Tulips at Niigata!!~ + back track of pictures

At the GazettE's concert venue at Yoyogi on 4/19. Reached there about 12pm but waited only 1.15hrs to buy the goods,phew,,after that, went to Odaiba. It was still quite early and i didnt see any stunning cosplayers yet.

Party on 4/19 at Host house. My chicken curry and meat spring roll. Tofu was from Mrs Hatanaka. It was fresh tofu made from green beans. A special sauce came with it but we all ate it without any sauce.
2nd Row (Right --> Left) - Yusaku Arai, Akiko, Me, Mrs Hatanaka, Ryoko Hatanaka, Mother Host

2nd Row (Right --> Left) - Hiroto Hatanaka, Mr Arai ( he is no. 2 in Japan for Soba making Championship!), Mizuki Hatanaka and Mrs Arai

2nd Row (Right --> Left) - Yusaku Arai, Akiko, Father Host, Me, Mrs Hatanaka, Ryoko Hatanaka
2nd Row (Right --> Left) - Hiroto Hatanaka, Mr Arai ( he is no. 2 in Japan for Soba making Championship!), Mizuki Hatanaka and Mrs Arai

Went to Niigata today. Didnt expect to see abundance of tulips. Rows of beautiful tulips outside their combini (7-11). Niigata is City of Tulips. Im lucky to be able to see real and fresh tulips there. It was a pleasant surprise for me today.

Cant help but to keep snapping these beautiful tulips. Niigata is City of Tulips. No snow this time..but there are abundance of tulips in this city!

Rows and rows of tulips along the road

Think it was planted by students

This place is famous for its onsen. Read from guidebooks about this place. So, on way back to Tokyo, i alighted at Echigo-Yuzawa. While on the way to Niigata, i saw many mountains around this station. So, i must alight here before i go back to Tokyo.

Outside the station, there was a small free onsen for feet (just nice for 3 ppl). Saw a Japanese couple taking off their shoes and soaking their feet into the onsen. So, i follow suit. (do wat the Romans do). The water was very hot.
There were smoke coming out from the water too. It was natural spring water from the mountains. I only managed to soak for 5mins (wat a waste!) coz i left only 15 mins to catch the train.
Onsen houses near the station.

Street outside the station. This place was quite deserted. It is off peak season now. Their Golden week will start next week. So, this place would be crowded. I enjoyed exploring ulu places. My trip is "organic". I enjoyed ulu places very much coz these are the real Japan.

Some Japanese are really loaded with $$. Last Thu, saw a woman (S-cawaii style woman) pulling her Coach medium lugguage. Today, saw another couple pulling their LV lugguage..*envies*. I no $$ to buy Porter wallet..

One Friday at Osaka, around 5pm, i went into a departmental store (something like Isetan) to use its toilet and Wow!~ It was so packed!~ I tot they are having sale or something,,but No,,nothing was on sale. The mood was like Sale mood!~~~~ BUT, this store has a pathetic toilet. It has only ONE cubical!~ The queue was super long,,so i went to the train station's toilet instead.

Another 2 big brands here is Anna Sui and Samantha Thervas (or something like tat, it was Victoria Beckham's own brand). Anna Sui even has shoes series in Japan!~~

Halo SY, no lah, didnt fell sick coz of the rain. The rain was still manageble but not the wind. I felt soo sua ku coz the Japanese were so calm during the "storm" and i was soo nervous and helpless..hahaha.

Yes, postages are very ex now coz the fuel charges are high. Still, it is cheaper to post in Japan than in Singapore. Haiz,,no choice,,else i cant have all my goods, so must pay for the shipping...Zzzzz

Today saw a very nice pair of semi cut boots (light blue) at Ueno..it cost S$145....*_*". Drooled for awhile and get out of that shop.....if i buy,,it will add to my lugguage. Also, since i dont really wear jeans most of the time..this boots dont like nice with other attires..i think..or am i creating excuses??!