The Mikans of Wakayama, Japan.

What is a Mikan?



Mikans being sold outside the train station at Wakayama.

5 for JPY100 which is about S$1.25.

I thought they were a tad pricey then but I am always more easy going with money when I am on vacation. Bought some to try. They were pleasantly sweet.

Well, now, I think they were cheap. Why?

These were on sale in NTUC Fairprice supermarket. I thought of buying some but $5.45 for 6? Yikes! I will have to make a note to buy more Mikans when I visit Wakayama again in future.

Took these photos while travelling on the train:

So many Mikans! Looking at these photos make me smile. Cheery!

Osaka: Dōtonbori.

Sharing some photos of Dōtonbori in Osaka. This is also where Luz Shinsaibashi, a mall owned by Croesus Retail Trust, is located.

If you are interested, you could read more about Croesus Retail Trust in my investment blog: here.

Dōtonbori is a single street, running alongside the Dōtonbori canal between the Dōtonboribashi Bridge and the Nipponbashi Bridge in the Namba ward of Osaka. Source: Wikipedia.

Since I stayed in a hotel in Namba, this was just a stone's throw away for me. If you are interested in the hotel I stayed in, see the photos and comments: here.

Giant neon sign of the Glico Man, a famous landmark.

Dōtonbori is the main destination for food travel in Osaka and is always crowded at night. What is it like in the morning?

Since my hotel was just a stone's throw away, I went for an early morning stroll along the river one day.

It was definitely a very different feeling as you could probably imagine from the photos above. A very refreshing experience.