Staying in Tokyo and trying to see something other than the usual sightseeing spots? Take a look at the beautiful pictures of Travel with Nano B. and let yourself be drawn into visiting Yanaka. Make sure to read through her blog, as not only are the articles very interesting and well written, but you might…
Back in Germany I sometimes enjoyed going for a walk when the weather was nice, but in Japan I really came to love discovering my environment on foot. There’s just something about the little backalleys that suddenly give way to a shrine entrance, surprise you with houses surrounded by flowers and take you on a…
I am convinced, that no matter how long one lives in a country, there will always be a place one hasn’t visited or food one hasn’t tried. Especially when living in a country like Japan, where everything seems to be about food.
Harajuku is a place of contrasts that never fails to entertain.
Imagine yourself walking through lines over lines of ripe, red, juicy strawberries, eating here and there one of the sweet fruits while being warmed by the sun…
Driving through the snow landscape brought us a fantastic view over Lake Toyako and white Mountains on our fourth day in Hokkaido.
On our third day in Hokkaido we got the chance to see the mountain we missed the day before and to taste some really good whisky.
The last weeks were packed with work, so I decided that I need a day off and went last Friday to Shinjuku Gyoen to see some early cherry blossoms. The Sakura forecast for this year predicts the blooming for Tokyo between March 29th and April 6th so I was way too early for the major…
Day 2 of our Hokkaido trip was spent not far away from Sapporo in Otaru, the town with the famous canal. The next day, after a surprisingly good breakfast, we drove to Otaru, where another snow festival was supposed to take place. But – who would have thought it – it ended the night before……
Part one of our Hokkaido Trip from February 14th to February 20th with my parents in law. On Sunday morning we woke up at five am because we had to leave the house at six at latest to get to the airport in time. My parents-in-law had arrived only the day before, together with my…
I lost my heart in Japan 