There so many Hello Kitty merchandises in Japan that I can’t buy them all. Thanks my camera for recording the cute merchandises for me! I am going to publish five articles about Hello Kitty and this is the first one.

In Part 1 I will show you limited edition Hello Kitty merchandises in Sennai River Bank (Noto Peninsula) and Kanazawa Kenrokuen.

Yet I have forgot which of those are come from Noto Peninsula and which from Kenrokuen, I apologize.

Plush

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We arrive in Nagano Zenkoji at nightfall and it has a different feel. The door is closed and so are the booths and stores. We simply take pictures around and we see Sakura!

After that, we leave Nagano by tour bus. We head to Karuizawa Green City hot spring hotel and it takes 3 and a half hours to get to there. It is 8:30pm at night when we arrive in the hotel and we have buffet for dinner.

10pm at night, My mother and I decided to try the outdoor hot spring. We wear the bathrobes provided by hotel and go…only a few pools in hotel but one of them is spa…so relaxing. Everyone in the pool just keep looking at each other, I am a bit embarrassed。(I think you know what I mean if you tried hot spring in Japan before)

Zenkoji at night fall

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We have buffet in Tokyu Hotel (Kanazawa) this morning, and then we get on the tour bus and head to  Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. By cablecar we arrive in Bijodaira(977m) from Tateyama Station in seven minutes, and by bus we arrive in Murodo(2450m) in 50 minutes. After that, we head to Daikanbo(2316m) by tunnel trolley bus, Kurobe Dam (1828m)by ropeway, Kurobe(1450m) by cablecar and Ogizawa(1433m) by tunnel trolley bus. We have lunch meanwhile in a Japanese restaurant.

Start!

Tateyama Cablecar

Bijodaira

Tateyama Highland bus (I was in the bus)

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My mother and I started the EGL Tours’ Japan trip on 21 April. At midnight we took the ANA flight to Tokyo International Airport, and after that, we got on a domestic flight to our first destination, Sennai River Bank, Noto Peninsula. When we arrived it was noon already,  our tour guide was really attentive that he arranged Japanese doraya for us before we played around. The beach there has a really long river bank, and actually I couldn’t see its end. It is a good reason for us to have a ride on the beach.

The Flight ~ ANA

Noto Peninsula~Sennai River Bank

I had a walk at the beach

When I was in the tour bus…

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Now that you have stayed with me and travelled with me - it’s time to eat me!!!  (Just joking!)

Well, there is a bakery in Japan where you can enjoy freshly baked buns shaped like my head, and the name of the bakery translates literally to “Hello Kitty’s Walking Path” in English.

It’s a tiny bakery but cutely decorated and this is what it looks like from the exterior:

And the inside?  Let’s leave it a secret until you come visit me : )

The Hello Kitty Bakery is located in Kanagawa, Zama City, Komatsubara 2-23-30.  Hope to see you there soon!

Vivitix stores are the more chic and trendy version of your regular Sanrio Gift Gate and there are only 10 across the entire Japan, and the most popular one amongst it gotta be the Tokyo store in bold fuchsia pink:

Located in Sunshine City, 3-1 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, it’s a place fashion fanatic can’t miss!

Other Vivitix stores can be found at: Tokyo Sanrio Puorland, Odaiba, Yokosuka, Nagoya Bay, Kobe, Kyoto, Matsudo, Toyama and Kawasaki.  Check this page out for the exact address and hours of operation.