Yanaka – Exploring Tokyo’s Shitamachi
Despite living in Japan for a few years now, there are still many places in Tokyo I have not heard of, much less visited. One such place is 谷中 Yanaka,…
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Typhoon Season in Japan
September is typhoon season in Japan and it has lashed out in full force! Central Japan is seeing the worst of it – winds up to 180kph!!! –…
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Kiyose Sunflower Festival 清瀬ひまわりフェスティバル
Last Sunday, Fu and I headed to Kiyose Sunflower Festival, where one can bask in the presence of over 100,000 sunflowers in bloom at its peak! The location is very…
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Hidden Sushi Gem in Tsukiji Market
I was debating if I should post this, since this was a little secret sushi restaurant that Carys and I ate at in Tsukiji Market… but then I decided,…
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Curing homesickness
Mumu was struck with homesickness lately, most likely in view of the recent Golden Jubilee celebrations. Talking about SG50 celebrations, did anyone else realize that the music used…
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Shinjuku Golden Gai
A while back when Eric was visiting, his friend, Van was also in town so we decided to meet up. Van suggested going to Shinjuku Golden Gai, and although I’ve…
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Water Adventure Tokyo Summerland
This is a re-post from my old blog (now inactive) that I kept when I was in Japan previously, and part of the Flashback Friday series! ^_^ An apt time to re-post…
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