Omikoshi (Mikoshi) in Nihonbashi
Last week, Fu and I participated in an Omikoshi (also known as Mikoshi in its less honorific form) festival. To be honest, I had no idea then what it is…
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Cupnoodles Museum, Yokohama
I finally got to visit the cup noodle museum after so long! Fu & I attempted to visit it once a couple of years ago, but due to uh,…
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Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park
Fuji-Q Highland is an amusement park accessible from Tokyo and has not only thrilling roller coaster rides, but a spectacular view of Mount Fuji as well! The amusement…
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Live sumo match in Tokyo
Despite being Japan for so long, I’ve never been to any sumo wrestling matches before. As with baseball, it’s one of the things I want to experience in…
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Cherry picking in Yamanashi
The weather is getting warmer and June marks the start of the cherry picking season in Japan! Since Zhen was in town only till May 30, I combed…
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Chidorigafuchi Cherry Blossoms + Boating
We returned to Chidorigafuchi Park again this year to view sakura! Mostly because I’m still hung up about not being able to go boating last year! We missed…
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Sporty weekend – Ski and Dance
Well, not ski and dance at the same time… First: Saturday. We went on our first ski trip this season! (yeah I know, spring is almost here and…
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