Journeying into Hida-Takayama takes one deep into the woods of your last Studio Ghibli film. When I’m stressed, I typically drift off into mindless scenery viewed from the vantage point of a moving train. But on this day, I visited… Continue Reading
There are any number of folk beliefs, developed through Chinese history and culture. Some of these superstitions have manifested in different ways, tapered off, interlaced with the rituals of other communities, or born anew as would happen when our brand,… Continue Reading
イカ Ika Squid I consider myself extremely fortunate for many reasons. One of them is the number of times I have been able to dine omakase. In Japan alone, I believe Sushi Tokami would be my fourth or fifth experience. If you… Continue Reading
In Japanese culture, when you are meeting for the first time, the phrases ‘初めまして／hajimemashite’ and ‘どぞよろしくお願いします／dozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu’ are used. The literal translations are ‘I am meeting you for the first time’ and ‘Please take good care of me’. People… Continue Reading
If you’ve been following my Instagram stories, you’ll know that I’m currently in my favourite city in the world, Tokyo! The is my 5th time in Tokyo and 6th time in Japan overall but I still get giddy with laughter… Continue Reading
This is me writing about Japan but before you close your window, this is the last one to conclude my 2014 trip. Nara is a town located 45 minutes from Osaka by train. If you happen to be in Osaka… Continue Reading
Less than three hours ago (or perhaps more by the time I’m done writing this blog post), I finish my last exam for the semester! Potentially my last exam ever (!!!) because the electives I’m looking at right now don’t… Continue Reading
The last seven days have been pretty hellish. My already not-so-certain future was suddenly placed on an even more shaky pedestal. I had a couple unsavoury arguments with people I cared about. I had assignments to do, attendance and participation… Continue Reading
My trip to Tokyo and Osaka was almost two months ago but I’m plodding along at a Sam pace with my Japan travel posts. This one is for Christmas! Santa gave us all a surprise gift in the morning in the… Continue Reading
Despite my humble bragging of having been to Japan four times, I’ve never made the trip to Mount Fuji. Sure there is usually some quintessentially hipster pride about never having gone to a particular tourist trap, but what I actually felt… Continue Reading