Travelling with family is always fun to do. Yet making a sudden overseas trip is not always that fun. Last month we went to Nagoya - Japan for a sudden trip. We bought the ticket two weeks before the departure date. At the moment me, my husband and my baby didn't have any Japan visa, which I will write about it later. We were super lucky to find a cheap flight to Nagoya. Since couple months ago, Garuda Indonesia has opened (again) direct flight from/to Jakarta Nagoya. We got the ticket less than 5,8 million for return tickets. After we bought it, we were confused where to go and what to do in Nagoya in that short time. So, after googling and asking some friends in Japan, we decided to stay in Nagoya only. Below I share our itinerary trip, hopefully it can be helpfull for anyone whp reads this. 

This is the temple that located in the center of Nara Park. It's called Todaiji Temple means The Great Eastern Temple and it was build in 752 as the head temple of Buddhist temples in Japan on that time. The admission fee is super cheap in my opinion, only 500 yen. With that you can enjoy the temple until you satisfied and bored.  

Taken from the admission gate

So what is inside the temple? Since this temple is the head temple, there must be something different over there. There is a super duper big Buddha statue in the main hall. His hand is as tall as human. Here's I upload the picture so you can imagine how big it is. 

Taken by one of my friend, Rios  

There are also some other statues and interesting miniature with all the explanations inside the temple. But must be remembered, since it's Buddhist temple, most of people come here for religion purpose so we must respect them. If I'm not mistake, there's a sign in front of the temple that we can't take picture there but we can take a picture inside without flash. 

Hello again deer! 

Welcome to Nara Park~! Only 5 minutes walk from the station and more than 1,000 wild deer will greet us. Hello Deer~! 

Hey you there! 

This public park is established in 1880 and since this is public, so everyone can come and spend their time playing with the deer. The visitors can feed the deer with senbei (crackers) that available over there. The senbei price is affordable.But need to consider that since the deer are wild, the visitor must be very careful if they bring senbei. The deers eat crackers and they will run over the visitor to get it. Based on my experience, better to put it inside the bag and feed them a little, and try to look for the lonely deer. Because if you feed bunch of deer, they will come to you aggressively.  

Chu <3 

However, no need to be afraid of them. To be honest, they are super cute and lovely. As long as you walk in a cool face and not show any interest to feed them, they will not come to you. 

My friend feeds the deer :D 

The name of the city is Hakodate and it is located in the south part of Hokkaido Island, Japan. This city is the first city in Hokkaido who opened the port for foreign ships and it had been the biggest city before the fire accident happened in 1934. Now this city is the third biggest city in Hokkaido after Sapporo and Asahikawa.  

The Hakodate Station

Hakodate was my thrid as my graduation trip in Japan after South Korea and Tokyo. Must visit place is Mount Hakodate, which is located not far from the station. In order to get there, need to take tram, get off in Jyuji-gai and take another tram for Yachigashira. We need to walk for a little bit to get there. In my opinion, it is better to buy the one day pass for the tram, because the price is cheaper and more easy to use. The one day pass is only 600 Yen and we can buy it in the information center. For more information about tram in Hakodate 

The View from The Mountain

Another place that I recommended is slope of motomachi, the historical district. Motomachi district is home of the oldest Greek Orthodox Church in Japan. To get there, get on a tram at Hakodate Station and get off at Suehiro-cho Station, but if you want to get there from Hakodate mountain, we can just walk down from there. The scenery is so beautiful, over the slope. At the edges, we can see sea and the slope is filled with trees.  

Slope of Motomachi 

You will find a lot of interesting shops such as souvenir shops, starbucks, and so on at the edges, Hakodate Bay area. No need to worry about car or bike while walking down the slope, because the car or bike will move in the low speed.  

The view from American Waterfront area.

The castle in the left side is Tower of Terror attraction and the ship is a restaurant if I'm not mistaken.   

This is the view that I got while riding Disney Sea Electric Railway attraction. 

The attraction is located in American Waterfront area. 

Halloween Parade. 

Both of Disney Land and Disney Sea held parades three times in a day, at noon, in the afternoon and in the night. Lucky me, I came since the morning so I could watch the noon parade. The theme for September parade is Halloween and it was so cute. The clones were dancing all the time yet they're also interacting with the audience. 

Toy Story Mania! 

Welcoming the new attraction in town. This attraction just opened in August so that's why a lot of people gather around want to try the new toy. Too bad I couldn't come inside because we need to catch up with the train for next destination. Hope I can come again someday. 

 

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