"Happy Easter!🐣" isn't something that you hear around Tokyo where Christianity isn't the main religion. Many people don't even know what Easter is. Yet, while we live in the eastern part of the world, we celebrated Easter - Tokyo style! Good Friday - thou shalt not eat red meat Usually, Good Friday is fish and … Continue reading Easter in the East – how we celebrated Easter in Tokyo
After living in Australia for 19 years, it's nearly two months since I have moved back to Tokyo, Japan. Re-reading my post when I wrote at a month mark, I do feel that things have started to shift from being a tourist to a resident. Being a Native Expat is a challenging identity to come … Continue reading Discoveries made by living in Japan for 2 months
After Mount Fuji, cherry blossoms and ninjas, I think Japan is famous for food. Ramen 🍜 , sushi 🍣 , sake 🍶 , matcha 🍵 are some of Japanese food that are globally available, known and craved. Food is one of the most enjoyable ways to experience another culture and something I have got stuck … Continue reading 10 unique things about eating out in Japan
Returning to Japan after living in Australia for 19 years has started off with full of excitement: from enjoying nature at Yushima plum blossom festival and Hanami/ cherry blossom picnic 🌸, eating and drinking great food to setting up our very first married family home 🏠. These are some of the many things we looked … Continue reading The identity of Native Expat
The full bloom of cherry blossom in Japan is such a special timeof the year. Because it is something that cannot be recreated and it happens for a limited time, when you're under the 桜 (sakura) or cherry tree - nothing beats its beauty. There are over 600 varieties of cherry blossoms alone in Japan … Continue reading Day and night cherry blossom viewing spots in Tokyo
Japan is BIG on season and its changes so it's no surprise that we have a public holiday for Spring and Autumn Equinox day when the day and night is equal.Last Thursday on 21st March was the spring equinox so we visited 浅草 (Asakusa). Initially, we wanted to catch the cruise from お台場 (Odaiba) to … Continue reading Eating and drinking in Asakusa
It has already been a month since I moved from Sydney to Tokyo. It feels like just days but our apartment is becoming more livable everyday (now we're only waiting for the arrival of our sofa, cutlery set and start our search of a coffee table again). I've written about my first week's observation (three … Continue reading Discoveries made by living in Tokyo for a month
Just in Minato ward, there are a lot of beautiful galleries and museums. I have visited two last week, Kokuritsu Shinbijyutsukan or The National Art Center, Tokyo (国立新美術館) and Nezu Museum (根津美術館). Kokuritsu Shin Bijyutsukan Kokuritsu Shibijyutsukan or The National Art Center, Tokyo is an architecturally beautiful exhibition space that doesn’t hold any collection of … Continue reading Art stroll in my neighbourhood – Kokuritsu Shin Bijyutsukan and Nezu Museum
I have been living in Tokyo for over two weeks now and during my stay so far, my husband and I have been setting up our own place in central Tokyo. We still don’t have a couch to lounge on or a table to put our meal on or even a chair to sit down … Continue reading 8 unique discoveries when making a home in Tokyo, Japan
From 1st of March, Japan is in spring. Oh these pink bursts in front of this shrine? No, these beautiful blossoms aren’t cherry blossoms – they are plum blossoms. Spring is in the air Not known to many foreigners, plum blossoms end the Japanese winter and kicks off the spring season between mid-February to the … Continue reading Bring on spring!
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