tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743321141841688292024-03-04T20:35:26.430-08:00In Kyoto with kidsPersonal recommendations from a Malaysian mother with two small kids living in KyotoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474332114184168829.post-54094638425633161612012-01-26T02:19:00.000-08:002012-01-26T03:49:06.506-08:00Plarail & Tomica Exhibition in Osaka<div>
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The most famous toys for boys in Japan would be the model train, <a href="http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/plarail/" target="_blank">Plarail</a>, and the model car, <a href="http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tomica/" target="_blank">Tomica</a>, both manufactured under the leading toy company <a href="http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/" target="_blank">Takara Tomy</a>. Once or twice a year they would hold an expo at <a href="http://www.atc-co.com/index.php" target="_blank">ATC</a> in Osaka to display their latest toys.</div>
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Entrance fee is 900yen for adults, 700yen for elementary school children, free for kids below 2 years old. Tickets can get be purchased cheaper by 200yen if you buy from ticketing services at convenient stores such as 7-11 or Lawson prior to the day of the expo. Each adult or child ticket is entitled to a free gift of model train/car. They would normally give you four choices of models so if you're going as family you can each get different ones.What I like most about their events is that they would distribute a Lost Child patch for kids in case they wander off on their own.<br />
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The event hall is separated into several areas but overall, the expo is not that big so it would take you less than 2 hours to finish the whole thing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> You get to try out their new line of tracks/accessories. </td></tr>
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<b>Games: </b>You need to buy special coupons to play games. Expect to queue for up to an hour for each game.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is where you had to queue the longest. For 600yen you get to make your own customized model where you get to choose which color, parts you want for your car or train. They even do quality checks for your model to make sure they would run properly</td></tr>
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<b>Market place: </b>Their toys are sold at normal price here. No discount is given. So personally, I would recommend getting Plarail/Tomica toys at <a href="http://www.yodobashi.com/">Yodabashi Camera</a> instead where they are much cheaper and you'll get store credit as well. However, there are some limited edition models that are only sold at the expo so those are worth buying.
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<b>Rest/Cafeteria area: </b>They have kids lunch set served on train or car plates which are really cute. But the ATC has various other restaurants so you have other options for a meal</div>
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Expect a huge crowd for this event so it's a bit hard to move around with a baby stroller. Plus, there is no nursing room at the ATC and they only have one toilet equipped with changing table.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474332114184168829.post-76794573936513792582012-01-25T01:31:00.000-08:002012-01-25T02:32:11.703-08:00Snow fun at Snow Land, Biwako Valley<div style="text-align: justify;">
Of all the public attractions I've been to in Kansai so far, I must say Biwako Valley's child-friendliness should receive 5-star rating. If you're from a tropical country like I do, AND having to bring along 2 small children, what you want to look for in a winter experience is not to ski or snowboard (let's face it, there's a slim chance that you could master ski/snowboarding in a short amount of time to truly enjoy the sport) but rather a place where you can simply play in thick snow and go sledding with the kids. Biwako Valley is the perfect place for just that. <span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Here's the link to an </span><a href="http://www.biwako-valley.com/contents/catalog.pdf" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">e-brochure of Biwako Valley</a><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> (in Japanese)</span></div>
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As far as I am aware, this is the only snow attraction in Kansai that has a children play area. A HUGE children play area that provides enough fun even for adults. They carefully separate the place to include snowman/snow ball playing area, a carousel and sledding area complete with an escalator. Shovels, snow ball making tools, sledges and toboggans are provided enough for everyone so you don't have to bring your own. The entrance to their Snow Land costs 500yen per person and free for kids below 3 years old.</div>
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Their restaurant is reasonably priced for a public attraction such as this but we brought our own snacks and eat at a rest area provided near the Snow Land. The rest area has a space for people to lie down where they even installed a hot carpet but you might have to come very early to book a spot. Lockers are available but being a penny-pinching gaijin that we are (:p), we just put our bags on top of the lockers instead and our stuff were still safe from theft.</div>
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Based on the reviews I've read, Biwako Valley is rather pricey compared to other ski areas in Japan. But for clean toilets installed with seat warmers and washlets, I really don't mind paying the extra. Moreover, all toilet areas are equipped with changing tables and they even provide a nursing room at the rest area. The place is well known for its great view as it looks over Lake Biwa.</div>
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Biwako Valley is easily accessible by public transport. Take the Kosei Line (<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'MS PGothic'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">湖西線</span>) to Shiga Station (<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'MS PGothic'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">志賀駅</span>). An then take the <a href="http://www.kojak.co.jp/" target="_blank">Keihan Kojak Bus</a> straight to Biwako Valley. If you're coming by car, a per-entrance fee of 1000yen is charged for parking. Shuttle bus is available to take you from the parking lot to the ropeway/cable car station. You can print out this <a href="http://www.biwako-valley.com/upfile/6-20111224142500-2.jpg" target="_blank">coupon</a> from their site to get 300yen off on their round-trip ropeway ride. The coupon can be used for up to 5 people. Normal price is 1800yen for adults, 900 yen for elementary school children, and 500yen for preschoolers.</div>
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Operation time is 10.00am to 8.00pm daily.
