Gotemba Premium Outlet 御馬場

 

2 weeks ago, there was a Winter Sale at Gotemba Premium Outlets located in Hakone, where you can get a nice view of Mt. Fuji. Unlike the Chelsea Premium Outlets in California, this outlet has more branded boutiques such as Prada, Tods, Ferragamo, YSL, Jimmy Choo, Bvlgari, etc. It is also the biggest outlet in Japan.

2週前逛了在箱根的御馬場outlet，那時正有冬季促銷，還能欣賞到美麗的富士山風景。和加州的Chelsea Premium Outlet不一樣的是，這間outlet有比較多名牌商店，例如Prada, Ferragamo, YSL, Jimmy Choo, Bvlgari，等。御馬場也是全日本最大的outlet。

The Prada and Miu Miu outlet had discounts of up to 50% off whether there was sale or no sale. On the other hand, Ferragamo had additional 10% discounts, making their classic vera pump shoes on sale for only SG$580! Coach was also giving away coupons which entitled shoppers to an additional 20% off. It was sure tempting to spend some money on these luxury goods but because I can't afford these anymore, I just headed to GAP, swept a lot of their discounted winter clothes and deposited them in a nearby locker for 200yen. Their logo apparel were on 50% off, but sizes and colors were limited. I also bought a wool coat in another Japanese boutique for 6210yen.

Prada和 Miu Miu outlet平時就有高達50%的折扣。那時Ferragamo有額外10%折扣的促銷，Coach也在發額外的20%折扣券！雖然我很想買，但是現在是稍微*窮一點*的留學生，所以只好放棄，直接去GAP掃了有30~50%折扣的衣服。然後再去另一家日本品牌的店鋪，買了6210yen的半羊毛外套。

The Body Shop outlet participated in the sale as well but I found their prices after discount was still more expensive than our Singapore prices. Nevertheless I bought some necessities so I don't have to "import" them from home.

Body Shop 也參加了冬季促銷，但是即使打折後，我還是覺得新加坡的價錢比較便宜。因為不想從新加坡運過來，所以還是買了一些日用品。

Restaurants such as this Mangia Mangia Italian restaurant was very much raved in many of the Japanese blogs so I recommended this to my friend.
這間Mangia Mangia的義大利餐廳在多家日本網誌裡被推薦過，所以我也建議朋友一起去這家試試看。

 We were famished from shopping and ordered chicken salad as a starter. As you can see, the ingredients were well-cut and they tasted absolutely fresh!
我們因為忙著購物，都快餓死了，所以先叫一盤雞肉莎拉當前菜。如照片，可以看出來食材都準備得很好，也很新鮮！

Not that we were too hungry, but this prawn mayonnaise pizza was simply delicious! How can a pizza taste this good!? Mamma mia~!
不是因為我們太餓了，而是因為這盤鮮蝦披薩實在是太好吃了！ 披薩怎麼會如此好吃呢!?

This pasta was also not bad, best eaten when its still piping hot.
Overall, we had a great time there and I might return again during the end of January for their bargain sale :P
這pasta也不錯，最好趁熱吃。
總得來說，過得相當愉快！明年一月底可能再去掃他們的大減價促銷 :P

How to get there from Shinjuku 從新宿出發：
1) First time when I went there was by the Odakyu coach tour. 6 hours there wasn't enough for me!
2) Second time: we bought the Odakyu Highway bus tickets at our selected time slots. This would have allowed us up to 8-9 hours if there were no traffic jam. The only trouble is to change for the free shuttle bus at the Gotemba station.
3)I think I'll try either the Romance Car or the train next time.

1）第一次去的時候是參加小田急高速巴士的御馬場購物配套。逛街時間只有區區的6個鐘頭，對我來說是絕對不足夠的！
2）第二次：買了小田急箱根高速巴士的票，這能讓你自由選擇來回時間。假如沒有堵車的話，就能享有約8-9鐘頭的逛街時間。唯一不便的是得在御馬場站轉達免費的短程巴士。
3）以後可能搭電車或Romance Car下去。

Each transportation method costs almost the same at 3000yen for return trips. One-way journey is around 90mins. More information:
每項來回行程的價錢都差不多一樣：3000yen，時間也差不多一樣：單程約90分鐘。更多資訊：
http://www.premiumoutlets.co.jp/gotemba/