October 2016

How to Adapt to Japanese Customs

Adapting to the Japanese Culture Even though I am raised in a western country (Canada) I thought adapting to the Japanese culture would be easy since I have Asian background. How wrong I am. Japanese Customs: Unwritten Rules When I first arrived, I stayed with my friend Haruka’s family for a few days. I knew that Japanese …

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Mount Fuji and tori gates

I climbed Mt Fuji, 2016

Yes I did. Open during the summer months, Fujisan (Mt Fuji) is the quest for hikers visiting Japan. It will cost you a small fortune, about 10-12 hours of sleepless night, and strong determination. I found 2 avid travellers online who also wanted to climb Mt Fuji. Thus we set off on August 10, 2016,

#1 Bucket List Item for Japan

Tomorrow, I will feature a post on accomplishing my #1 bucket list item for Japan. Can you guess what it is? Edit: You guessed it – to climb Mt Fuji!

Artificial Island of Odaiba, Tokyo

In Tokyo, there aren’t many places where you can see the sea. Odaiba is one of them. Note this post is not in chronological order. I visit Odaiba when I first came to Tokyo. Gundam Front Tokyo For fans of the Gundam franchise of futuristic robots, there is a museum just for that. For all

Kamakura, Day Trip from Tokyo

About an hour away from Tokyo is Kamakura, a seaside city with beaches, shrines, temples, and forests. A popular attraction is the Kotoku-in Temple’s Great Buddha. With that in mind, I hike a trail, about an hour, that leads me to the Great Buddha. The hike is relatively easy, following these instructions. My initial plan for

Ghibli Exhibition

Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation film studio, known for animations such as Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and Laputa: Castle in the Sky. There is a museum dedicated to their animations called the Ghibli Museum. It is located in Minako, Tokyo, and requires advanced booking for tickets. I hadn’t planned far ahead enough so I didn’t go.

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