Japan

Ohaiyoo! Hajimemashite! Welcome to Japan.Once you think of Japan, what you think of it first? Cos play? Kawaii girls? Fashion? As for me, Sakura is the first thing that will appear in my mind first. Sakura is cherry blossom. It is very pretty and nice scene when you get to see the Prunus ( genus of tree, includes plum, cherrie and so on) is full of sakura.

During Sakura season, the air ticket to Japan will be higher than usual. Basically, the visitors who wants to see sakura blooming,the safe time for them will be end of March to early April. Actually no one knows the exactly timing for sakura blooming seasons. You will not know until maybe into March. If you go too early, you only get to see the sakura on the tree, if you go too late, you can only see the sakura on the floor. So the best idea would be staying at Japan more than one week, so the chance of seeing sakura full blooming is higher.

Firstly, this blog post is specially written for girls, Tokyo travel beginners and fashionista (fashion lovers) because i will list out my favourite shopping malls in Japan. Next, we do not need to apply visa before we step in Japan anymore. As long as your passport is microchipped, you are welcome to Japan anytime and stay not more than 3 months.

Below are the places that I recommend to every fashion lovers. Here you go.

Shibuya
1) Shibuya 109

Shibuya is a street that full of restaurant, shopping mall and night club. The famous shopping complex at Shibuya street is Shubuya 109. There are more than 100 boutiques at 10 floors in Shibuya 109. Shibuya 109 is located just across the street from Shibuya Station. This mall sell a lot of cute things, cheap stuffs, and fashion accessories, clothes and so on. You can get whatever things you want from here,even the hollywood artists will go to Shibuya 109 shopping too. There are a lot of nice and famous brand here such as Emoda, Liz Lisa and so on. You can choose either bus or train going to Shibuya street. Click here for more information about the map.

Address :2-29-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0043, Japan
Transport : Shibuya 109 is 5 minutes on foot from Shibuya Station(JR Yamanote, JR Saikyo Line, JR                            Shonan-Shinjuku LineHanzomon Subway Line, Ginza Subway Line, Fukutoshin Subway Line,                      Tokyu Toyoko Line, Tokyu Den-Entoshi Line, Keio Inokashira Line and the Narita Express).
Operating Hours : Shops: (B2~8F) / Beauty Salon (8F):10:00~21:00
                             Restaurants (7F):11:00~22:00

2) Harajuku Area

• Harajuku Street

If you like Lolita-style or Punk-style,you will definitely like this place! In case you do not know what is Lolita, here i am going show you some pictures.

Do not feel shock or surprise for this kind of outfit they wear on the street. It stating become their cultures. You can join part of them, wearing same style on the street with them, it is surely acceptable and nice when you are walking on Harajuku street. It is a nice experience. Other than that, you can get inspired fashion sense by looking the way they mix and match their outfit. If you are big fans of Lolita, you can get the outfit and accessories in Harajuku with low price. Other than 'Lolita-style', boutiques there do sell a lot fashion clothes, accessories from head to toes. You can find the things you want easily.

• Daiso

If you are looking for the special and unique household products, Daiso is the right place for you at Harajuku street. I am sure you will stay inside this shop for more than 1 hour. All products inside this shop is just 100 yen. It is super cheap and you can get special souvenirs for your family and friends here. Strongly recommend this shop for all of you.

There are actually few outlets of Daiso at Malaysia, but some products are not selling at Malaysia's products. This is the best time for you to grab the special things for yourself!

Download this map and you will not missing at Harajuku.

Address : 1-19-24 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Transport : Harajuku Station (Yamanote line), Meiji-Jingumae Station (Chiyoda, Fukutoshin lines)
Operating Hours :  10am-9pm

• Cute Cube

Next station, Cute Cube.

Cute cube mall's mission is to develop the cuteness among the world. That is why they created this mall with 'Cute cube' this name. Cute cube is full of different colour with the special and unique decorations. Even for the clothes, accessories etc, you can also found it comes with different colour. It makes the mall looks great and make the girls enjoy shopping moment in their mall.

