When I was younger, I used to enjoy watching anime and Japanese Dramas and used to admire their lifestyle and culture (the kinds of food they eat, how they bathe in a hot tub, the way they dress with their noisy wooden flip flops and wondered how do they sit on the floor for hours). But by God's grace, in August 2016, Jeremy won an opportunity to fly to Japan (expense paid) to not only experience the beautiful culture of Japan, but the amazing party of Ultra Music Festival Japan, thanks to Zouk Club KL.

What happened was, my birthday celebration took place at Zouk and so happened they had a contest and the requirement was to purchase 2 bottles for a chance to sign "Zouk" as creatively as possible to win free tickets to Ultra Music Festival Japan! Neither Jeremy nor I have ever won something so amazing before! So yes I thank God. 

Although we were in a bit of dilemma in the beginning, but after thinking through about how this would be a waste if we did not go, we finally decided to take that step to go for it! I would like to thank my dear friends for your suggestions on places to stay, places to visit, and so on. :) I also want to thank Jeremy for doing most of the planning. 

I'm sure most of you have used Airbnb a couple of times, but it was our first time! We were told that it's a lot cheaper, but possibly because of last minute preparation, majority of the cheap and good ones were booked. We booked this place in Shibuya, a pretty decent looking apartment for about RM800+ for 2 nights. We also wanted to try something else, so we also booked another place for the next 2 nights (which is not very near to the city, but it's cheap!). Will share with you the other place we stayed soon. :)  
The flight was 7 hours long and the last time I had to sit through a 7 hours flight was when I went to Sydney many many years ago. I still remember my experience then, as I had trouble sleeping (even with the help of a few glasses of Chardonnay). Thankfully a variety of TV shows were provided in flight. 

That was Singapore Airlines, so can't expect much from Air Asia. But surprisingly, although there were no TV shows provided things went pretty well too. I was well fed, my thirst was quenched, had enough rest and somewhat well entertained. :) 
I understand that not everyone orders food from Air Asia. Firstly, because it's expensive and secondly, it is not that awesome. However, if you ever find yourself stuck in a situation whereby you need to purchase their meals (last minute), I'd recommend you to try their Nasi Kerabu, Even Jeremy had some of mine and he liked it. I would not recommend their Mac & Cheese because according to Jeremy, it sucks. 

We went to this restaurant nearby and ordered 2 types of ramen, one is the normal kind which we often get in Malaysia, and the other is like cold soba style, where you have to put the noodles into the small bowl of soup and eat them. 


As we were on the way to get train tickets to Shibuya city we noticed a SUPER LONG queue. Understandable since people often travel by train as cabs can be really expensive (especially after work hours + people from UMF). Even in the train it was crazy packed! Learned our lesson, the next night we bought the train ticket the moment we arrived at the Ultra Park train station.
We went to Shibuya city to check out the place and also have our super late dinner. We were pretty lost and did not know where to eat and after walking around we ended up at Sushi Zanmai.