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
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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
Enjoying Uraga: Kanagawa’s sleepy secret
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: art, ikimasho, japan, 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, 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 / 神楽坂まつり
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Traditional Festivals • Tags: asia, festival, japan, photography, summer, tokyo, Travel blogger, travel writer
Old-school gyoza in Minowabashi
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, food, japan, japanese, 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, 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, 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, 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, photography, tokyo, Travel blogger, travel writer
Yakuza show of strength at Sanja Matsuri
by joostay
Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Traditional Festivals • Tags: asia, asian, design, japan, japanese, 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, 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, photography, street, tokyo, travel writer, travel writing, urban
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, 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, Kamakura, life, lifestyle, nature, photography, tokyo, travel, travel blogging, travel writer, travel writing, Zen
Fine Dining in Tokyo: 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, lifestyle, photography, ramen, tokyo, travel, travel blogging, travel writing
IKIMASHO! 