The Great Torii gate was constructed on 1168. Built in about 800 plus years ago. This place and structure was listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Site. With a height of 16.6m and weighting 60tons. The Otorri stood by itself because of the weight. It was built 200m away from the shore and Shrine. During…
Ootoya Japanese Restaurant is one of the most successful Japanese Restaurant chain with about 376 restaurants in Japan and many other overseas outlets in Singapore, Taipei, China, etc.. The first time I ate Ootoya was at Suntec branch many years back. Today is my first time eating in an authentic Japan Outlet. Highly recommended by…
We took a walk from Atomic Dome to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The park is quite big with many monuments. These are the follow few notable symbols of the park which we went and took some photos. First is the “Children’s Peace Monument”, it is dedicated in memory to the children whom had died from…
Our apartment is at Funairi-Machi, our stomach are starving for food. We hope to just look for a place for foodie time. Along the way, we saw steam raising from this shop. And follow the fragrance smell of the food. We saw the owner, kneading the dough. He is making buns from the dough. Went…
Hiroshima, a place that whole world will never forget. During world war 2, Hiroshima was a city of Industrial and Military significance. It provided supplies, logistics, communications and production of military parts and machines. Not forgetting to mention about the famous Japanese Battleship “Yamato” was built in Kure port of Hiroshima Prefecture. 5th August 1945, the…
Before you enter a Shrine, the first gate which you will see and pass thru is known as “Torii gate”. By looking at the Torii, some devoters are able to tell which Shrine is that. The most commonly visit Shrine in Western area of Tokyo, near to Harujuku Station is the “Meiji Jingu Shrine“. This…
This is my lunch today. This was included in the package. Not bad. There is sashimi, nabe (mini steamboat soup) some appetizers and rice. After lunch, some tourist from our group went to buy souvenirs. While waiting, we continue enjoying the breeze from Lake Kawaguchi and took some pictures. After another 10mins, all of them…
One night in Shinjuku is a bit short, but we have to check out to join our Land tour for Mount Fuji / Hakone. We took our breakfast at 371 Bar, operated by Tokyu Stay Shinjuku Hotel. Day time it serve breakfast to guest while night time it became a place for drinking sessions. Buffet…
For this Taipei trip, I will be using my Nikon D700 and 50mm F1.4 to shoot Taipei. Using a zoom Len is always more versatile. But prime Len make you think more for the shot, ability to shoot in low light situations with a Bokeh effect. Although, my camera had color settings to Black and…
A few weeks ago, I blogged on the Ngong Ping 360 in Hong Kong. Today, I will be sharing my experiences on Taipei, Maokong. (台北，猫空缆车) which I took on Dec 2015 (Company Incentive Trip) In terms of pricing, it is cheaper than Ngong Ping 360. Perhaps that could be the reason why it is losing…
Jacky Wong Story 