Hello! This is the Japan Hobby staff. In May, I visited Phnom Penh, Cambodia for the first time. During this trip, the local staff guided me and introduced me to some used clothing stores. I would like to share with you all the details about the shops in Cambodia.
We visited a warehouse where a large amount of used clothing is gathered. Here, the clothing is sorted and then distributed to various stores within Phnom Penh.
The used clothing stores we visited had a wide variety of items in different styles. There were vintage T-shirts, denim, retro dresses, accessories, and many other fun items just to look at.I had checked out many interesting shops on social media, but due to time constraints, I couldn't visit them all this time.
After the event at the park, we moved to the city for the main target of this trip: the Necrozma raid. But before that, we decided to have lunch. I think the fun of playing Pokemon GO with friends really shows in moments like this. I've traveled several times alone for Pokemon GO, but even if I eat something delicious by myself, I can't share the experience with others. As a result, I often end up eating at convenience stores or having beef noodles. This time, even though it was a bit indulgent, we went to a place where we could share the experience together.
"Umaisushikan Yutorogi Izumiten" was reviewed as being cheap and delicious, but I was surprised to see that the negitoro was suddenly 800 yen. However, it was indeed delicious. The tuna and horse mackerel were also very good. Looking ahead, I saw that my friend who came with me had ordered a seafood bowl. That also looked delicious. But I can't spend all my money here. There are still many things I want to eat.
The city was overflowing with Pokémon trainers! No matter which way you looked, there were trainers everywhere! Every PokéStop had a lure added, and Pokémon kept appearing non-stop. But when I tried to catch them, I got a network error! And when I restarted the app, I couldn't log in! Yes, this is Pokémon GO!
ទីក្រុងនេះពោរពេញដោយអ្នកបណ្តុះបណ្តាល Pokémon! មិនថាអ្នកមើលទៅខាងណា ក៏អ្នកបណ្តុះបណ្តាលនៅគ្រប់ទីកន្លែង! PokéStop រាល់កន្លែងមានការបន្ថែមល័ពួរ ហើយ Pokémon បន្តរៀបចំតាមដាន។ ប៉ុន្តែពេលខ្ញុំព្យាយាមចាប់ពួកវា ខ្ញុំបានប្រទះនឹងកំហុសបណ្តាញ! ហើយពេលខ្ញុំចាប់ផ្តើមកម្មវិធីវិញ ខ្ញុំមិនអាចចូលបានទេ! បាទ នេះគឺ Pokémon GO!
To ease our frustration, we decided to have some sweets. After a 40-minute wait, we got seats at the famous "Zunda Saryo." We ordered both zunda mochi and a zunda shake. Delicious. But while waiting, we found out online that there's also a Zunda Saryo at Haneda Airport. Still, I'm sure it tastes better because we're eating it in Sendai.
It was getting close to the time when we needed to have dinner and head to the hotel. But all the famous beef tongue restaurants in Sendai were full. Apparently, for popular places like "Gyutan Zenjiro," you need to get a ticket in the morning when they open to get in.
So, we ended up going to an izakaya that served local dishes. While waiting for our drinks to arrive, we started a remote raid…
On June 1st, I traveled to Sendai to attend Pokemon GO Fest 2024! Sendai is a city in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As someone living in Tokyo, I thought it was a faraway place, but when I checked the transportation options, it turned out to be just a two and a half hour trip. When you consider that it's the same amount of time it takes to go from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville, it's not that far at all.
One of the highlights of train travel in Japan is the station bento! Although they are not exactly cheap, you can choose from a variety of regional specialty dishes, which definitely enhances the travel experience. This time, I chose the most popular one, "Gyūniku Doman Naka"! As expected, it was delicious.
The Tohoku Shinkansen is incredibly fast! While I was exchanging messages with my friends, we arrived at Sendai Station in no time. Sendai Station is full of Pokemon GO decorations, which really gets you excited!
I was supposed to meet up with other trainers to play Pokemon GO in Sendai, but there’s a Necrozma raid happening! Finding my friends can wait—Necrozma is more important, right?
រថភ្លើងទ្បើងនិចកាញ់សែនលឿន! ខណៈពេលដែលខ្ញុំកំពុងផ្ញើសារនឹងមិត្តភក្តិ នោះយើងបានទៅដល់ស្ថានីយសែនដាយយ៉ាងឆាប់រហ័ស។ ស្ថានីយសែនដាយពោរពេញទៅដោយការតុបតែង Pokemon GO ដែលធ្វើឱ្យអារម្មណ៍រីករាយខ្លាំង!
We finally managed to meet up and headed to Nanakita Park. If there’s one downside to the Pokemon GO Fest, it’s that you’re so busy you don’t have time to take photos of the scenery! After all, you want to catch as many rare Pokemon as possible!
