Hong Kong - Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2011!

Merry Christmas & Have a Fruitful New Year 2011.

Let's take a look how Christmas lighting in Hong Kong is.

Hong Kong - Mui Wo Hung Shing Festival 2010

Mui Wo Hung Shing Festival in Hong Kong 2010

Date. 26-29 March2010

Time. 1800 - 2200

This festival is held to promote the Chinese Lantern festival with a series of Chinese custom activities. You can experience the rich and unique Chinese culture in these four days in Mui Wo, Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

Activities:

Releasing Water Lantern

Venue. Mui Wo Silver River

People release water lanterns into the sea and hope their wishes come true.

Raising Flying Lantern

Venue. Mui Wo Silvermine Beach

Flying Lantern is also known as "Hung Ming Lantern". People write their wishes on the "Hung Ming Lanterns". Next they light them and then raise them to the sky (heavenly God).

How to get there?

You can take ferry from Central to Mui Wo. There are two types of ferries - ordinary ferries and fast ferries. The journey is almost 60mins on ordinary ferries, however, the fast ferry takes much faster, 30mins' ride only.

Have fun in Mui Wo this weekend !

Useful link:

The website of Hung Shing Festival in Hong Kong - http://www.hungshingfestival.com.hk/

The official website of New World First Ferry - http://www.nwff.com.hk/eng/

2010 Tokyo Marathon

Tokyo Marathon 2010 will be taken place in Tokyo on 28Feb2010. This event will include marathon and 10km race.
The official web site of Tokyo Marathon 2010: http://www.tokyo42195.org/2010/index_en.html

Only 79days to go! Have you planned your trip yet?

Transportation

Origin: Hong Kong
Flight: Hong Kong / Narita, Tokyo / Hong Kong
Airlines : Non stop - Cathay Pacific (CX), All Nippon Airways (NH), Japan Airlines (JL)
Flying time: outbound - approx. 4hrs / inbound - approx. 5.25hrs
Time difference: Japan's time is 1hours ahead of HK local time


Brief details of marathon and 10km race Runners should notice

Late Jan 2010 - Runners will receive the post for Guideline of participation to Tokyo Marathon

25-27Feb 2010 - Runners have to check-in and pick up their Bib numbers in Tokyo Big Sight West Exhibition Hall (東京國際展示場) ( nearest Metro: Kokusai-Tenjijo (Rinkai Line)). The check-in time is tentative from 10.00 to 19.30

By Train: From Ikebukuro/Shinjuku/Shibuya - take JR Yamanote line to interchange at Osaki station to Rinkai Line.

Please browse the following link for access map-http://www.bigsight.jp/english/general/access/index.html

28Feb 2010 (Sunday)

Starting time and area : at 0910am (Elite and Mass Race Start) - Tokyo Metropolitan Government building in Shinjuku (nearest metro: Tochomae)

Finishing time/area :

10km race - 10.50 in Hibiya Park 日比谷(Metro: Hibiya)

Marathon - 16.10 in Tokyo Big Sight

Course: Tokyo Metropolitan Government building -- Iidabashi -- Imperial Palace -- Hibiya -- Shinagawa -- Ginza -- Nihombashi -- Asakusa Kaminari-mon -- Tsukiji -- Ariake (Toyosu) -- Tokyo Big Sight