Tokyo Planning, Shojobeat and New Years Photos

[aimeekitty]

I wonder what are the best places to admire cherry blossoms in TOKYO? 2, 3) People say Ueno park... but I bet it will be crowded and gross. Any other recommendations?

I love going to themed cafes in TOKYO. I'm thinking probably the Vampire Cafe and Jiyugaoka Sweets Forest and The Swallowtail Cafe (Butler Cafe). btw, this is the type where the Butlers are very polite men. Not women dressed like men. (though that would be interesting, too!!)

some of the other restuarants by Diamond Dining seem neat, too. I think Alice Cafe and Princess Heart look cute.
Has anyone been to Ramusement Park/Ramen Museum ??

Thanks to Helene's recommendation, I was thinking about going to Yokohama Bay Bridge at night
then have dinner in Chinatown... but I have no idea what a good restuarant...2 in China Town would be. (suggestions welcome, as always!) I'd like to go to some really really good non-themed traditional restuarants while we are in Kyoto and Tokyo.

I got a copy of the March ShojoBeat! It has an craft article by me on how you can make your own little mini-stuffed Hina Ningyo. :)


lastly, here's a few more photos from New Years:

Comments

[darkanticrista.livejournal.com]

I would greatly like to know how you plan your trips to Japan. My fiancé and I have been longing to go but we can never get started.. Where do you stay in Tokyo?

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

well, there are lots of places to stay in Tokyo! I wouldnt know how to give you a good recommendation. I stay in Heather from Rinkya's appartment near Nakano Broadway.

if you had particular things you wanted to do, I could give you suggestions on how to plan or decide, etc... :) I've only been twice, though, so I'm not an expert.

[darkanticrista.livejournal.com]

I'll defiantly keep that in mind when we decide where we're staying when we eventually do go.

I have a question that might be a little forward... how much does a trip to Japan cost for you? We weren't even thinking about anything until we saved at least a couple thousand for air fare -_-

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

airfare isn't huge... have you looked?

I cant really say how much it costs. it really is more of how much shopping you do and where you eat. there are lots of sites online though where you could probably get a better idea.
it doesnt cost more than going to another place for a vacation.
hotel + airfare + food + train fare + shopping ...

food, if you eat at ramen shops and stuff, it's not that much. other places are more.

[darkanticrista.livejournal.com]

The last time we looked was this past June, planning for around this time of the year.. it was $1200 per person where we looked (united air lines and orbitz) How do you usually fly?

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

I haven't looked recently, but can you look for deals, or try to use frequent flyer miles? We do our credit cards that way, it helps a lot. this time our flight is totally FF miles.

[darkanticrista.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. I don't think we have any cards that have FF miles, but I forgot all about that. That's something to check into. Thanks!

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

my trips are always very expensive to Japan because one of the major reasons I've gone is for shopping, so I'm sorry if I can't give you a good idea. All I could say is, save a ton. Don't buy anything at home unnessesary and then go... buy amazing things, eat at amazing places, and have an absolutely guilt-free time.

[darkanticrista.livejournal.com]

"Don't buy anything at home unnecessary and then go... buy amazing things, eat at amazing places, and have an absolutely guilt-free time."

Those are our new words to live by. ^_^v