I think the park for this event was much smaller compared to Osaka or Sapporo. Also, it was quite cool. For someone like me who is overweight, it was the perfect venue. Although the rain was a bit of a problem, everyone was really excited!
According to Mornings.co.uk’s recent survey of the world’s most beautiful sunrise locations, Cambodia ranks first among the 72 most beautiful sunrise spots worldwide.
According to the research, out of 72 countries, Cambodia ranked first with Angkor Wat in the territory of Siem Reap for the best sunrise in the world. Then Borobudur Temple in Indonesia ranked fourth, Bagan, Myanmar, seventh, and Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda ranked 72nd.
On March 21, 2024, there were 10,154 tourists, including 2,575 foreigners and 7,579 Cambodians, who came to watch the sunrise at the top of the Angkor Wat temple, or Equinox.
Every year, the Equinox occurs twice; the dry season (Vernal Equinox) occurs in March, and the rainy season (Autumnal Equinox) occurs in September.
A giant Buddha structure on Bokor Mountain is around 30% complete – and is expected to be a major tourist draw when completed.
The giant statue is being built by the Sokha Group and will be 108 metres tall.
The huge shrine, located on the top of Bokor Mountain in Monivong National Park, will be a religious destination for local Buddhists and tourists from all over the world.
The 108-meter-high Buddha statue was inaugurated in January 2023 and will take around four years to build
It will cover over 90 hectares on the ridge of Bokor Mountain
It’s base will be 248 meters long and 186 meters wide and features four large stairs with dragon handrails representing the four major directions in the style of Angkor Wat in the reign of King Suryavarman II in the 12th century.
The purpose of building this huge Buddha statue on Bokor Mountain is to be a shrine for the Cambodian people, as well as to dedicate peace, prosperity and lasting peace to all people.
This huge Buddha statue is also a contribution to support the field of Buddhism and the development of cultural tourism – especially to attract national and international tourists to this area in large numbers and provide a lot of income from those tourists.
The Governor of Kampot Province is committed to making Kampot an attractive tourist destination for national and international tourists. The provincial administration has many plans to promote tourism in the province.
The provincial governor also requested that the professional officers and authorities, especially operators and tour operators, participate in maintaining the dignity and honour of the province through good hospitality, clean resorts, and reliable services.
Speaking at the meeting between the provincial administration and the private sector and tour operators in Kampot province at the Bokor Conference Hall, Kampot province, on May 14, Mao Thonin, Governor of Kampot, said that based on the priority policy of the Royal Government and based on the potential of Kampot, the provincial administration will make tourism a core sector to support the economy of the people.
The provincial administration has continued to launch various development projects to promote tourism and attract more national and international tourists to Kampot.
The Governor is committed to making Kampot an attractive tourist destination for national and international tourists, especially becoming the most prominent coastal province (what other provinces have, Kampot has, but what Kampot has, other provinces do not).
Thonin requested the professional authorities, especially the tour operators, to maintain good hospitality, clean resorts, and reliable services, especially at a reasonable price with no price increase, and be honest in sales to gain the trust of tourists who come to relax in the province.
During the meeting, Thonin also addressed the requests and suggestions of tour operators that they have been facing in order to improve the work of providing tourism services. In addition, he also presented the vision and development projects of many other tourism sectors, such as the establishment of recreational services along the canals, the establishment of a floating market, and the project to create a beautiful beach.
In the 2024 edition of the Skytrax World Airport Awards, based on customer satisfaction surveys, Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) and Narita International Airport were ranked 4th and 5th respectively.
The competition for the top spot has been dominated by Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, and Changi International Airport in Singapore in recent years. However, this year saw a change in the top two positions, with Doha overtaking Singapore, which had previously held the top spot 12 times.
Asian airports performed well, with Incheon International Airport in South Korea ranked 3rd. Incheon was also named the most family-friendly airport.
On the other hand, U.S. airports did not make it into the top ranks once again, with the highest-ranking Seattle-Tacoma International Airport falling six places from last year to 24th.
European airports continued to perform well, with Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (France), Munich Airport (Germany), Zurich Airport (Switzerland), and Istanbul Airport (Turkey) all making it into the top 10.
The world airport rankings for 2024 are as follows:
Hamad International Airport (Qatar)
Changi International Airport (Singapore)
Incheon International Airport (South Korea)
Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) (Japan)
Narita International Airport (Japan)
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (France)
Dubai International Airport (United Arab Emirates)
Recently, the singer Beyoncé posted videos and photos on her Instagram from her visit to Japan, which have generated significant buzz. She was seen wearing a leather fringe jacket and a cowboy hat, riding on a decorated truck (known as "Dekotora"), a sight that has caught the attention of her fans. This post appears to be part of the promotion for her latest album "Cowboy Carter."
