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, justin egli, life, photography, travel, travel writer, travel writing
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From Tokyo with Love: February 2020
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, japan, justin egli, 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, justin egli, 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, justin egli, 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, justin egli, 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, justin egli, 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, justin egli, 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, justin egli, travel, travel writer
From Tokyo with Love: December 2019
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: japan, justin egli, 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, justin egli, 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, justin egli, 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, justin egli, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer
Postcards from Mexico
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: justin egli, photography, photos, summer break, Travel Photography, travel writer
Enjoying Uraga: Kanagawa’s sleepy secret
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Art Music & Culture, Daily Life in Tokyo, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: art, ikimasho, japan, justin egli, photography, tokyo, travel writer
Four (of many) Memorable Places in Japan
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: asia, japan, photography, travel
Postcards from America
by joostay
From Tokyo to California: Summer 2019
Categories: Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: California, justin egli, photography, travel, travel writer, usa
On Travel Writing
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo
ONE MINUTE IN TOKYO: ONE-MINUTE-MASHO
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo
It’s my Japanniversary! 🇯🇵
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo
Dancing on the Streets: Kagurazaka Awa Odori 2019 / 神楽坂まつり
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Traditional Festivals & Matsuris • Tags: asia, festival, japan, justin egli, photography, summer, tokyo, Travel blogger, travel writer
Kawasaki Daishi Fuurin-Ichi / Wind Chime Festival 川崎大師風鈴市
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Traditional Festivals & Matsuris • Tags: art, asia, blog, blogging, buddhism, design, japan, justin egli, life, lifestyle, photos, tokyo, travel, travel writing, video, writing
Old-school gyoza in Minowabashi
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, food, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, street, tokyo, travel
A walk around: Minowabashi, Tokyo
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: architecture, blogging, design, environment, japan, japanese, justin egli, life, lifestyle, photography, photos, tokyo, travel, Travel blogger, travel writer, urban, writing
Fine Dining in Tokyo: LA TABLE de Joël Robuchon (2 Michelin stars)
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Luxury Travel • Tags: asia, blogging, design, food, japan, japanese, justin egli, luxury, Michelin, photography, travel, travel writer
Monochrome Memories / 東京でのモノクロの思い出
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, b&w, black and white, design, ikimasho, japan, japanese, justin egli, monochrome, photography, retro, street, tokyo, Travel Photography, travel writer, urban
From Tokyo with love / 東京より愛をこめて
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, design, festivals, food, ikimasho, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, tokyo, Travel blogger, travel writer
Yakuza show of strength at Sanja Matsuri 2019
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Traditional Festivals & Matsuris • Tags: asia, asian, design, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, tokyo, travel, Travel blogger, travel writer, underground, urban
JPN > NI 2019
by joostay
A photo essay of our 2019 trip to Northern Ireland
Categories: Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: design, holiday, ireland, justin egli, lifestyle, northern ireland, photography, travel, Travel Photography, travel writer, vacation
The mundane & the beautiful / 平凡で美しい
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: aesthetic, asia, daily life, design, ikimasho, japan, justin egli, photography, street, tokyo, travel writer, travel writing, urban
Under the falling petals / 桜の花の散る下に
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: blogging, design, ikimasho, japan, japanese, justin egli, life, lifestyle, photos, tokyo, travel, travel writing, writing
Fine Dining in Tokyo: Nadaman at Shangri-La
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Luxury Travel • Tags: asia, design, five star, food, hotel, interior design, japan, japanese, justin egli, luxury, Luxury Travel, photography, Shangri-La, travel, Travel blogger, travel writer, travel writing
Into the Wild: Exploring the Ten-en Hiking Trail, Kamakura / 鎌倉の天園ハイキングコースに挑戦
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: blogging, buddhism, design, environment, escape, japan, japanese, justin egli, Kamakura, life, lifestyle, nature, photography, tokyo, travel, travel blogging, travel writer, travel writing, Zen
Falling in love with a burger: The Steakhouse, ANA InterContinental Tokyo
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Luxury Travel • Tags: asia, design, fine dining, five star, hotel, japan, japanese, justin egli, Luxury Travel, photography, tokyo, Travel blogger, travel writer
A walk around: Kojiya, Tokyo
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: architecture, asia, blog, design, interior design, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, street photography, tokyo, Travel blogger, travel writer
All is quiet in the streets / 長閑の道を進む
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, blogging, design, environment, japan, japanese, justin egli, life, lifestyle, photo essay, photography, photos, space, street culture, tokyo, travel, travel blogging, travel writer, writing
Why I love living in Japan / 日本生活が大好きな理由
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: art, blog, blogging, design, environment, fun, geek, ikimasho, japan, japanese, justin egli, life, lifestyle, photography, photos, random, tokyo, travel, travel blogging, travel writer, writing
AN ALTERNATIVE GUIDE TO TOKYO: 10 PLACES TO EXPERIENCE LOCAL LIFE
by joostay
Because there’s so much more to this city than Shibuya, Shinjuku and Akihabara.
