JAPAN PART 7 - SWEET BREAD

one thing i absolutely love about japan 

is the smell of their bakeries.

the heavenly scent of butter and sweetness can waft throughout an entire department store and captivate one's senses. 

the bread in japan is quite different from western style bread;

it's sweeter and more delicious?

i'm positive that their bread contains mountains of calories,

but the softness and yumminess of the bread makes it totally worth it.  

who wouldn't want to get cute bread that looks like turtles and pandas?

more to come...

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JAPAN PART 6 - MORE FUKUOKA

1. inside a 13 floored shopping center

2. beauty japanese fan display at the loft

3. mothers day flower stand

4. hipster cafe/store inside a mall

5. funky store in underground shopping center

6. underground shopping center 

the tenjin train station in fukuoka happens to have an awesome underground shopping center (shown in the last picture).

this underground shopping center is then connected to multiple department stores/malls (shown in the first picture) 

so that = mega shopping.

i witnessed many cute store fronts, and the insides were organized like art pieces.

if you're gonna go to japan, it may be a good idea to come with an empty suitcase since the shopping is overwhelming.

i am almost certain that if you visit japan, you won't 

be leaving empty handed.

to get more info on fukuoka and the shopping

click here- http://fukuoka-now.com

:)

JAPAN PART 4 - OISHII

the food in japan...

i think the pictures can pretty much speak for themselves,

but just incase it wasn't obvious,

let's just say that it was delicious,

and let's just say that "delicious" would be an understatement.

i forgot the feeling of hunger while in japan.

there was always something appealing in the form of food 

wherever you went; whether it be in a house, department store, or food outlets along the street.

my favourite meal was at this restaurant called dish.

i ate a voluminous "omurice" (shown in the last picture) 

omurice is fried rice wrapped in an omlette.

however as you can see in the last picture, this omurice was pimped out with shrimp, avocado, salad, and was topped with a mild wabsabi dressing.

twas superb!

oishii=delicious in japanese!

i highly recommend food lovers out there to visit japan and try lots and lots of oishii food. 

you will not be disappointed.

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JAPAN PART 2 - SWEET COURTESY

it is a japanese tradition to bring gifts to the house you are visiting.

therefore, since my mum and i were visiting my grandparents house we decided to pick up a few gifts!

the white box was senbei for my grandpa. senbei is the japanese name for rice cracker! japan has some of the best senbei, so if you're into rice crackers, go all out in japan!

 the tokyo banana is a soft cake filled with a banana custard. people all over go crazy for this treat! this treat was flying off the shelves at narita airport. 

be sure to get you hand on these bad boyz when you be hittin up tokyo.

my fav treat however, was the strawberry cake from ginza.

this cake is filled with custard and strawberry cream. the cake is very fluffy and it works perfectly with the custard+creme (melts in yo mouth). it has an itsybitsy strawberry imprinted onto the cake like seen in the fifth picture above!

give these treats a try, they were delicious!

-happy gift giving

:)