Can you believe that we have kept using iPhone SE until last month? We loved 4-inch small screen as it fits our pockets, very thin and lean to carry anywhere, and it’s also easy for small hand to operate with one hand. Unfortunately, there is no more good 4-inch smartphone on the market anymore and
Shiori Ito and The Black Box
Shiori, literally means woven by poems, what a beautiful name for an amazing woman. Her life should have been full of different colors, dreams, adventures until that night, when the darkness occupied her being. We are as shocked as Shiori. The fact that Japan’s journalism industry and police force are dominated by men, the lack
Zero Waste Lifestyle? Or Our Simple Way to Live More Eco-Friendly
It has been a while since our last Japan trip. While we cannot go overseas all the time, we still try to explore and experience goodness of Japanese culture or lifestyle, which includes minimalist living and more eco-friendly or zero waste lifestyle. As adults that have lived a convenient life, we took many things for
Kansai+Tokyo Trip Day 8 (Final) – Departure
This article will be short and sweet. To save costs, we chose to arrive and depart via Kansai Airport so the last day, we just packed quickly, checked out the hotel and started our half-day train/Shinkansen journey from Shinjuku to Osaka to Kansai Airport. By the way, kawaii culture is everywhere in Japan. See the
Kansai+Tokyo Trip Day 7 – Mount Fuji
We saved the best for the last. Wish we could say that about this day of our trip. It was put as the last activity day not really because we wanted to. Here, we have to talk about weather forecast again if you love nature and enjoy traveling to see beautiful creations by God. Originally,
Kansai+Tokyo Trip Day 6 – Odaiba Tokyo
How can we miss our favorite sushi place in Tokyo? However, we have to get there early as it only opens 5:30am-2pm or earlier if their materials get sold out, which could be the common case. We have talked about this place when it was still at Tsukiji market two years ago. Check out details at
Kansai+Tokyo Trip Day 5 – Kenninji Temple and Check-in Shinjuku
We planned to meet our friend in Tokyo and spend the rest of our trip in Tokyo area including Mount Fuji visit (yes, super exciting!). Thus, on the 5th day, we spent morning time touring around Kyoto one last time before we got onto Shinkansen to check-in our hotel at Shinjuku Tokyo. Ebisu was a very nice
Kansai+Tokyo Trip Day 4 – Kyoto Fall Foliage
This is the day we had the highest expectations before we headed to Japan. This Japanese official website gave most recent forecast regarding fall foliage across the nation. Timing for our trip should be great but you never know until you arrive at the exact location. We already saw plenty beautiful colors at Miyajima the day before, which
Kansai+Tokyo Trip Day 3 part 2- Hiroshima
There are multiple routes for first time visitors to enjoy Tokyo, Osaka areas even without Kyoto. However, everyone should consider visiting Miyajimacho/Istukushima and Hiroshima at least once in their lives because each of them is so unique and has world heritage that no one should ignore as world citizens. We will cover the 2nd half
Kansai+Tokyo Trip Day 3 part 1- Miyajima/Istukushima
There are multiple routes for first time visitors to enjoy Tokyo, Osaka areas even without Kyoto. However, everyone should consider visiting Itsukushima and Hiroshima at least once in their lives because each of them is so unique and has world heritage that no one should ignore as world citizens. JR pass can easily take visitors