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: architecture, asia, blog, design, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, streets, tokyo, travel, travel guide, travel writer, travel writing, writing
What’s around the next corner? / たまたま通りかかった街周り
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, family, ikimasho, japan, justin egli, photography, story, tokyo, travel, travel writer, travel writing
Our dual stay with Hotel Ethnography, Kyoto / 京都のホテルエスノグラフィで泊まった経験
by joostay
Exploring the city via two ambient properties
Categories: Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: boutique, design, hotels, ikimasho, interior design, japan, justin egli, Kyoto, Luxury Travel, travel, travel writer, travel writing, unique
Getting cute at Kawai-jinja, Kyoto / 河合神社で美を願う
by joostay
The Kyoto shrine that’s attractive in more ways than one
Categories: Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: design, ikimasho, japan, justin egli, Kyoto, photography, shinto, shrine, temple, travel blogging, travel writer
Looking Back & Moving Forward: IKIMASHO! 2019
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: 2019, asia, blogging, japan, justin egli, New Year, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer
Eating our way through Kyoto / 京都での食べ巡り
by joostay
48 hours. Hundreds of flavours. A foodie adventure through the ancient capital.
Categories: Luxury Travel, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: asia, blogger, blogging, christmas, design, food, japan, japanese food, justin egli, photography, travel, travel writer
As Christmas approaches / クリスマスを楽しみにしています
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, blogger, christmas, design, interior design, japan, japanese, justin egli, lifestyle, New Year, travel, travel writer
Hunting for Autumn / 紅葉狩り
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, colour, design, japan, justin egli, nature, photography, quiet, tokyo, travel, Travel blogger, travel writer, Zen
Ramen: Bigiya, Gakugei-daigaku (Michelin Bib Gourmand)
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blogging, design, food, japan, justin egli, lifestyle, photography, ramen, tokyo, travel, travel blogging, travel writing
The Joining of Worlds / 二つの世界が出会った時
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: autumn, colour, design, fall, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, south east asia, tokyo, travel writing, Zen
Escape from the City: Day Tripping to Jogashima
by joostay
The rugged coastline of the Miura Peninsula, Kanagawa | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: asia, design, fall, ikimasho, japan, kanagawa, nature, photography, Seascapes, tokyo, travel, travel writer, travel writing, winter
One life, one encounter / 一期一会
by joostay
IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, design, japan, justin egli, life, lifestyle, photography, tokyo, travel writer, travel writing, Zen
Tonkatsu Heaven. Dinner at Tonki, Meguro.
by joostay
If you’re only gonna serve one thing – you better do it well. IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, design, food, japan, justin egli, photography, tokyo, Travel blogger, travel writing
Adventures in Aomori / Part 3: Among Nature
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: blog, blogging, design, food, ikimasho, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, road trip, tokyo, travel, travel writer, travel writing
A walk around: Hakuraku, Kanagawa
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: aesthetic, asia, design, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, planning, street, tokyo, travel writer, urban, Urban Design
Adventures in Aomori / Part 2: An Unexpected Party
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: asia, blog, blogger, design, family, food, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, travel, travel writer
Adventures in Aomori / Part 1: Heading North
by joostay
Part 1: Heading North | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: aomori, asia, blog, blogger, blogging, design, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer, travel writing
Hoi An River Town Hotel, Vietnam.
by joostay
A perfect base for exploring Hoi An’s Old Town – and the local villages beyond.
Categories: Luxury Travel, Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: asia, boutique, Hoi An, justin egli, luxury, photography, se asia, Travel blogger, travel blogging, travel writer, travel writing, video, vietnam
Xuan Spa at Park Hyatt Saigon, Vietnam
by joostay
On Cloud Nine in District 1. My first ever massage experience.
Categories: Luxury Travel, Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: 5 star, asia, ho chi minh city, hyatt, ikimasho, justin egli, luxury, Park Hyatt, photography, Saigon, se asia, travel, travel blogging, travel writer, vietnam, Zen
Sunsets & Sunrises at Melia Danang, Vietnam / メリア・ダナンの日没と日の出
by joostay
Two days of gloriously doing nothing by the East Vietnam Sea / 南シナ海での贅沢な二日間
Categories: Luxury Travel, Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: asia, blog, blogger, blogging, Danang, justin egli, luxury, Luxury Travel, photography, resort, se asia, travel blogging, travel writer, travel writing, travelling, video, vietnam
As the rains fall / ざあざあ. . . ざあざあ. . .
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, japan, justin egli, photography, Reflection, tokyo, travel writer
Our stay at Park Hyatt Saigon, Vietnam
by joostay
Pure colonial elegance in bustling Ho Chi Minh City | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Luxury Travel, Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: 5 star, asia, blogging, design, food, ho chi minh city, hotels, interior design, justin egli, lifestyle, luxury, photography, Saigon, se asia, space, travel, travel writer, travel writing, vietnam
