Travels
04 Apr
Katsucon 2022 Recap
Sooo… who else is recovering from a crazy but super awesome Katsucon 2022? I can tell you right now I’m still playing catch up. It probably doesn’t help that I’ve been staying up late being addicted to playing “Breath of the Wild” recently, but eh, I’ll survive (hopefully; if the Lynels don’t kill me!). My […]
Read more 13 Feb
Travels: Going to the Meiji Shinto Shrine
Hello everyone, I hope this week has been treating you well. Today I wanted to share with you a bit about one of my favorite places in Japan. And also some parts of an experience I had there about… oh wow, eight years ago! Why? Just because it’s such a good memory! AND because if […]
Read more 31 Jan
Experiencing Japan: Printing Your Own Ukiyo-e Via Mokuhanga
You know that one Japanese print? You know the one. The one of the BIG wave? That’s called “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”, or “Kanagawa-oki Nami Ura” (神奈川沖浪裏). It was originally made by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾 北斎), sometimes simply known as “Hokusai”. Hokusai was an Ukiyo-e artist who lived during the Edo period (江戸時代), a […]
Read more 24 Jan
14 Chain Restaurants in Japan Not to Miss + 2 Bonuses!
Hey all! Now, I don’t know about you, but I love to travel to Japan (duh)! And while I’m there, I’m always up for trying out new foods. However, that doesn’t mean I can afford fancy dine outs for every meal, nor does it mean I always know exactly what I want for dinner each […]
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08 Nov
Attack on Wall Tokyo and Wall Sapporo
By: Skywing Knights 心臓を捧げよ皆さん！ Subtitles: Shinzou wo Sasageyo, Minna-san! Real Subtitles: Consacrate hearts, everyone! (And fans of Attack on Titan, if you didn’t sing that last part in your head, I’m disappointment in you. Jk, jk. 😉 ) I hope this finds everyone well! I’ve been in a bit of a revitalized good mood primarily […]
Read more 11 Oct
Shinjuku BLAZE
Hello loves, This is surprisingly, another one of those “I can’t believe I haven’t written about this sooner” posts. But then again, when you’re in Japan, there’s next to no time, zilch, to really document it other than via photos. As such, 4 years later, let’s talk about concerts in Japan, and specifically, my first […]
Read more 18 Sep
Travels: Amazing Milky Way Sweets in Ikebukuro
Hello everyone! I’m super excited to announce that recently I appeared as a guest writer on the Japan Living and Lifestyle blog run by the lovely Urano family. What did I write on? Well of course, one of my favorite places on earth: Ikebukuro (池袋)! More specifically though, I discussed some of my favorite places […]
Read more 10 Sep
A Kabuki Experience: The Tale of Princess Usuyuki (Part 2)
Hello world explorers and travelers alike, Throughout my time living in Japan, I tried to do things that I had never done before. I went to Osaka (大阪) and ate Takoyaki (たこ焼き), traditional Japanese, fried Octopus Balls. I climbed the steps of Himeji-jo (姫路城), an original Japanese castle. Near Mt. Fuji (富士山), I ate Owakudani […]
Read more 06 Sep
Travels: My First Night in Japan. No Really.
Hello all! I’ve retold this story many a time for friends and family alike, but I’ve never written about it here, which feels like a glaring flaw on this blog. This is because, as it was my first experience in Japan, I would say that even though it wasn’t when I moved to Japan, it […]
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