This is one of the shop in Cute Cube. For those Hello Kitty fans, i think they can spend their whole day in this shop.

Address : 1-7-1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Transport : Harajuku Station (Yamanote line)

Operating Hours : B1~2F (10:00-20:00)

                                     3F (11:00～21:00)

• Laforet

It is one of the famous shopping place in Harajuku. 

Laforet is located at the heart of Harajuku. It has numerous small boutiques selling clothes and accessories that aimed for the young teenage. Laforet will have crazy sales on December, this is the best moments for all the tourists because you can get the super cheap branded clothes in this mall during sales. The sales is up to 90%. You can find many fashion brands of cosmetic, perfume and clothes too. You will never regret when you go to this mall. 

Address 1-11-6 Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo

Transport Harajuku station (JR Yamanote Line), Takeshita Exit, Meiji-Jingumae station (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda, Fukutochin Lines), exit 5.

Operation Hours: 11am-8pm

Hope this can help you when you are planning to Japan, enjoy readings :)

Greece,Santorini

I bet everyone have in their mind the top ten dream places they wish to go. I would like to share with you the first place that I wanted to go so much in the coming future. It is Santorini! It has another name that the Chinese call the 'Sea of Love'. It is one of the famous spots for the newlyweds because Santorini is the perfect place for pre-wedding photo shooting, the wedding ceremony itself and even for honeymoon. I guess it would be everyone's dream to have their wedding ceremony here!

So, why Santorini?

Okay, in case you do not know how Santorini looks like, I have already uploaded a couple of pictures here to show you the breathtaking scenery of its town area and sea view.

Santorini is actually a volcanic island, it is located just 200 km off the Greece mainland. What attracted me the most about this island is its beautiful sunset and buildings. In Santorini, you might not be seeing the usual sunset colors which are either yellowish or dark orange, yet you will encounter an unusually beautiful sunset which is something similar to pinkish purple.

The sunset off the Santorini coast.

Before reaching Santorini, you can drop by Athens to visit some famous places and try some of its awesome food. Along Athens' streets, you can see many stalls selling sesame donuts. They are like everywhere around the city! The donuts are called kalouri. They are extremely cheap as each of them will only cost no more than RM 1. 

There are many ways to Santorini from Athens, by flight or ferries. How to go to Santorini

By clicking the link, you will be shown many routes to Santorini. There are many detailed information given in this website. They will  definitely come in handy when you are lost in the city. 

There are many hotels in Santorini to accommodate the huge numbers of tourists. You may find that there will be at least a dozen of hotels along every street in Santorini ranging from the low budget motel to five star hotel. Fira is the main capital in Santorini, hotels here are usually of higher standard and they are rated at least four star. However, if you are looking for cheaper accommodation, you can actually take a brief 20 minutes walk out of Santorini and you will find yourself plenty of affordable hotels. 

In Santorini, most of the hotels are using white and blue colour as the main theme in their rooms. White and blue colour are actually the traditional colour in the island and they are especially ideal for weddings and parties. You will not regret staying here because the facilities are in perfectly good orders and the price is quite reasonable too.

Two star cheap budget hotel in Santorini, Anatoli Hotel with their swimming pool and breakfast garden.

This is a luxurious hotel, Astarte hotel. This hotel provides rooms with different themes and different interior designs. In the balcony, you can enjoy the view of sunset and also the beautiful sea view.

You can always obtain information from low budget hotel to luxurious hotel by clicking this. Hotels

One of the famous activities in Santorini is wedding ceremony. Santorini have the perfect criteria for couples who are having their pre-wedding photo shooting. Most of the five star hotels do provide wedding packages for couples. Not only that, the newlyweds who go for honeymoon will also enjoy it as they will have their own hotel packages too.

Interestingly, you will find a lot of donkeys in Santorini. You can go for a donkey ride if you wish to. It is very common for the Greek, donkeys have already been used as transport since years ago.

Words just could not describe how special Santorini is. Never miss out this place and remember to add it to your top ten dream places! That's all for this post and I hope you enjoy it! See you!