Friday, March 9, 2012

Planning for Japan 2012: What to buy?

My trip to Japan is drawing closer. As part of the planning, it is important to know what is good / cheaper to buy there. These will be my aim:

1. Tongs for Potato Chips

I normally eat chips with chopsticks, but this would be real cool!
Photo credit: http://www.edgyjapan.jp



Photo credit: http://www.edgyjapan.jp
Photo credit: http://www.edgyjapan.jp


2. Hard Boiled Egg Molds
Photo credit: http://justbento.com

Photo credit: http://justbento.com

Photo credit: http://justbento.com

3. Glico Pretz (in many many flavours)


4. A folding 26" Mountain Bike with front & rear suspension
I know this sounds really crazy, but the prices are too cheap to ignore. JPY9800 = RM360 + RM65 check-in fee on AirAsia.


You may want to check out what I eventually bought from Japan
Japan2012: What Did I Buy Back?

Planning Stage:
Planning For: Japan 2012
Planning For: Japan 2012 - New Itinerary
Planning for Japan 2012: Kyoto 5D/4N Itinerary
Planning for Japan 2012: Speaking Japanese

After actual visit to Japan:
Japan2012: Top 5 Favourite Restaurants in Kyoto - Part 1
Japan2012: Top 5 Favourite Restaurants in Kyoto - Part 2
Review: Super Hotel Lohas JR Nara, Japan
Japan2012: What Did I Buy Back?
Review: Hana Hostel, Kyoto
Japan2012: Kyoto 5D/4N Itinerary - Day 1
Japan2012: Kyoto 5D/4N Itinerary - Day 2
Japan2012: Kyoto 5D/4N Itinerary - Day 3
Japan2012: Kyoto 5D/4N Itinerary - Day 4
Japan2012: Kyoto 5D/4N Itinerary - Day 5
Japan2012: Nara 3D/2N Itinerary - Day 5,6,7
Japan 2012: Osaka 4D/3N Itinerary - Day 7
Japan 2012: Osaka 4D/3N Itinerary - Day 8
Japan 2012: Kobe Day Trip - Day 9 & 10 (Final) 

2 comments:

Herbert Wong said...

Read your blog and is interested in "A folding 26" Mountain Bike with front & rear suspension".
Can you provide details as to where to buy this or similar?
Thanks.

Angie said...

Hi Herbert,
If you refer to this link, you will see where we actually bought the bike from in the end - Don Quixote
http://crazydigest.blogspot.com/2012/06/japan-2012-osaka-4d3n-itinerary-day-1.html

But on hindsight, I would not buy one from Japan and carry back in future. The ones sold there are really too heavy for a folding bike.