Once again I am in Kyoto

From 2009-05-09 Huizhi to Kyoto


Normally, one would only visit a tourist spot once or twice, definitely not more than than because it is a waste of money and nothing changes much as well. In my case, I have been in Kyoto almost every 3 months, this time round was because my Singaporean friend came over to Osaka for a short trip (just 2 days), so I decided to bring her around the famous Kiyomizudera (清水寺).

From 2009-05-09 Huizhi to Kyoto

Kiyomizudera (清水寺), also known as pure water temple is one of the most famous temple in Kyoto and part of UNESCO Heritage sites. The special feature of this temple is the wood structures that hold the whole area of the temple, without using a single nail !! Amazing ?



Apparently, everyone is trying to grab a chance to wash their hands and drink the holy water... The queue was too long that day, we gave it a pass. Anyway, I would give it a pass everytime I visit Kiyomizudera !



While we are on our way out of Kiyomizudera, we saw this group of cute "ducklings" with their yellow caps.
Kyoto 京都, Tourist Attraction 観光名所
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Japanese famous sportsman

Champion in 2008 Japanese national figure skating, Photo source: Lifeskate

Mao Asada (浅田 真央) - 2008 World Figure Skating Champion and also the 2007 and 2008 Japanese national figure skating champion.



Photo souce: Golf digest

Ryo Ishikawa (石川 遼) A 17-year old Japanese golfer prodigy
Japan News 日本ニュース
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Standing in different sides on the escalator

Please kindly note that I will be dis-continuing post on this blog for the Japan side as I have shifted it over to my new blog at Osaka? A~ Souka!


 In Osaka, Photo credit: All Over Japan

You can see that Japanese are always systematic, even in taking escalators. They would not horde around the escalators like some other countries, but dividing it into two "lanes". One will be the normal lane which you can stand until you reach the top or bottom, while the other is an fast lane, especially for the salaryman.

In Tokyo, Photo credit: gutereise09

This general rule applied all over Japan but there is a difference between Osaka and Tokyo on the side on the escalators. Osaka normal lane is on the left while in Tokyo it is on the right.
Japan Culture 日本生活文化
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MacDonald selling Potato ?

IN JAPAN

There isn't anything called "french fries" in Japan's MacDonalds menus. Instead you will find a word "ポテト”, which is a direct english translation for the word "Potato". Perhaps because they have difficulties translating it into hiragana. Japanese has weak tolerance against spicyness and that explains why they only serve ketchup without chilli. As I don't really fancy ketchup, I have been eating MacDonalds without any sauce since I arrived in Japan 2 years ago....

IN SINGAPORE

Luckily, we still use the word "french fries" for french fries. The only difference is the kind of sauce we have in Singapore. As compared to Japan, Singapore's MacDonalds does provides a great varieties of sauce, e.g ketchup, chilli sauce, sweet chilli sauce ....
Food Reviews, Travel Japan Osaka
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way of counting money & returning changes

IN SINGAPORE

The most common way Singaporeans counts the bills is by folding all of them into halves and count using two fingers brushing the notes upwards. (Too bad, I will find a illustration soon !). If you go to any part of Singapore, most of the vendors will first keep your note and return you the change later.

IN JAPAN

Just as what the Singaporeans are doing, most of the shops in Japan will give you the change first before keeping the note. Perhaps it is a way of politeness and service so that the customers does not need to wait too long for the change. Also, they have a particular "counting money in your face", to make sure you got all your changes. Well, watch the 2nd method of counting in the video, it is exactly the way they count the monies.
Japan Culture 日本生活文化
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