mall at 8th level, utk orang kaya2. Finally dah insaf, we waited for returning bus.
Haaa…nak dijadikan cerita. Supposedly our bus to Kodai-mae at 7:19pm; we got on wrong bus at 7:17pm (this one should arrive 7:12pm). I started to realize the unfamiliar shops outside after 10min (journey takes 20min). Mula-mula dah gelabah, tapi tak mahu gelabah ayam, so senyap sajer. Then I saw KFC restaurant on rightside. Yes, that should be right (same-looking KFC 2mins from KIT). Suddenly, the bus took left turn! Ok, dah bole start panic! Fee pun dah naik ke ¥370 – usual ¥330 jer. Diya tak sedar lagi (lol, boleh jer kan). Kitorg terus tekan loceng, bayar, & turun at the middle of nowhere. Time tu dah gelap. Nombor cellphone sensei tertinggal kat bilik. Dugaan sungguh! Since I saw the KFC earlier, I wanted to believe it to be the one near KIT, we walked at opposite direction we came. Cuak jugak, nak naik taxi, risau mahal. Maka berjalanlah kami…kaki pun dah sakit… Oh oh, I saw something! A familiar bus stop at front! It’s the 2nd Kodai-mae bus stop, 3mins away from the 1st one. OMG, my instinct was correct! Rasa nak berlari peluk cium bus stop tu. Apparently, we were off >10 blocks (~30min walk) from the real route. Alhamdulillah, at least bus tu pusing around KIT area, imagine if completely different area? Mahu menangis bayar taxi balik.
Itu lah pengalaman menarik hari ini. Seronok berjalan explore Kanazawa at past (ninja, samurai, geisha), moody tak jumpa makanan murah, tersalah naik bus & tersesat pulak. A day walking on foot, lenguh2 jadinya. Other words, it’s a meaningful & productive day!
As promised, we did go explore Kanazawa downtown! First thing in the morning, we went to Myoryuji Temple, or nicknamed as Ninja-dera. No reservation, but we managed to slip in as soon as we arrived. Nice! No relationship whatsoever with ninja, (with samurai, yes), got its nickname from many traps, contraptions & cool hidden staircases to prevent enemy attack during war times. 4-storey with 7 ‘layers’, like an old castle. So cool…
Then, we walked to samurai area, Naga-machi district, somewhere behind LABBRO. Met no samurai, unfortunately. Several museums, but we didn’t go in. Jimat admission fee. Pictures here and there, we finished touring the area in 1 hour. Walked back to Korinbo, singgah kat Natural Hills shop (adik bradik ¥100 shop). The streets were nice with European-like atmosphere mixed with Japanese feel. Waited for Kanazawa green flat bus to a geisha area called Higashi-chaya, somewhere northwest of the city. Mula-mula salah bus stop, then terlepas bus pulak. Terpaksa tunggu another 15min. Kakdiya dah start kelaparan yang amat sebab tak breakfast. As for me, weirdly I didn’t get that hungry although breakfast hanyalah semangkuk cereal. Ajaiblah cereal itu!
At Higashi-chaya, we tried to find a decent restaurant, but most serve snacks and expensive meals (>¥1000). Continued walking to the geisha houses, pictures again. Diya dah hilang tenaga & semangat, dia takde mood nak masuk Shima Geisha House. “Intimidated,” katanya. Huhu, I really wanted to meet a real geisha… Oh, we found 2 cats around here! They’re the 2nd & 3rd cats we saw today, the 1st one was sleeping at a souvenir shop outside Ninja-dera. Finally, Japanese cats! All these while, I saw only dogs. Yay, happy!
We rode a bus to Omi-cho (Fish Market) to find some food. At last, diya got to feed herself with takoyaki. I bought Mister Donut’s matchan & strawberry-filled donuts. Now I know why others like MisDon too much, donuts are spongy & awesome! Since she got her energy back, diya nak jelajah M’za department store. 8-level with many Japanese brands. Clothes, food, etc. Harga a bit expensive than shops at Tera-machi, so window shopping sajer lah. Hari ni saya siuman, so mood membeli baju kurang drpd biasa. Busan sudah, we found a food section at underground floor. I got to buy my favorite grilled squid for only ¥220 (30% off!). Diya cakap “pakcik tu kesian tgk ko kuis2 duit syiling nak bayar, nmpk macam miskin jer.” LOL Diya, sampai hati!
Next, we walked ~20min to Korinbo. Next exploration, Atrio mall. Seriously, ini memang tahap The Gardens kat Midvalley. Gucci, LV, Ralph Lauren, Coach, most are international branded names. Coach kat Jepun cantik2 T___T… Eventhough agak inferior nak masuk, berbekalkan beg Coach yg sedia ada, kami menebalkan muka dan buat2 muka kaya. Haha! 8-level as well, tapi dah penat & hilang semangat tgk harga still hundreds USDolar even after 70% discount, we skipped level 3-7. There’s a restaurant mall at 8th level, utk orang kaya2. Finally dah insaf, we waited for returning bus. Haaa…nak dijadikan cerita. Supposedly our bus to Kodai-mae at 7:19pm; we got on wrong bus at 7:17pm (this one should arrive 7:12pm). I started to realize the unfamiliar shops outside after 10min (journey takes 20min). Mula-mula dah gelabah, tapi tak mahu gelabah ayam, so senyap sajer. Then I saw KFC restaurant on rightside. Yes, that should be right (same-looking KFC 2mins from KIT). Suddenly, the bus took left turn! Ok, dah bole start panic! Fee pun dah naik ke ¥370 – usual ¥330 jer. Diya tak sedar lagi (lol, boleh jer kan). Kitorg terus tekan loceng, bayar, & turun at the middle of nowhere. Time tu dah gelap. Nombor cellphone sensei tertinggal kat bilik. Dugaan sungguh! Since I saw the KFC earlier, I wanted to believe it to be the one near KIT, we walked at opposite direction we came. Cuak jugak, nak naik taxi, risau mahal. Maka berjalanlah kami…kaki pun dah sakit… Oh oh, I saw something! A familiar bus stop at front! It’s the 2nd Kodai-mae bus stop, 3mins away from the 1st one. OMG, my instinct was correct! Rasa nak berlari peluk cium bus stop tu. Apparently, we were off >10 blocks (~30min walk) from the real route. Alhamdulillah, at least bus tu pusing around KIT area, imagine if completely different area? Mahu menangis bayar taxi balik.
Itu lah pengalaman menarik hari ini. Seronok berjalan explore Kanazawa at past (ninja, samurai, geisha), moody tak jumpa makanan murah, tersalah naik bus & tersesat pulak. A day walking on foot, lenguh2 jadinya. Other words, it’s a meaningful & productive day!
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Comments (3)
i like the samurai place. ade trap doors and whatnots. should be interesting kalo dapat masuk! hehehe.
oh and geisha too! kalo dpt jumpe, that would be so awesome! hik hik
i'll go there again, maybe. nak jugak jumpe geisha! oh oh and i'll wear my yukata! msti awesome kan