HÜBSCH JESS BABY

After 2 successful holidays to Hong Kong and Seoul with his close friends, Baby decided to make it a yearly travelling affair, and he arranged another vacation with his friends to Osaka this year. We met up with them at the airport at Terminal 2. We took a photo inside the waiting area before boarding the plane.   We took an afternoon flight with Singapore Airlines, and I had a pleasant 6 hours flight.  We arrived in Kansai International Airpo rt around 930pm local time. Japan is around an hour ahead in difference from Singapore's time.  Prior to our departure, we had purchased our express train tickets from the airport to Nankai Namba Station via KLOOK. We arrived within 35minutes and headed straight to the Swissotel Nankai Osaka which offers great luxury Japanese hospitality in an unsurpassed location . It is situated right above the Nankai Railway’s Namba Station - It's one of the busiest subway stations that connects to everywhere in Osaka as well as to the re...

The much-anticipated new Nintendo Museum in Kyoto , Japan opened in October 2024 and Baby balloted for the tickets prior to our trip. Luckily enough, we were chosen to be able to purchase the tickets online. All tickets were released as per a lottery draw system. There are no tickets on sale at the museum's premises, and security guards at the Nintendo Museum will check your ticket against your passport.  We made our way from Kinosaki Onsen to Kyoto to visit the museum. It is located in the small town of Uji which required us to take the local line from Kyoto station. After a fairly short walk from the nearest train station, we discovered that the entrance to the Nintendo Museum was quite subtle - very understated and not what we were expecting at all. The location is in a very sleepy neighborhood with very little amenities.  Once we entered the security gate, there were a couple of selfie spots in the grounds including the iconic Super Mario Green Pipes . The Nintendo M...