Beautiful Japan: Niijima Island

This picturesque island is called Niijima island and it is part of Tokyo’s 11 islands. In fact, I just learned that Tokyo prefecture includes 219 small islands located in the Pacific oarsman, containing many unspoiled, natural environments. Among these, 11 are inhabited islands and are onsen (hot springs) or beach resorts. They are known for white, sandy beaches and blue waters. They are easily reachable from Tokyo, by large ships, high-speed ferry jets, or even by plane.

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Exploring Tokyo: Yanaka Ginza

One thing that I love about living in Tokyo is that I can always have something new to explore. It can be a neighborhood I haven’t explored yet, a new cafe that just opened nearby, a new exhibition! This weekend, I finally went to Yanaka 谷中, a quiet neighborhood in the Taito ward, east of…

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Beautiful Japan: Winter Trip to Yamagata

I kicked off 2020 with a trip to a new prefecture in Japan: Yamagata Prefecture! I finally got to visit Ginzan Onsen, the place I’ve been obsessing over since 2017; I even included it on a post here on the blog without having visited it yet. I said there that I would like to visit…

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Autumn Leaves in Japan 2019 Calendar: 70 Places to See

Japan is very proud of its four seasons and  I don’t know why but quite a few Japanese people often think that not many other countries are blessed with four seasons… Although its summers might be too humid and winters too dry and cold, Japanese autumns and springs are the best time to visit the…

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Family Trip to Japan: Itinerary and Highlights

This September, my family finally came to Japan and I was super happy and excited to show them around, to bring them to all my favorite places and to see what they think about this country that I love so much: Japan. Planning everything for 5 persons was not easy, but starting early with the…

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Hydrangeas and the Rainy Season

This year’s rainy season was very looong… rainy season in Japan usually lasts throughout June, however, this year it officially ended this week (last week of July). It is also true that in June we had many sunny days for a rainy season, but most of July was so gloomy and cold, I would even…

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Flower Guide to Japan: Ashikaga Flower Park

With every new place I visit in Japan, I wonder how can there be so much beauty in a single place? That is what I felt when I visited Ashikaga Flower Park for Golden Week this year. With the beginning of the new imperial era, Reiwa, this year’s Golden Week was 10 days long! Double…

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Beautiful Japan: Green Kyoto

Today is an important day in Japan, the last day of the Heisei Imperial Era, the day of the abdication of Emperor Akihito. From tomorrow on, a new era starts, the Reiwa Era. All day today I’ve seen news about this event, about the ceremonies, about how Japanese people feel, what do they do on…

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Shinjuku Gyoen in Spring

It is that time of the year again, Japan’s most beautiful season, the sakura or cherry blossom season. First hanami spot of this year for me was Shinjuku Gyoen, one of my favorite places in Tokyo 🙂 Not all the cherry blossoms were in full bloom on that day, but we managed to find a…

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