From today, April 29th 2023 until May 5th is Golden Week in Japan. This year, Golden Week seems a bit shorter than usual as the start of the Golden Week lands on Saturday. More about Golden Week in Japan in the previous blog post. https://nativeexpat.home.blog/2019/04/26/what-is-golden-week-and-the-cheapest-way-to-narita-airport/ This Golden Week is the first time since Covid-19 pandemic … Continue reading (Mini) revenge travel this Golden Week 2023
Beautiful winter illumination lights up Tokyo since end of November which brings the feeling of the end of the year. What really marks the wrapping up of the year in Japan is the announcement of kanji or a single character that sums up the year. The character has been announced for the last 28 years … Continue reading A single word to sum up 2022
I have arrived in Matsuyama, Ehime prefecture! We caught the bus into Matsuyma city (cash only and suica/ IC cards are not accepted) and we explored the town on foot. Although many key attractions were closed to reduce the spread of covid-19, we managed to explore and get the feel of Matsuyama city. Sunday Sept … Continue reading Silver Week 2021 Part 2 – Ehime, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi
Let me just start by saying that last weekend was a late one. After working at a Japanese company in Japan for over a year, it felt like I finally participated in my first proper Japanese work dinner. My company is now remote working first but as one of my colleagues from another teamwas … Continue reading Kanpai for goodbye – Dining out and drinking in Japan
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