

IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: mesm Tokyo, Autograph Collection
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO
Categories: Luxury Travel • Tags: asia, design, hotel, japan, japanese, luxury, photography, tokyo, travel

From Tokyo with Love: December 2022
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, design, ikimasho, japan, japanese, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer

From Tokyo with Love: October & November 2022
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, design, ikimasho, japan, japanese, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer

Postcards from Hanoi
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: asia, blog, food, hanoi, ikimasho, japan, photography, travel, travel writer, vietnam

From Tokyo with Love: Summer 2022
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, design, ikimasho, japan, japanese, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer

Japan > N. Ireland / July 2022
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: ikimasho, japan, northern ireland, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer

From Tokyo with Love: May 2022
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, design, ikimasho, japan, japanese, photography, tokyo, travel

From Tokyo with Love: April 2022
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, design, ikimasho, japan, photography, tokyo, travel

From Tokyo with Love: March 2022
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, ikimasho, japan, japanese, photography, tokyo

From Tokyo with Love: January & February 2022
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, design, ikimasho, japan, photography, tokyo, travel

Fine Dining in Tokyo: Simplicité (1 Michelin Star)
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Luxury Travel • Tags: asia, blog, fine dining, food, ikimasho, japan, photography, tokyo, travel

Reflections on getting my Permanent Residency
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, ikimasho, japan, japanese, photography, tokyo, travel

From Tokyo with Love: December 2021
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, design, ikimasho, japan, photography, tokyo

From Tokyo with Love: October & November 2021
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, design, japan, japanese, photography, tokyo, travel

From Tokyo with Love: September 2021
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, design, ikimasho, japan, japanese, photography, tokyo, travel

IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: Hotel Indigo Hakone Gora
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Luxury Travel • Tags: asia, blog, design, hotels, ikimasho, japan, japanese, Luxury Travel, photography, travel

From Tokyo with Love: Summer 2021
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: asia, blog, design, ikimasho, japan, japanese, photography, tokyo, travel

From Tokyo with Love: June 2021
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, design, ikimasho, japan, japanese, photography, tokyo, travel

From Tokyo with Love: April 2021
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, japan, lifestyle, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writing

From Tokyo with Love: March 2021
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, food, japan, lifestyle, photography, tokyo, travel

IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: Iizuka-tei, Tochigi
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Luxury Travel • Tags: asia, five star, japan, Luxury Travel, Tochigi, travel, Travel Photography, travel writing

From Tokyo with Love: February 2021
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: architecture, asia, design, food, japan, lifestyle, photography, tokyo, travel, urban

From Tokyo with Love: January 2021
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, design, japan, japanese, lifestyle, photography, tokyo, travel

Goodbye 2020. Hello 2021. / さよなら2020、こんにちは2021
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: 2020, 2021, asia, japan, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writing

From Tokyo with Love: December 2020
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, colour, design, food, japan, japanese, nature, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer

From Tokyo with Love: November 2020
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo

Postcards from Yamagata
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: asia, ikimasho, photography, Tohoku, tokyo, travel, travel writer, Yamagata

From Tokyo with Love: October 2020
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, design, japan, japanese, japanese blog, photography, tokyo, Travel Photography, travel writer

Fine Dining in Tokyo: The Rooftop Bar at Andaz Tokyo
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Luxury Travel

From Tokyo with Love: September 2020
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo

From Tokyo with Love: August 2020
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: blog, design, food, japan, japanese, photography, travel, travel writer, travel writing

Fine Dining in Osaka: C:GRILL at Conrad Osaka
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Luxury Travel, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: asia, fine dining, japan, osaka, travel, travel writing

IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: Conrad Osaka
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Luxury Travel, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: 5star, architecture, asia, conrad, design, hotels, japan, luxury, osaka, travel writer

From Tokyo with Love: July 2020
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: art, asia, blogging, design, japan, japanese blog, life, lifestyle, tokyo, tokyo. japan, travel

IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: Sowaka, Kyoto
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Luxury Travel • Tags: asia, design, hotels, ikimasho, luxury, photography, travel writer

Fine Dining in Tokyo: NARISAWA (2 Michelin Stars)
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Luxury Travel • Tags: blogging, design, environment, food, japan, japanese, life, lifestyle, Luxury Travel, Michelin, travel, travel writer

From Tokyo with Love: May 2020
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: blogging, design, environment, japan, japanese, life, lifestyle, photography, photos, tokyo, travel, travel writer, travel writing, travelling

From Tokyo with Love: April 2020
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: art, blog, blogging, environment, japan, life, lifestyle, photography, travel, travel writing

Postcards from Kanazawa
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: asia, ikimasho, japan, Kanazawa, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer

From Tokyo with Love: March 2020
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: daily life, ikimasho, japan, japanese, photography, suburbs, tokyo, travel

Silence at Kenrokuen, Kanazawa / 兼六園の沈黙
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: art, japan, life, photography, travel, travel writer, travel writing

From Tokyo with Love: February 2020
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, japan, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer

Coronavirus update (We are fine 🙂)
by joostay
Hey hey. I had a few messages from people regarding coronavirus so I thought I’d write a quick update on the situation here in Tokyo. We are fine, and things are generally fine too. The government decided to close all the public schools for a month, but my school will stay open since it’s a kindergarten. The school closures sent people into a bit of a panic, thinking things were about to get bad. As a result, supermarkets are busier […]
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo

Postcards from Onomichi
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: asia, hiroshima, japan, Onomichi, photography, travel writer

From Tokyo with Love: January 2020
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: art, asia, blogging, buddhism, design, environment, japan, japanese, lifestyle, photos, travel, travel writer

Postcards from Miyajima
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: blogging, buddhism, design, environment, japan, japanese, life, lifestyle, photography, travel, travel writer

Postcards from Hiroshima
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: art, blogging, design, environment, hiroshima, japan, japanese, life, lifestyle, photography, space, travel, travel writing

❤️ IKIMASHO 2020 DARUMA! ❤️
by joostay
Do you know Japanese Daruma dolls? At the start of the year you colour one eye in black, set a goal for yourself, and then if you achieve your goal you colour the other eye. I am currently making a limited number of IKIMASHO Daruma postcards to welcome 2020. Each card will be individually drawn and painted, and come with a message from me. (Eyes will be left blank for you to colour!) If you would like one, please drop […]
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: art, CREATIVE, japan, japanese, travel

Goodbye 2019. Hello 2020. / さよなら2019、こんにちは2020
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: blog, japan, japanese, travel, travel writer

From Tokyo with Love: December 2019
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: japan, photography, tokyo, travel writer

From Tokyo with Love: November 2019
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan / IKIMASHO
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: blog, blogging, buddhism, design, environment, japan, lifestyle, photos, travel, travel writer

Morning Commute / 朝の通勤
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan / IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo

FILL. EVERY. SPACE.
by joostay
How Tokyo’s apparent lack of urban planning can actually be an urban planning model.
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: architecture, asia, japan, photography, tokyo, urban planning

As the sun sets on summer / 夏の太陽が暮れる
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, daily life, japan, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer

Postcards from Mexico
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: photography, photos, summer break, Travel Photography, travel writer