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Address: 〒614-8294,5 Kinmeidai Kita, Yawata-Shi, Kyoto.</div>
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If you're taking public transport, the nearest train station is Matsuiyamate Station. Then take either one of Keihan Bus No.16A , 16C, 30 or 620 to Minoyama Syougakkou (美濃山小学校) bus stop. Expect traffic congestion 1.5 to 2km towards the warehouse due to people queuing up for parking.</div>
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Membership costs 4200yen yearly. If you're registered as member, your spouse would get a free membership. Members can bring in children and up to 2 guests into the warehouse.</div>
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They do sell Japanese groceries like soy sauce and canned goods but most of their stuff are imported and in American portion sizes. We're talking about fruit juice in containers normally used to bottle cooking oil in Asia. And you have to buy them in 2s! And don't get me started on their pastries. They're delicious of course, but they're huge! Based on the expiration date, they only last for a couple of days. We're staying in Japan under a scholarship so we don't have the luxury of having a family size refrigerator. What we did was we went to COSTCO in the morning. Therefore we could have their bread, pizza and pastries for lunch, tea AND dinner. Or we won't have enough space to store all the food at the end of the day.</div>
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They also have non-perishables like toys, clothes, electrical items brought in from America. But I seriously didn't expect they would also sell Swarovski pendants there (costs around 6000yen each). If you can't go to the States, I suppose going to COSTCO Japan is enough. I even overheard some Japanese parents looking at the Disney themed children book collection and complained that they're of no use to them since the books are all in English :p</div>
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No plastic bag is given. Large reusable COSTCO grocery bag can be purchased at 158yen. Some people just use cardboard boxes available at the warehouse. And do bring enough cash for your purchase since they only accept cash or American Express credit card.</div>
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TOHO Cinema has special screenings for parents with babies/toddlers where the kids can join the parents in the cinema. "Oh, I can't do that. What if my baby makes a fuss and cry during the movie? Then other people in the cinema would hush us and scold us for disturbing them..." you say? Well, that's the whole point of this special service. Parents won't have to worry about their kids making noise during the movie because every other people in the cinema would understand. Plus, they have their own noisy kids to worry about :p</div>
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I don't really get why traditional Japanese crafts like pottery or kimono costs so much. Honestly, I don't even find them interesting or artistic. However, I loooooove when they merge Japanese art with modern technique or when they draw Japanese patterns on a modern product like those 和風 (wafuu - Japanese style) Disney Japan merchandise.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Maiko in autumn design is great as a memento of your stay in Japan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kyoto's famous sites - the Kiyomizu Temple (left) and Toji Temple (right)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This booklet art tenugui has won the 2007 Japanese Good Design Award</td></tr>
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I am selling these decorative tenugui here: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/BeautifulTenugui" target="_blank">Beautiful Tenugui Facebook Page</a></div>
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I started the page for Malaysians, hence all the prices are quoted in Ringgit Malaysia. But I can also serve customers from other countries. I've added the International Shop tab at the page and as an introduction, we don't charge for postage.</div>
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Kyoto has hundreds of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. Excuse my lack of cultural intelligence but personally I think they're all more or less the same in design, landscape, what tourists get to see/do etc. So I make it a point to visit only those that were gazetted as a world heritage site by UNESCO. And at the top of that list is Kiyomizu Temple.</div>
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Coming to Kyoto and did not visit Kiyomizu Temple is like going to Mecca and did not visit the Holy Mosque :p The temple is considered one of Japan's national treasure. It was established in year 778, that was even before Kyoto became the capital of Japan .</div>
