You can look at pictures of cherry blossoms or walk by yourself under the beautiful trees, but an official hanami is the most fun. Last week the Hanami of the company my husband works for took place and every year anew it is cause for anticipation and on the day after for a lot of…
When I came to Japan for one year as exchange student I was enrolled in the Dokkyô Daigaku (Dokkyô University) in Sôka and spend the better part of my days on campus in the first half year for my studies. Though, to be honest, there wasn’t a whole lot of studying going on and it…
My new life is still in chaos and I’m a little bummed right now. We were supposed to move into our apartment on April 4th, the same day the other people move out and into their new build home. Then there was a delay and the move was postponed to this weekend, April 11th. Two…
On Sunday we had a late start into the day and of course we first had to get something to eat. Right behind our building is a restaurant with traditional japanese dishes which my husband hadn’t yet been to and we gave it a try. Though it was for us, the menues were not necessarily…
Before we headed back home from Harajuku we made a short stop at the LINE Friends Store. In Germany it’s only slowly gaining popularity because most people use WhatsApp but in Japan (and I think in Asia in general) LINE is one of the most used communication tools. I don’t use it that often myself because…
After our Lunch in Kita-Senju we made our way to Harajuku. Harajuku is one of my favorite parts of Tokyo, though I have to confess I haven’t been around an awful lot (which I plan to change now that I’m here to stay). It’s probably THE best known place in Tokyo for young fashion lovers…
Kita-Senju is the transition point between Saitama and Tokyo even though Tokyo officially “starts” some stations before. It’s the meeting point of five different lines, the JR Jôban Line, the Tokyo Metro Lines Hibiya and Chiyoda, the Tôbu Isesaki Line and the Tsukuba Express, which makes it perfect to transfer between lines. Even though sometimes…
On my first day here in Japan my husband promised to buy me a new phone so I would be able to keep in touch with my loved ones and be reachable in case of an emergency (though I’m sure he thought that I’m much more likely to get into some sort of trouble 😉…
Though we still have a temporary home with friends here in Sôka we will also move to a place here so I can already show you a little bit of my new hometown Sôka. Sôka is a medium sized town in the outskirts of Tokyo, belonging to the prefecture Saitama. It has about 240.000 residents…
Here I am, at 3 in the morning and I can’t sleep anymore, but still feel quite rested after only 4,5 hours of sleep. Because I just love to take pictures of my food let’s take a quick look at the flight yesterday. Dinner came quite quickly after we started and I was really good,…
I lost my heart in Japan 