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Protected: IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: mesm Tokyo, Autograph Collection

January 22, 2023 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: December 2022

December 30, 2022 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, design, ikimasho, japan, japanese, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer

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From Tokyo with Love: October & November 2022

November 23, 2022 by joostay

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Postcards from Hanoi

October 23, 2022 by joostay

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Categories: Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: asia, blog, food, hanoi, ikimasho, japan, photography, travel, travel writer, vietnam

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From Tokyo with Love: Summer 2022

September 5, 2022 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, design, ikimasho, japan, japanese, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer

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Japan > N. Ireland / July 2022

August 2, 2022 by joostay

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Categories: Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: ikimasho, japan, northern ireland, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer

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From Tokyo with Love: May 2022

June 15, 2022 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, design, ikimasho, japan, japanese, photography, tokyo, travel

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From Tokyo with Love: April 2022

May 11, 2022 by joostay

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IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: Hoshino Resorts KAI Matsumoto

April 28, 2022 by joostay

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Categories: Luxury Travel, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: asia, design, hotel, ikimasho, japan, japanese, luxury, tokyo, travel

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From Tokyo with Love: March 2022

April 15, 2022 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, ikimasho, japan, japanese, photography, tokyo

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From Tokyo with Love: January & February 2022

March 12, 2022 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, design, ikimasho, japan, photography, tokyo, travel

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Fine Dining in Tokyo: Simplicité (1 Michelin Star)

February 22, 2022 by joostay

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Categories: Luxury Travel • Tags: asia, blog, fine dining, food, ikimasho, japan, photography, tokyo, travel

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Reflections on getting my Permanent Residency

February 11, 2022 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: December 2021

December 31, 2021 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, design, ikimasho, japan, photography, tokyo

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From Tokyo with Love: October & November 2021

December 8, 2021 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, design, japan, japanese, photography, tokyo, travel

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From Tokyo with Love: September 2021

October 18, 2021 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, design, ikimasho, japan, japanese, photography, tokyo, travel

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IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: Hotel Indigo Hakone Gora

October 14, 2021 by joostay

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Categories: Luxury Travel • Tags: asia, blog, design, hotels, ikimasho, japan, japanese, Luxury Travel, photography, travel

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From Tokyo with Love: Summer 2021

August 29, 2021 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: asia, blog, design, ikimasho, japan, japanese, photography, tokyo, travel

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From Tokyo with Love: June 2021

July 23, 2021 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: May 2021

June 20, 2021 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: April 2021

May 16, 2021 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, japan, lifestyle, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writing

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From Tokyo with Love: March 2021

April 18, 2021 by joostay

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IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: Iizuka-tei, Tochigi

April 8, 2021 by joostay

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Categories: Luxury Travel • Tags: asia, five star, japan, Luxury Travel, Tochigi, travel, Travel Photography, travel writing

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From Tokyo with Love: February 2021

March 14, 2021 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: architecture, asia, design, food, japan, lifestyle, photography, tokyo, travel, urban

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From Tokyo with Love: January 2021

February 8, 2021 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, design, japan, japanese, lifestyle, photography, tokyo, travel

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Goodbye 2020. Hello 2021. / さよなら2020、こんにちは2021

January 5, 2021 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: 2020, 2021, asia, japan, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writing

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From Tokyo with Love: December 2020

December 29, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, colour, design, food, japan, japanese, nature, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer

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From Tokyo with Love: November 2020

December 20, 2020 by joostay

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Postcards from Yamagata

December 11, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: asia, ikimasho, photography, Tohoku, tokyo, travel, travel writer, Yamagata

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From Tokyo with Love: October 2020

November 19, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, design, japan, japanese, japanese blog, photography, tokyo, Travel Photography, travel writer

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Fine Dining in Tokyo: The Rooftop Bar at Andaz Tokyo

October 25, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Luxury Travel

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From Tokyo with Love: September 2020

October 15, 2020 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: August 2020

September 12, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: blog, design, food, japan, japanese, photography, travel, travel writer, travel writing

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Fine Dining in Osaka: C:GRILL at Conrad Osaka

August 18, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Luxury Travel, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: asia, fine dining, japan, osaka, travel, travel writing

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IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: Conrad Osaka

August 12, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Luxury Travel, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: 5star, architecture, asia, conrad, design, hotels, japan, luxury, osaka, travel writer

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From Tokyo with Love: July 2020

August 11, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: art, asia, blogging, design, japan, japanese blog, life, lifestyle, tokyo, tokyo. japan, travel

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IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: Sowaka, Kyoto

August 7, 2020 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: June 2020

July 12, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blogging, design, japan, japanese, life, lifestyle, tokyo, travel, travel writer

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Fine Dining in Tokyo: NARISAWA (2 Michelin Stars)

July 11, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Luxury Travel • Tags: blogging, design, environment, food, japan, japanese, life, lifestyle, Luxury Travel, Michelin, travel, travel writer

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From Tokyo with Love: May 2020

June 13, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: blogging, design, environment, japan, japanese, life, lifestyle, photography, photos, tokyo, travel, travel writer, travel writing, travelling

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From Tokyo with Love: April 2020

May 9, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: art, blog, blogging, environment, japan, life, lifestyle, photography, travel, travel writing

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Postcards from Kanazawa

April 28, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: asia, ikimasho, japan, Kanazawa, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer

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From Tokyo with Love: March 2020

April 8, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: daily life, ikimasho, japan, japanese, photography, suburbs, tokyo, travel

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Silence at Kenrokuen, Kanazawa / 兼六園の沈黙

March 24, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: art, japan, life, photography, travel, travel writer, travel writing

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From Tokyo with Love: February 2020

March 9, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, japan, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer

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Coronavirus update (We are fine 🙂)

February 29, 2020 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 […]

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Postcards from Onomichi

February 24, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: asia, hiroshima, japan, Onomichi, photography, travel writer

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From Tokyo with Love: January 2020

February 12, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: art, asia, blogging, buddhism, design, environment, japan, japanese, lifestyle, photos, travel, travel writer

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Postcards from Miyajima

February 6, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: blogging, buddhism, design, environment, japan, japanese, life, lifestyle, photography, travel, travel writer

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Postcards from Hiroshima

January 21, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: art, blogging, design, environment, hiroshima, japan, japanese, life, lifestyle, photography, space, travel, travel writing

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❤️ IKIMASHO 2020 DARUMA! ❤️

January 4, 2020 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

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Goodbye 2019. Hello 2020. / さよなら2019、こんにちは2020

December 31, 2019 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: blog, japan, japanese, travel, travel writer

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From Tokyo with Love: December 2019

December 22, 2019 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: japan, photography, tokyo, travel writer

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From Tokyo with Love: November 2019

November 28, 2019 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: blog, blogging, buddhism, design, environment, japan, lifestyle, photos, travel, travel writer

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Morning Commute / 朝の通勤

November 14, 2019 by joostay

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FILL. EVERY. SPACE.

October 31, 2019 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

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As the sun sets on summer / 夏の太陽が暮れる

October 22, 2019 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, daily life, japan, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer

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Postcards from Mexico

October 9, 2019 by joostay

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Categories: Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: photography, photos, summer break, Travel Photography, travel writer

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Enjoying Uraga: Kanagawa’s sleepy secret

September 26, 2019 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: art, ikimasho, japan, photography, tokyo, travel writer

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Four (of many) Memorable Places in Japan

September 18, 2019 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: asia, japan, photography, travel

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