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Visiting the temple during the day is great, but it's even better if you can catch the special night openings. You can check the schedule at their <a href="http://www.kiyomizudera.or.jp/lang/01.html" target="_blank">website</a>. We caught the final day for Kiyomizu Temple's 2011 Autumn light up. There were sooooooo many people. The line for tickets goes all the way down, blocking the entrance to the souvenir shops in front of the temple. But as always, the Japanese are very efficient in making sure the queue moves in no time.</div>
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There are stairs EVERYWHERE within the temple site since it is located on a hill so baby strollers are not recommended. Strollers are OK to push your baby up the slopes heading towards the entrance but not to bring inside the temple. They do provide a stroller parking area. With the crowd and not enough lighting to see your way, I highly recommend using a baby carrier instead.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Kyoto skyline from the temple. On the right is Kyoto Tower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What's special about autumn in Japan is that you get to see multiple colors of leaves on one tree. They're not just brown... they're red, orange, yellow... nice!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The famous Kiyomizu Stage. Those huge 12-meter high pillars underneath were assembled without using a single nail! Glad I knew that AFTER my visit. There must have been hundreds of people on the stage at the same time that we were on it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visiting this pond alone is worth the 400yen you had to pay to get in (200yen for children 6 years and above). The reflection of the red trees and lights and the temple... It was breath taking!</td></tr>
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Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10.30am - 6.00pm<br />
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You can take the City bus No.3, No.5, No.65 or No.204 and get down at Kamihatecho Kyotozokeigeidaimae (right in front of the university).<br />
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The library staff are very friendly but I'm not sure whether they can speak English or not. The library dedicated two full book racks to English/Foreign children books and have 17,000 books in total. However, the library has been open since 1978 so expect a lot of old titles in their collection. Members of the public can borrow the library books at no charge. You can borrow a maximum of 5 books within a period of 2 weeks.</div>
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<li>Book Club: discussing/introducing children picture books (in Japanese), once a month on Thursday, 3.30pm - 4.00pm</li>
<li>Children Workshop: making stuff from things found around us, every Saturday 1.30pm - 4.00pm</li>
<li>Movie Show: once a month on Sunday or Public Holiday, 10.45am onward</li>
<li>Toddlers Club: playing wooden toys and puzzles for children 0-1 year old, twice a month on Friday 10.30am - 12.00pm</li>
<li>Computer Projects: learn to design/make things using the computer for elementary school children, reservation needed, every Saturday 11.00am - 11.45am</li>
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Their book collection is great but I don't think I'll be bringing my 3 year old toddler there. Not enough entertainment for children that age. Children up to 1.5 years old would be okay. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1Piccoli Children Library35.037727089430689 135.7923460006713935.036102089430692 135.78987850067139 35.039352089430686 135.79481350067138tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474332114184168829.post-9002902306796642652011-11-28T04:03:00.001-08:002011-12-01T23:08:17.101-08:00Keihan Railway Special Train - Thomas the Tank Engine No.2011My 3 year old boy looooove Thomas & Friends. Since <a href="http://www.fujiq.jp/thomas/" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Thomas Land</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: justify;"> is a bit too far for a daily trip from Kyoto, we took him for a Thomas-filled day on Keihan Railway instead.</span><br />
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We bought the 1-day Thomas pass from Keihan Demachiyanagi Station which costs 850yen per adult. Children 1 to 6 years old are free, just like the regular train fares for kids. But they gave a special big-sized Thomas ticket for kids as a token. You can get the tickets from the train station's information counter. The attendant at Demachiyanagi Station can speak English. The ticket covers a round trip from Demachiyanagi Station to Hirakatashi Station, as well as unlimited ride on the Katano Line.</div>
