Română/日本語 After Tokyo Tower, the next place I visited in Tokyo was Asakusa, and I was so impressed by it that it remained my favorite place in Tokyo. Stories and movies about geishas were one of my first encounters with Japanese culture, so that atmosphere of a traditional Japan that Asakusa, the oldest geisha district…
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Română/日本語 There are hundreds of festivals in Japan, each Shinto shrine holding its own festival once a year. Major ones usually take place in summer, but I was lucky to attend a Japanese festival for the first time in September when I arrived in Japan. It was a small festival and I got there by…
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Română/日本語 I finally took the train! And I finally bought my own Suica card! But I didn’t do all these by myself, but with the help of the nice and friendly students in WIC. WIC (Waseda International Club) is one of the many student clubs in Waseda, based on international exchange. Along with Niji no…
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Română/日本語 The first week in Tokyo was truly overwhelming. Even taking the train by myself seemed scary at first. I was thinking, what if I get lost in this huge city? I had no sim card to call someone and taking a cab would’ve been out of the question considering the price… But I couldn’t…
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Română/日本語 On the way to the dormitory, from Narita airport My first week in Japan is about to finish and so many things happened in just a week that I don’t even know where to start from. My first days here were quite rainy due to Etau storm, with typhoon influences. This storm caused huge…
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Română/日本語 The light rain from last days brought with it a feeling of autumn. In a way, I am a bit nostalgic because another summer passed by, but at the same time, I am happy that my favorite season is coming soon. Except the fact that I was born in this season, I love autumn…
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Română/日本語 Anaroundtheworld represents a new project for me. I have always wished to have my own little space on the internet and now I finally managed to get one. I have been writing on a blog since 2009, but it was a private blog so I was writing mostly for myself but from now on…
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