Once upon a time, a group of friends decided to spend $4000 to visit Japan. After eating leftovers for months and hours of meticulous planning, we went, we saw, and we had an experience of a lifetime. 2 months have passed since then, but the fond memories are still fresh in our minds, so allow me to retell our adventure, over the next year or so..
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Our first night flight where everyone had to rush home after work, grab our luggage and head straight for the airport. No facepalms, no MIA wifi eggs this time, just a check-in that's as smooth as Yc's skin.
SUPER DETAILED SATKI 12 DAY 11 NIGHT HOKKAIDO & TOKYO ITINERARY FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO SEE ALOT OF TEMPLES:
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INFALLIBLE GOOGLE POI MAP NAVIGATE LIKE A PRO AND NEVER GOT LOST I'M A HUMAN GPS BRO:
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Our first night flight where everyone had to rush home after work, grab our luggage and head straight for the airport. No facepalms, no MIA wifi eggs this time, just a check-in that's as smooth as Yc's skin.
Pfft why take Singapore Airlines when we can fly with ANA that has Japanese flight attendants serving us? 嚣张嘛,每次都搭 budget 现在来说大话.
Sunflowers too bright cannot see Ck and Jl's faces, which is a good thing.
Jl played the role of our mum during the trip, shepherding us from distractions and ensuring we stay on schedule.
Shag but excited faces, all except for Jh who hoped that the plane was flying to Boon Lay instead.
The lack of Japanese "documentaries" in the entertainment section was disappointing. This was the closest thing to a cameltoe that i could find haisssss
Omg so hyped what if we cannot fall asleep?
Literally 5 mins later.. snoring noises everywhere.. But we couldn't get much sleep sitting in an upright position, and after drifting in and out of short naps, we ended up watching movies instead.
A choice between the western and jap options for our meal on board. The chio air stewardess seduced me into choosing the porridge option which i regret till this day. Is it because nobody choose that's why use 美人计 to exploit my weakness? Sly move, ANA, going on facebook to give you 1 star review now.
Soon it was dayrise, which also meant that we were arriving in the land of the rising sun.
Besides a gloomy Jh who left his heart back in Singapore..
..happy faces were on display all around at Narita Airport. There's Kl starting the trend of #chiobupose
Plenty of time in transit, so we spent most of it browsing at the extensive shopping section of the airport. Btw sir are you going to emo for all 12 days until her wall magically disappears?
Hands down the cutest xmm we saw during the trip. She resembles the little girl from Monster inc.
Super famished after that crappy plane porridge, we hopped into a random restaurant selling set meals and crossed our fingers that it would be good.
Decent soba with nice tempura, good enough to satisfy the tummy. It's tough to find bad food in Japan, even at their airports.
That is unless you are Jh and Reagan, who got themselves a katsudon (fried pork cutlet that had sex with an egg) saltier than me when 6 years ran away.
Ever the masters of time wasting, 3 hours flew by and we made our way to Terminal 3 via the free shuttle bus.
After checking in, we were so infatuated by Lawson that we almost failed to hear an important announcement. "Mr Chong Kah Lim please report to the counter immediately"..
OH SHIT is this another facepalm moment? Is the biggest pervert in the world finally getting arrested? Will the Trump and Kim Jong Un summit in Singapore bring any fireworks? So many questions ran through our head as we took a final photo of Kl, preparing ourselves to never see him again. Apparently they thought his hairspray was some kind of bomb when it went through the security scanner and he got cleared after verifying it. Isn't it amazing how these things keep happening to him?
Exclusive interview with him turned out unfruitful, 果然 guilty as fuck.
Our virgin glimpse of Hokkaido's beautiful snowy mountain range.
As the buildings got bigger and bigger, we got more and more hyped. But why this place looks a bit empty ah? Is it we overshot fly until Russia?
After an easy checkout, it was time to change into our battle gear for the -1 degree weather. Have no fear dear readers, Jl never 脱衣服 in public. That would be impolite to our eyes.
To get from New Chitose Airport to the city of Sapporo, there's the convenient JR airport express train that only takes 37 mins and costs around SGD $12.
The best thing about travelling, is that fresh, unfamiliar feeling that hits you when you take in the new surroundings. Like half of the population in Avengers: Infinity War, our need for sleep vanished into thin air. Oi cb chao spoiler.