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Every station along the Katano Line are decorated with pictures of a particular Thomas & Friends character. Starting with Percy at Hirakatashi Station and ended with Thomas at Kisaichi Station. Yes, they made you go all the way for the main character :p But for us it was well worth the trip. Even though the attraction is simply big pictures of the characters on the station walls, it was enough to get my son and a few other Japanese kids with their familes excited. Personally, I see nothing interesting surrounding the stations so you don't really have to get out from the platform area. But some stations do put wall panels of Thomas & Friends outside the ticket gate, as well as remembrance stamp, so it's better to get the 1-day Thomas pass to enjoy those.<br />
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The train itself is actually a normal passenger train that goes along the line so regular passengers, not only fans of Thomas, would ride it as well. What makes it special is that the train was heavily decorated with Thomas & Friends characters inside and out! You could also hear voices of the characters played as announcement inside the train. There would only be one or two Thomas decorated train in hour. You can get the special train schedule at Hirakatashi Station. What we did was, we just hop on a regular train and went on to visit the next station first to take pictures and just went along the line until we caught up with the Thomas train.<br />
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The train design running on Katano Line is called Type 10000. Another one, the Type 700 runs on the Ootsu Line. It seems that these special Thomas trains are yearly attraction done by Keihan Railway, where they would change the train/station design every year. Here's the link for <a href="http://www.keihan.co.jp/traffic/specialtrain-goods/event_thomas2011/" target="_blank">Thomas the Tank Engine No.2011</a> on Keihan Railway website. The site is in Japanese only.</div>
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One of the most common attraction at Japanese tourist sites is remembrance stamp. Keihan Railway is currently running a Thomas & Friends Stamp Rally at Katano Line, Ootsu Line and the Michigan Paddle wheeler Cruise on Lake Biwa. If you don't wish to join the competition, bring along a notepad cause the stamps are worth collecting.<br />
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The whole activity takes about 2 hours. This attraction is highly recommendable for a cheap day outing with kindergarten-aged boys.</div>
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*information taken from Sakyo-ku Health Centre in November 2010</div>
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</div><div>08.10am 15seconds<br />
08.15am 15seconds<br />
08.22am 22seconds<br />
08.29am 19seconds<br />
08.35am 19seconds<br />
08.42am 32seconds<br />
09.00am 30seconds<br />
09.09am 24seconds<br />
09.27am 35seconds<br />
09.46am 35seconds<br />
10.03am 38seconds<br />
10.13am 21seconds<br />
10.30am 30seconds<br />
10.40am 32seconds<br />
11.13am 30seconds<br />
11.25am 34seconds<br />
11.35am 20seconds<br />
12.05pm 32seconds<br />
12.24pm 42seconds<br />
12.34pm 10seconds<br />
12.42pm 31seconds<br />
01.00pm 14seconds<br />
01.05pm 25seconds<br />
01.55pm 34seconds<br />
02.18pm 19seconds<br />
02.21pm 16seconds<br />
02.36pm 32seconds<br />
02.51pm 24seconds<br />
02.59pm 26seconds<br />
03.28pm 30seconds<br />
03.41pm 24seconds</div><div>04.02pm 45seconds<br />
04.25pm 45seconds<br />
04.48pm 43seconds<br />
05.25pm 20seconds<br />
05.50pm 43seconds<br />
06.30pm 35seconds<br />
06.51pm 32seconds<br />
07.21pm 40seconds<br />
07.29pm 39seconds<br />
07.46pm 49seconds<br />
08.03pm 38seconds<br />
08.29pm 45seconds<br />
08.57pm 48seconds<br />
09.12pm 48seconds<br />
09.25pm 36seconds<br />
09.33pm 51seconds<br />
09.44pm 41seconds<br />
09.51pm 30seconds<br />
09.55pm 33seconds<br />
10.00pm 27seconds<br />
10.02pm 30seconds</div><div><br />
</div><div>We were told to only come to the hospital when the contractions are 10 minutes apart and lasted for 30 to 40 seconds.</div><div>We went to the hospital at 10.30pm. And Merisa was born at 4am, 9th of January 2011 :)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474332114184168829.post-80197400642535844662011-03-27T11:10:00.001-07:002011-12-26T05:36:47.701-08:00Japanese mattress sizes<div>
We've recently moved into a new apartment and being one with sinus and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 14px;"><em style="font-style: normal;">花粉症 (</em></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 14px;">かふんしょう, </span>pollen allergies), I insist we sleep on beds rather than on futons on the floor.<br />
Bed/matress/futon sizes in Japan normally comes in 3 sizes:<br />
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<li>Single (S): 150x210cm</li>
<li>Semi double (SD): 170x210cm</li>
<li>Double (D): 190x210cm</li>
