We’ve been to Japan twice so far, and each time stayed in Akihabara when visiting Tokyo. While many tourists choose to stay in Shinjuku or the surroundings, we prefer Akiba (the way locals call this neighbourhood) since our favorite places…
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A few free hours left before taking off from Narita airport? Let’s hop on a train for a ten minutes journey to Narita city! Your last temples, restaurants and shopping before leaving Japan. Reaching Narita city from the airport or…
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I love travelling, and even though I’m not a fan of decorative items, I like to display some travel memories at home. So here are some ideas of ways to remember about your travels without buying soulless trinkets! These souvenirs…
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Here’s the itinerary we did during our 1-month travel through Japan in the spring in 2023. We only traveled with public transportation, mainly by train. We did not rent a car or take domestic flights. This was our very first…
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What should you take, or not, for a one-month travel in Japan, travelling with the train and other public transportation? In this post, I share what my partner (male) and I (female) brought with us to Japan. It covers our…
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How much will you need to visit Japan, what’s the biggest spending, how can you save some money, is cash still necessary…? In this post, I share our actual budgets after coming back from two trips to Japan, one in…
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It’s so tempting to buy a whole kit of markers to start drawing or coloring, a whole box filed with tens of threads for embroidery, to accumulate beautiful crochet kits, to get top-notch running equipment… But in the end, why…
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We leave Kyoto with only our backpacks for three days, after sending out our luggage to Nagano. Coming ahead: Himeji castle, part of the Nakasendo trail from Magome to Tsumago, and Matsumoto. Two castels, rice fields, a miso brewery and…
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After Osaka, where we landed and spent our first three days in Japan, we had our first Shinkansen ride to Kyoto (only 14 minutes to travel about 60 kilometers). Our first impression when stepping foot in Kyoto: the city is…
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I’ve been watching anime and reading manga since I was a child, starting with famous titles like Sailor Moon, Ranma 1/2 or Dragon Ball Z. With time, I started getting really annoyed at some recurring problems in Japanese pop culture…
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