[Travelogue] : Tokyo Part 6 - Gotemba Premium Outlet

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُه,

Salam reader!

Our third day at Tokyo, we are moving to Gotemba. Actually plan nak pergi Fuji direct tapi sebab fuji is only Fuji. Meaning that there is no other entertainment nearby instead of just Fuji. Kalau buatnya pergi Fuji tapi Mt Fuji tu menyorok disebalik awan kan dah rugi kan. So from Gotemba you still can view Fuji.

Dekat Gotemba ni there is one outlet called Gotemba Premium Outlet. Its like a JPO la. Tapi banyak butik yang aku tak tau pun dekat sni. Tapi seriously murah la beb. Cath Kidston wallet you can grab dalam RM115 je at that time ada less 40%. Jam swatch if you buy bulk of 5 jatuh dalam RM60 per pieces. Murah kan?

Sementara tunggu train ke Gotemba. It takes about 3 hours journey from Oshiage Station to Gotemba Station 

This is a Gotemba Station. Macam station keretapi lama je

Di sini la tempat kitorg tunggu bas. There are free buses to Gotemba Premium Outlet so amik je bus pergi sana. Our airbnb is just 500m from Gotemba Premium Outlet

This one keadaan dalam bus free. hahahaha. 

Arrived at our stay. Solat and makan dulu sebelum ke GPO

Arrived at Gotemba Premium Outlet. 

[Travelogue] : Tokyo Part 3 - Navigator & Useful Apps

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُه,

Morning!

Today I would like to share with you all the best navigator untuk buat itinerary. And of course best navigator untuk travel too. But here I will share with you yang Japan punya jela ye. Jangan nanti korang nk gi Aussie ke nak gi NZ ke tanya lak navigator ape yang sesuai. Hehehehe. Okay. Before I proceed to my itinerary, mula-mula memang buat research dulu the best navigator yang boleh bagi accurate journey dan yang paling penting sekali boleh bagi route plus cost of the route. So website yang sangat membantu saya sepanjang doing my itinerary adalah GOOGLE MAPS dan HYPERDIA. You can click on the link.

Apa beza google maps dan hyperdia. Actually kalau nak lagi senang tengok saya banyak refer pada HYPERDIA sebab Google Maps sometimes its quite confusing and tak banyak choice of route. Macam hyperdia dia bagi dalam 4 routes that you can choose based on the type of subway that you want to use and also the cost of the route either you nak amik mahal or murah. Usually yang mahal ni less walking la..

Preparation sebelum pergi Japan I have downloaded some apps yang sangat membantu dan sepanjang hari saya guna di Japan. Here are the lists:

1. Nama Apps : World Currency Converter 

World Currency Converter ni I will use especially bila nak beli barang ke nak beli dekat mart ke even nak beli air vending machine so that you know the actual price of each item. Takde la korang main hentam je pakai duit korang. And because of this I manage to bawak balik balance around RM1k lagi. Save oi!

2. Nama Apps : Translate

You search je google translate and the symbol is like above. Saya guna ni bila apa2x signboard or any tag yang fully dalam bahasa Jepun. Dia ada options either you scan gambar then it will translate it into English or you can also speak. Tapi mostly saya akan guna utk scan gambar la. Contoh masa gi Hakone ada sign board kata ropeway takleh guna tapi kitorg satu habuk pun tak faham sebab signboard tu semua dalam bahasa Jepun so I just scan the sign board here then it will change the signboard into English baru la tahu ropeway suspended sebab volcanic gas issue 😐

3. Nama Apps : Japan Rail

The most useful and powerful apps so far!!!! Sangat-sangat-sangat berguna. Eventhough saya dah buat my own itinerary, tapi this apps is a real time apps. Dia akan bagi you the best route in real time, siap no platform so that you tak perlu cari dan terpinga lagi platform mana korang nak duduk. and dia ada bg 4 choices of routes and you can choose the best route to use. Apps ni menggantikan list itinerary saya juga sebenarnya. You must download this!!!! 

4. Nama Apps : Google Maps

This one is very useful bila korang dah turun train and then korang nak cari mana tempat korang nak pergi. Boleh tanya local people tapi samada korang faham tak faham jela sbb diorg akan terangkan kat korang totally dalam bahasa diorang and diorang helpful je cuma untuk memudahkan lagi perjalanan korang, just google tempat korang nak pergi tu then terus click on the direction. This apps will guide you directly to where you wish to go. Senang je kan?

5 Nama Apps : Halal Navi

Okay. Apps ni pun berguna untuk korang cari tempat makanan halal dan juga masjid terdekat area korang nak pergi. Tapi we all sempat makan kt luar 2 hari je.. yang lain semua masak and bawak bento box.

So far these apps really help me a lot. Dan kami merasakan sebenarnya takde la susah pun travel without agent and you can save a lot of pennies. So hope this post will help you my friends! 🌝🌝

[Travelogue] : Tokyo Part 2 - Weather Forecast and Prayer Time

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُه,

My second part will be based on the weather forecast and prayer time. Actually wherever you go, or sebelum proceed to the itinerary you have to know weather forecast so senang korang nak plan. takkan nak pergi Fuji time hujan kan? So for the weather forecast, saya guna website ni : TOKYO WEATHER FORECAST

Dekat website ni korang boleh tengok and plan each day yang korang travel and sini pun korang boleh tengok when is the sunrise and when is the sunset. Kalau musim autumn dekat Japan skng ni waktu siang dia awal dalam pukul 5.30 pagi while 5.30 petang dah start sunset. Korang akan rasa pukul 9 tu macam dah lewat malam sangat dah and mostly kedai akan tutup either pukul 9 atau pukul 10 kecuali 24 hrs mart. So you can plan your itinerary.

Pasal kita orang Islam kan, penting juga untuk tau waktu solat. Ada certain apps dekat phone dia auto convert masa solat dekat Japan, thats what my husband's phone did. Mine I used IMAN apps dia tak auto convert. But before I go there I use this link : TOKYO PRAYER TIME  untuk tahu waktu solat Japan. So you can also plan your time and your journey. Have a good day peeps!