Enoshima light up

At night, we went to Enoshima for the winter illumination.

Along the way there, we got a nice view of the sunset albeit slightly late.

As it was winter and the air was dry, we got a nice view of Mount Fuji in the background.

On that day, the moon was also super big. There were many people taking pictures of the moon too. We too tried to take pictures to show how big it was, but it was hard to capture such a view with our smart phones.

This illumination is called the Shonan no Hoseki illumination.

Website: http://travelenoshima.jp/festival/illumi.html

This is at the Samuel Cocking Garden in Enoshima and you do have to pay to enter.

The place is really nice. While there are many people there, you can take some nice pictures without anyone in the background because the area is big.

We had to queue for about an hour to get up this tower for a view of the garden from the top.

The view from above was nice but the queue itself was torturing as it was super cold due to the strong wind.

While you had to queue in line to get on an elevator to go up, you can opt to walk down using the stairs.

On the opposite side, we can see the bridge that we had crossed to get to the island.

You can see the sea from the top.

There was also an area with lots of tulips.

There is also an area which has Chinese influences.

As we were super hungry, we bought some fried chicken from the little stall there to ease our hunger.

I really like this area with this cute little lamps.

There were not as many people in this area and it looks enchanted. Reminds me of a Disney Princess Animation.

As it got nearer to the closing time, there were lesser people there.

It made it easier to snap pictures with a tripod as there aren't as many people passing by between you and the camera.

When I said tripod, I was actually using a small table tripod LOL

Lastly, our failed attempt at a selfie with the super moon, which looked super tiny in this picture.

Japanese pottery class

I have always wanted to try pottery and I finally got to do it.

I made a reservation at this school near Fujisawa station.

The inside looks like this. There were only 2 other ladies there when we were there.

For our course, we were told that we will have enough clay to make 2 items per person.

For the first item, we decided to make a small bowl like the one above and the one below is the mold.

First off, a selfie before we start.

We had to flatten the clay.

This was easy as the 2 pieces of stick at the side acted as the guide on how thick the clay should be.

Then we laid it on the mold and cut it out.

Work in progress.

1st bowl done!

Our products will be left there for them to be baked and painted. They will be shipped to us when it is done.

For the second one, we decided to make a coffee/ tea cup.

This here is the completed cup.

After we are done, we were provided with some snacks and green tea.

Overall, it was a really good 90 mins. We had lots of fun and really look forward to how our products will turn out. We received it after about a month. We dd have to pay the parcel delivery fees as it was not included in the course. However, we were happy with the outcome and have been using the items for half a year now.

Manbomaru Fish Restaurant (魚や 翻車魚丸)

It was the weekend and we decided to go to Enoshima with the eno-pass.

First stop was at Fujisawa station because we wanted to grab lunch at Manbomaru Fish Restaurant (魚や 翻車魚丸).

Website: http://www.pckai.net/manboumaru/

We arrive before it's opening time of 11.30am and there decided to just wait outside.

3 mins, later we were joined by another person and in 10 mins, there was already a long queue behind us.

Luckily, we didn't had to wait long before the restaurant opened and we got a nice seat.

The sets here are very big and reasonably priced. The menu is hand written and only in Japanese.

This here is the makanai don which is originally made as a staff meal. This one here is packed with toppings and super delicious.

I ordered this kaison which was really fresh and I like that portion is big too.

The food here is super good and we will definitely revisit again!

YL's last day

On YL's last day in Japan, she spent the night at my place and the next day, we went to Con Cafe for lunch.

I always enjoy lunches there as it was just such a good deal. You get a main dish and a huge selection of appetizers.

The first picture was my appetizer platter and this here is my main dish- curry rice.

This is YL's ladies curry lunch set.

After that, we went walking around the area before moving to Shinagawa where she left her luggage at one of the station lockers. We grabbed ramen there before heading to the airport.

We initially wanted sushi but they didn't have a spot for us, so we went to the Ramen shop right in front of it.

The ramen there was good too.

Some pictures before we dig into our food.

After dinner, we sent YL off at the airport. 

Can't wait for her next trip to Japan again. :D