#Japan2015

Nagoyakō, not for the faint of heart, apparently!

First off: this might have been the most relaxing day in the entire month I’ve spent in Japan. So what’s up with the title, you might...

Nagoya, Japan

Apr 26, 20155 min read

Kyōto, Tōkyō, Ōsaka: I've visited them all this week. I've seen Kyōto and Ōsaka twice already, and I'll visit Tōkyō again tomorrow. With...

Takayama, Japan

Apr 23, 20154 min read

The sun is shining, I’m in a great mood, my JR Pass is burning in my pocket: today’s a good day to go back to Tokyo! I hadn’t been able...

Tokyo, Japan

Apr 22, 20156 min read

Japan is said to be a country with four separate seasons. Meaning that the country is supposed to have long, hot summers; red, rainy...

Kyoto, Japan

Apr 20, 20157 min read

In Holland, you can often hear the saying “Van hier tot Tokio”, which would literally translate into English as “From here to Tokyo”. We...

Tokyo, Japan

Apr 19, 20154 min read

When I knew I would go to Kyōto, there was only one thing on my list that I really wanted to see. The rest of the day, I would just see...

Kyoto, Japan

Apr 18, 20154 min read

“Surprise, surprise!”, Hajime-san announced last night. “I’ve got two tickets for the Chunichi Dragons tomorrow! You like baseball,...

Nagoya, Japan

Apr 14, 20154 min read

Have you ever played the game "Ōkami"? It's one of my personal favourites. It's a Japanese game about the kami [Shinto goddess]...

Nagoya, Japan

Apr 11, 20153 min read

It looks quite unappetizing, somewhat like vomit. It has no standard recipe, but the base is always made of cabbage. It’s covered in...

Nagoya, Japan

Apr 5, 20154 min read

Whew – what a day! Night. Day. I don’t know. Both? No idea! Traveling to the other side of the world kind of does that to you, I guess....

Nagoya, Japan

Apr 2, 20158 min read