Jk we were so exhausted from changing planes and trains, 真的很想死. But not as even close to how much Yc felt like dying after trimming his eyebrows..
Luggage was a burden but at least they doubled as a portable chair while we switched another 2 trains to our stop, Maruyama Koen station.
The commute had been all underground up until this point, and it was nightfall by the time we made our first venture out onto level ground. Walao give chance please we just reach only then you 天黑黑 already smlj. Reagan didn't bring gloves so i sacrificed my scarf to save his fingers from the cold, much to the delight of Jl (i wonder why...)
Our airbnb was AMAZING, so much so that Ck started doing bodybuilding poses. More on the apartment during the house tour later on, let's go get ourselves some foooood.
Kl + Train in 2018 = suspicious looking lecher
Kl + Train in 2015 = younger suspicious looking lecher. Staying consistent over the years.
We alighted at Odori, the city center of Sapporo ready to wash our eyes with some Japanese chiobus.
But our eyes were first blinded by the flashy LED advertisement boards as we stepped out onto the streets. Sibei happening des ka.
Our bodies were still adjusting to the 30 degrees temperature difference. Neck cold, ears pain, fingers numb, nippuro harduro, still way better than melting in this humid country as i am typing this.
Walking among the snow in the freezing streets of Sapporo was a surreal feeling. Also pretty scary as Kl can attest to. He had the honour of being the first victim to slip on ice and end up on his backside. See la 废话多多 now karma come for you.
Found this ramen place called Ebisoba Ichigen recommended by tablelog, which is the go-to website when researching about food in Japan #notsponsored. It took a long trek in the cold to find because the nearest station is blocks away, we could only hope the effort was worth it.
Lucky got english, if not have to rely on my repertoire of Japanese sexual words.
So eggcited mans can't wait to slurp on Jap kor kor's noodles so fast and hard that they go "sugoi neh!"
Amazingly, i think this is best gyoza i've ever tasted in my life. Or maybe it was because we were so hungry idk. But the crispy edges, the juicy and flavourful fillings.. Mmph..ugh...ahhhh..
And look... Just look... Hey you.. you're beautiful, shrimp ramen, and don't let any tonkotsu broth tell you otherwise. Any fears of it being a disappointment was instantly thrown out the door with the first sip of prawny, robust broth.
Noodles so good. Soup so good. Eggs so good. Chashu so good. Even the little bits of spring onion were good. 棒棒哦!
I still have wet dreams of the tender pork slices melting in my mouth. What an awesome way to kickstart our trip.
The eating expedition wasn't over by any stretch, of course we had to try Hokkaido's famed seafood. An oyster bar with limited seating inside, Gotsubo specialises in freshly shucked oysters by the counter. Hear say the owner may throw in an extra oyster if he likes your face. Sadly, our faces not good looking enough sobs.
It was decent, but the shells could have been cleaned a little bit more thoroughly... Those stringy stuff on the shells were quite gao wei. Nevertheless, chomping on fresh oysters by the road side was a different experience.
Odori is walking distance from Susukino, Sapporo's famed red light district. Bars, clubs and love hotels line the streets. Now you know why i planned to come here on the first day ;)
I DO NOT KNOW WHAT PRODUCT OR SERVICE THEY ARE SELLING BUT YES I AM VERY INTERESTED
We decided to postpone shopping due to fatigue + most of the malls were already closing. Just wanted to grab some supper and nua in our cosy apartment. But before that, some piping hot takoyaki sounded like a good idea.
Mmm and it was indeed. The mentaiko octopus balls were awesome, while the spring onions with bits of ear wax looking things wasn't bad either. Soft, creamy and delicate on the inside, just like yours truly teehee
While the others were washing up, things got pretty intense when Reagan and i were left alone in the living room. Up till this day i still do not know how he resisted himself from raping me right then and there. You win this time, Jl.
Supper was sourced from the ever dependable convenience stores in Japan. Chicken kaarage, a couple of hand rolls and egg mayo with Hokkaido fresh milk to wash it down. Okay time to hit the sack. Fresh seafood with our names on them awaits the next morning.
- End of Day 1 -
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