by Lena Scheidler | Mar 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
If you have a short layover in Tokyo during your travels you were probably planning on getting a glimpse of Tokyo, one of the biggest metropolis in the world. But what if I told you that you had a much better option if you wanted to experience real Japanese culture...
by Lena Scheidler | Mar 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
If you love winter sports like skiing or snowboarding, Japan will be your paradise during the cold winter months from November to April. Japan landscape is 73% mountains and many of them are used as ski resorts in winter. Because Taka loves snowboarding I have started...
by Lena Scheidler | Feb 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
If you happen to be in Japan on February 14th why don’t you have a Valentine’s Day Japan style? In Japan, it’s the ladies who give something to the men on Valentines Day. That something is usually chocolate. You can buy chocolate for Valentine’s Day...
by Lena Scheidler | Oct 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Like many other “western” holidays, for example Valentines Day and Christmas, Halloween in Japan is an experience unique to the country with its own traditions, style and events. Halloween is actually a very recent development in Japan. It probably started with...
by Lena Scheidler | Sep 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Japanese are a weird people. Everybody knows that. There are literally thousands of blog posts about all the crazy things you can find in this country. From inventions that make you shake your head and think “Who would need something like this?”, but also weird...
by Lena Scheidler | Sep 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
For a little over one year, I have been living in Tokyo’s Nihombashi Ningyocho district now. It is the center of Tokyo, but not the center of attention.Nihombashi, literally translates to Japan Bridge, being the historical central point of Tokyo. It is located...