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When you have 2 small children co-bedding with you, it is highly recommendable that you get an SD plus an S size bed/mattress/futon. With the limited space you have in Japanese apartment, this would be the ideal combination instead getting 2 doubles (too big) or 2 singles (not enough room for 4 people)</div>
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On another note, the common size for baby futons is 70 x 120 x 6cm and play yard mat is 64 x 96 x 4cm.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474332114184168829.post-19028379718491712602011-03-26T22:18:00.000-07:002011-12-26T05:37:40.397-08:00Getting free stuff in Japan<div style="text-align: justify;">
When living in a developed country.. or put correctly, a country with huge population... you MUST take advantage of the marketing effort of various companies giving out free samples to potential customers. Apart from the common pocket tissues and clear files distributed in crowded areas, you might want to check out sites like <a href="http://www.samplefan.com/">samplefan.com</a> where they compiled information on what's currently being given out for free. Some does require your time to fill out questionnaires or become a member of their community site, but that's such a small matter when they are giving out 2000yen coupon in return.</div>
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Another way to get free stuff is buy buying magazines. Japanese women's magazine often give out branded small bags etc. and you're only paying 600yen for it.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474332114184168829.post-22953675432891548822011-03-09T21:32:00.001-08:002011-12-26T05:38:24.245-08:00Ebooks in Japan<div>
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Japanese are the best copycats. They would take the basic idea from other people and develop them to a whole new level until they owned the industry all together. Best example would be automobiles. But I am more interested in their new passion for ebooks. My husband bought me an Amazon Kindle last year but looking at the choices of ebooks available now in Japan, my Kindle is almost useless. Kindle can only read books in its format or pdf, while the trend of ebooks now are more interactive and colorful to a point that they are publishing children's picture books in digital format now. Platforms to be used for these ebooks are smartphones,PC and the latest favourite, tablets such as iPad, Galaxy tab etc.</div>
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It costs less than 3000yen, which I think is very reasonable. You can get them at Yodobashi Camera outlets at the magazine/books section</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474332114184168829.post-53094352237796839852011-03-09T16:47:00.000-08:002011-12-26T05:39:10.481-08:00Japanese habit of writing everything down<div style="text-align: justify;">
One of the things that made living in Japan very troublesome/irritating is that they loooove to record stuff. Every activities must be followed by writing down your feelings about what you did/learned. I guess that's what made them good scientists but seriously, do we really need to keep the record of the exact day and date your child's tooth came out.. for EVERY tooth. The first week after giving birth to Merisa, the nurses made sure I keep records of how many times my child peed and pooped and at exactly what time.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474332114184168829.post-3681817398192994202011-03-08T03:39:00.001-08:002011-03-08T18:29:48.465-08:00Starbucks Sakura Cream Frappucino<div>My son loves it so much, he could finish one whole Grande size of it. Then he'd become hyper from all the sugar and can't stop talking :p The barista recommended their Sakura cheesecake as well but I hated it. It tasted like creamed fish.Wekk!<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474332114184168829.post-64299265640119100562010-12-25T04:56:00.000-08:002011-03-29T00:16:02.027-07:00Parent-Child dance clubKyoto Culture Academy organizes parent-child dance club every Friday.<br />
Participation fee is 200yen <br />
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For children 1-3 years old: 11am to 12 pm<br />
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Location: near Keihan Sanjo Station<br />
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〒605-0009<br />
京都市東山区三条大橋東入ル大橋町95<br />
三条鈴木ビル6F<br />
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TEL:075-771-2090<br />
FAX:075-771-3040Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1474332114184168829.post-15728062546454180132010-12-25T04:33:00.000-08:002010-12-25T04:33:31.409-08:00Activities for young children in Sakyo-kuJust want to share a very informative blog listing activities for children from 0 to 6 years old for those living in Sakyo-ku<br />
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<a href="http://kyoto-playground.blogspot.com/">"Children and Families Information Service" In and Around Sakyo-ward, Kyoto</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0