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
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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
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, 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, 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
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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, 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, 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, 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, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer, travel writing
IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: 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, luxury, photography, se asia, Travel blogger, travel blogging, travel writer, travel writing, video, vietnam
IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: 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, luxury, Park Hyatt, photography, Saigon, se asia, travel, travel blogging, travel writer, vietnam, Zen
IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: Melia Danang, Vietnam
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, 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, photography, Reflection, tokyo, travel writer
IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: 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, lifestyle, luxury, photography, Saigon, se asia, space, travel, travel writer, travel writing, vietnam
Chewed and Spat Out by District 4, Ho Chi Minh City
by joostay
Exploring Saigon’s Doan Van Bo Alleyways – once notorious for their criminal gangs and mafia personnel.
Categories: Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: asia, design, photography, Saigon, se asia, street, travel, travel writer, travel writing, urban, vietnam, Vietnamese
Fine Dining in Tokyo: Quintessence (3 Michelin stars)
by joostay
IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan.
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Luxury Travel • Tags: design, food, japan, japanese, luxury, Michelin, tokyo, travel writer, travel writing
Hello from Vietnam / ベトナムで過す夏休み
by joostay
IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan
Categories: Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: asia, photography, se asia, summer, travel, vietnam
A uniquely Japanese Friday / 日本独特な金曜日
by joostay
Getting more than we bargained for on a simple Friday night | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, culinary, design, festival, food, japan, japanese, summer, tokyo, travel writer, travel writing, Zen
Ramen: Mitsufuji, Midorigaoka (Michelin Bib Gourmand)
by joostay
Michelin rated ramen in a quiet area of central Tokyo | IKIMASHO!
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, design, food, foodporn, japan, japanese, photography, ramen, tokyo, Travel blogger, travel writer
Monkeying around in Sarushima /猿島でサルごっこ
by joostay
IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, asian, blogging, Boats, design, japan, japanese, photography, sea, summer, sun, tokyo, travel, travel writer
What is visiting Tokyo really like?
by joostay
IKIMASHO | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: architecture, asia, design, festivals, food, japan, japanese, summer, sun, tokyo, travel, travel tips, travel writer
A Summer Saturday at Ikuta Ryokuchi Park / 生田緑地で夏を楽しむ
by joostay
IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: architecture, asia, design, japan, japanese, nature, photography, summer, tokyo, travel writer, travel writing, Zen
A walk around: Mizonokuchi, Kawasaki
by joostay
IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, design, japan, japanese, kawasaki, photography, tokyo, travel writer, travel writing
My connection with Japan
by joostay
Originally posted on IKIMASHO!:
Nature vs Nurture. My father has a lot to answer for. Written January 2015 This ruffian here is my father. You can almost see the catapult hanging out of his back pocket. Growing up, we both looked very similar – but over the years our personalities have also merged, with me subconsciously adopting a lot of his traits. As a young man my dad travelled a lot. He was shipped off to live in Switzerland when…
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo
Todoroki Valley: Tokyo’s Backyard / 等々力渓谷東京の庭
by joostay
IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, design, japan, japanese, photography, setagaya, Todoroki Valley, tokyo, travel writer
It’s been a while, Asakusa / 久しぶりに浅草を冒険
by joostay
IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: architecture, asia, colour, design, ikimasho, japan, japanese, photography, tokyo, travel writing
IKIMASHO! 2018
by joostay
IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo
A walk around: Monzen Nakacho, Tokyo
by joostay
IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: architecture, asia, design, japan, japanese, old, photography, street, tokyo, travel, travel writer, urban
Sunday Morning / 日曜日の朝
by joostay
IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, japan, japanese, photography, tokyo
IKIMASHO! 