According to the posts, Beyoncé thoroughly enjoyed the truck, climbing on its roof and striking poses at the front, conveying her enjoyment of the experience. Additionally, she was captured shopping at a Seven-Eleven, a moment that shows her fondness for Japanese culture.
Regarding styling, Beyoncé combined a Balmain leather fringe blazer with Stella McCartney baggy trousers, patent Western boots, and a large cowboy hat, showcasing a perfect "Cowboy Core" style. This look was styled by Shiona Turini.
The Japanese manga character "Chiikawa" has gained explosive popularity among young people in China.
MINISO, a major Chinese lifestyle retail chain that operates the "MINISO" brand, developed character merchandise such as plush toys in collaboration with Chiikawa. When they launched pop-up stores in shopping malls in Shanghai and Beijing, they attracted far more fans than expected.
According to MINISO, the first pop-up store, which opened in Joy City in the Jing'an District of Shanghai on March 29, achieved sales exceeding 8 million yuan (approximately 167.52 million yen) in just three days. The average spend per customer was over 1,000 yuan (approximately 2,941 yen).
On April 1, additional pop-up stores opened in Joy City in the Chaoyang District of Beijing and Hopson One in the Yangpu District of Shanghai, where long lines of fans seeking Chiikawa merchandise formed.
To prevent accidents and other incidents, MINISO limited the number of people in the pop-up stores to 60 at a time and restricted shopping time to 10–15 minutes. According to signs in front of the stores, those wishing to enter needed to reserve through a smartphone app by 8 PM the previous day and also queue up on the day.
MINISO plans to sell Chiikawa collaboration products not only in pop-up stores but also throughout its chain stores across China.
Chiikawa, which was animated for Japanese TV in 2022, sparked a boom among anime fans in China towards the end of 2023.
Until this collaboration with MINISO, no one in China had acquired the domestic rights to use the Chiikawa character. As a result, Chinese fans had been paying high fees to Japanese purchasing agents to import Chiikawa goods personally.
Based on a licensing agreement with Chiikawa’s rights management company, MINISO was able to develop and sell original merchandise for the Chinese market, significantly reducing prices compared to personal imports. This reduction in cost has greatly contributed to the overwhelming turnout at the pop-up stores.
Meanwhile, there has been a surge in reselling the products from the pop-up stores at high prices. A Caixin journalist searching China's largest flea market app, Xianyu, found Chiikawa plush toys in pajamas being traded for about 110 to 140 yuan, nearly double the original price of 69.9 yuan.
Recently, MINISO has been rapidly launching collaboration products with popular characters both inside and outside China. This collaboration with Chiikawa appears to be an exceptionally successful venture among these efforts.
However, acquiring the rights to popular characters also leads to increased costs. According to MINISO's disclosures, the expenses related to sales and distribution, including intellectual property licensing fees, for the second half of 2023 (July to December) totaled 1.322 billion yuan, a 70% increase over the same period the previous year.
Tokyo DisneySea is set to open the eagerly awaited new area "Fantasy Springs" on June 6, 2024. This new expansion area is based on the theme "A World of Disney Fantasy Led by a Magical Spring," and consists of three unique zones themed after the Disney movies "Frozen," "Tangled," and "Peter Pan."
Frozen Kingdom: Themed after "Frozen," this area allows visitors to experience the enchanting winter landscapes and magic portrayed in the film.
Rapunzel's Forest: Based on "Tangled," this area offers attractions themed around Rapunzel's adventures and her beautiful hair.
Neverland from Peter Pan: Set in the Isle of Neverland, this area lets visitors embark on a journey through the mysterious world of "Peter Pan."
Additionally, the "Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs Hotel" will also debut as part of this new area, providing guests with an even deeper experience of Disney movie magic.
At the entrance of the area, "Fantasy Springs Entryway," there is a "Magical Spring" composed of rocks shaped like Disney characters including Peter Pan, Anna and Elsa, and Rapunzel, enchanting all who visit. This spring serves as an artistic representation of the stories woven by each character, enhancing the overall fantasy feel of the area.
Get ready to experience a new world of Disney magic in the summer of 2024.
តំបន់ថ្មីរបស់ Tokyo DisneySea គឺ "Fantasy Springs" ដែលផ្អែកលើប្រធានបទ "ពិភពនៃការចម្លងផ្ទាល់នឹងរឿងបុរាណដឹកនាំដោយប្រភពទឹកវេទមន្ត" និងមានបីតំបន់ប្លែកៗដែលមានរចនាបថតាមរឿងភាគ Disney ដូចជា "Frozen," "Tangled," និង "Peter Pan"។
