In my previous article, Head in the Clouds: Hoshino Resorts Tomamu, I introduced the beautiful Hoshino Resorts Tomamu in Hokkaido, where I had the chance to spend a lovely summer vacation this year. In this article, I wish to show you all the wonderful summer activities I tried during my stay. Depending on the season,…
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Do you have a place that makes your heart flutter? Do you have a dream hotel you have wanted to visit for a long time? That is me with Hoshino Resorts. I love this Japanese hotel brand so much; I love how they integrate the architecture, local culture, and local cuisine with every new location…
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Do you spend hours inside an art museum, analyzing every single detail of a painting? Have you ever dreamt of sleeping inside an art museum? If yes, Park Hotel Tokyo is the perfect place for you! Located in the Shiodome area, Minato-ku in central Tokyo, this is perhaps the most interesting hotel I ever stayed…
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Tsuru no Yu is the onsen I wanted to visit most in Akita Prefecture; it is a unique onsen mainly because of its milky white water found only at a few other onsens in Japan. Tsuru no Yu means “hot spring of cranes” in Japanese, and apparently, it got this name from a legend of an injured crane who was seen bathing in here.
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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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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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「そうだ京都、行こう。」Souda Kyoto, ikou – Let’s go to Kyoto is a campaign started by Japan Railways in 1993, celebrating 25 years old this year, having the main purpose of promoting tourism in Kyoto. I love Kyoto and although living in Tokyo is great, Kyoto will always have a special place in my heart. It was the first…
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One of my Japan travel goals is to see all of its prefectures, 47 in total, and I am almost halfway to this goal, yaay. For Christmas, I wanted to go on a short getaway, preferably to a destination with snow, that is why I chose Gunma prefecture, which is not so far away from…
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