During the December holidays last year, my family and I went to Japan for holiday. Accompanied by a friend's family, we stayed there for a total of 12 days. Transiting at the Kualur Lumpur International Airport, the flight there lasted a total of 8 hours, not including the 2 hours of transit time.

Once we touched down at the Narita International Airport in Tokyo, we boarded a chartered bus to our hotel. By the time we reached, it was already 7 pm at night and we were all dog tired and hungry.

While in Japan, we visited various parts of the country. Out of the many parts of which we went to, I enjoyed the time we spent in Osaka the most. Though known for its tradition, shopping and food, I enjoyed the time we spent in Universal Studios theme park most(as a male, I don't think I'll ever enjoy shopping). The theme park, was MAGNIFICENT. Grand music heard once you step into the mini city, everything about it seemed perfect. That is, until I discovered all audio was in the Japanese language. Despite the language barrier, I thoroughly enjoyed my experience there.

Another amusement park we went to wasa local one in the Tokyo Dome City. That amusement park boasted a roller coaster, the Thunder Dolphin(LaQua), that shot through what they called the 'world's first center-less ferris wheel'. It started with a drop at an angle of 80° and reached a top speed of 130km/h. Other than that one roller coaster, the rest of the rides were boring.

During the trip, we visited many famous landmarks, one of which is the Tokyo Tower. We went to Hakone, where we were offered a scenic view of the area while we sat on a cable car. In Tokyo, we visited the world-renowned Tsukiji Fish market. It literally stank there. We also visited Tokyo Disneysea. I won't go into detail about my experience at Disneysea because that place was a huge disappointment.

When we returned to Singapore, I told Joshua and Nicholas Koo about my trip. Only to find out that Nicholas went to Tokyo Disneyland AND Disneysea, while Joshua went to the United States' Disneyland and Universal Studios. Oh, the jealousy.

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