Tag: discover japan
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Tokyo Living: the two month mark
Time flies when you’re having fun. Since my last update, I was still adjusting to my new life and job here in Tokyo. Safe to say, I am absolutely in awe and enjoying every bit of life in Tokyo. My wallet not so. Despite having been in Tokyo for 2 months, I am still getting…
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Tokyo living : the first week
I wanted to name this post as the 7 day cycle in Tokyo initially but it did not sound as cool as I thought it would (LOL). After spending 14 months in Moriya, Ibaraki, I decided it was time for change. And, moved to Tokyo a week ago. Here’s how the first week went by:…
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Discovering Japan: Yamagata
Yamagata. A prefecture that when I told my co-workers that I would be visiting during silver week, got the reply of “Hah, what is there to do there?” As I slowly conquer each prefecture from North to South, Yamagata was not going to be left out. When I did some research on the prefecture, there…
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Discovering Japan: Go-To-Travel Campaign
Covid has brought on a lot of impact onto the world and everyday lives. I never imagined life would be like that. In an effort to save the tourism and economic recovery here in Japan, the “Go-To-Travel Campaign” was introduced in late July. The campaign is confusing to many, even myself, but I’ll run through…
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Discovering Japan: Akita
Down south from Aomori, is Akita Prefecture. I first came across Akita because of its infamous Nyuto Onsen Village. I thought to myself, “I have to try my hands on it too!” When I was searching up places to stay in Akita, the only few options were Ryokans and that was the beginning of my…
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Discovering Japan: Aomori
The first thing that comes to mind is apples. Oh and skiing. Truthfully, I wasn’t too sure why I always had the urge to visit Aomori. But, I am glad I did. As usual, let’s start off with Food Let’s see, we covered apples, apples, apples. Apple pie, apple cider, apple cream, apple curry, you…
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