Japan

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29 August, 2023 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]While planning my itinerary to Japan, a visit to Hiroshima was always on top of my mind. To me, visiting Hiroshima was very important, even if it was just a day trip. I wanted to see how much destruction humans are capable of and what was left of it after so many years.  I...

24 August, 2023 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]I have been fascinated with the world of geishas. Well, not just geishas but considering the amount of anime I watched growing up, all of Japan. But the world of geisha especially ignited a spark in me after I watched the movie ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’. And even more so after I read...

03 July, 2023 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1693500108524{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"]With so much to do in Kyoto, it is easy to get caught up in an endless itinerary. Even if you spend a week in Kyoto, you will probably miss something because there is simply so much to do. But people often forget about the unique experiences in Kyoto. Kyoto is...

29 June, 2023 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]What can I even tell you about Kyoto? You must have scrolled through so many images already. Honestly, when you think about Japan, you are probably thinking about Kyoto. Or Mount Fuji. But Kyoto is where you will find a hidden world transported intact from the Japanese feudal era. It is where all...

20 June, 2023 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]I landed in Tokyo and after a couple of days in this overwhelming megacity, I was very excited to move out to see the Japanese countryside. Hakone is very popular among foreign and local tourists alike because it is so accessible from Tokyo. Not to forget the gorgeous bit. On top of that, Hakone...

11 June, 2023 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1693493217432{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"]Tokyo is a big ass city. I admit, I have never seen a city this big and I live in Bangkok. I thought that was a giant. But if you are travelling to Tokyo as a tourist, you will need information on getting around. Google is going to be your...

07 June, 2023 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1693491918775{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"]I take an insanely long amount of time doing this research before travelling to any new city. And sometimes I will express this decision as a make-or-break part of your trip. But Tokyo is different. Mostly because the connectivity in the city is so amazing that no part is entirely...

06 June, 2023 /