Tag: japan

  • Fuji-san and Kappa street.

    Fuji-san and Kappa street.

    It’s been amazing to be back in Japan. To see the cherry blossoms has been a dream come true for me. Other than that, we have found a Japan that we didn’t know yet: one where eight people out of ten says our daughter is kawaii (cute), actively saying it out loud and even stopping…

  • Back in Harajuku.

    Back in Harajuku.

    Last time I was in Tokyo, leaving the city, I had a gut feeling that we wouldn’t be back by ourselves… and here we are, with a baby in the stroller, back in Harajuku.  It’s been amazing to be back and seeing the cherry blossoms. For such a long time I watched anime and wondered…

  • the last day.

    the last day.

    On our last day we headed straight to Tsukiji market, for souvenir shopping. We had some nigiri donburi again (bowl of rice with raw fish on top) and headed back to the hotel to pack our stuff.

  • Tokyo Tower.

    Tokyo Tower.

    My Japan pics are nearly finishing — just one more day to go — but luckily, keoshi just started with his batches, so don’t forget to take a look, because it’s well worth it! In Shimbashi, we visited the famous Nagakin Capsule Tower. This unique capsule hotel was built in the 70s, as a postwar…

  • Back to Ginza.

    Back to Ginza.

    Thank you all for the get well wishes and the suggestions! Really appreciate it! After all the excitement at the Koshien we embarked on one of the first Shinkansen back to Tokyo, where we picked up our luggages at our wonderful Airbnb place and went to Mitsui Garden Hotel, where we had been before. The…

  • To the Koshien.

    So let’s finish this! I miss Japan terribly. We’re already thinking about the next trip to Japan, in a couple of years, and it’s going to be even better than before. I still have photos from Ireland and Paris to post…! But let’s visit Japan now. After a wonderful day at Universal Studios, we took…