From Tokyo with Love: Autumn 2025

December 21, 2025 by joostay

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Postcards from Kagoshima

December 14, 2025 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: Summer 2025

September 30, 2025 by joostay

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Sanja Matsuri 2025

July 16, 2025 by joostay

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From Tokyo With Love: January – April 2025

May 8, 2025 by joostay

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Goodbye 2024. Hello 2025.

January 2, 2025 by joostay

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Postcards from Chichibu

November 11, 2024 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: Summer 2024

September 16, 2024 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: May & June 2024

June 24, 2024 by joostay

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Undressing Tradition: The Yakuza at Sanja Matsuri 2024

May 27, 2024 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: March & April 2024

May 5, 2024 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: Sakura 2024

April 13, 2024 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: January & February 2024

March 24, 2024 by joostay

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Goodbye 2023. Hello 2024.

January 7, 2024 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: Summer 2023

October 27, 2023 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: May & June 2023

June 25, 2023 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: March & April 2023

May 7, 2023 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: January & February 2023

March 6, 2023 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: December 2022

December 30, 2022 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: October & November 2022

November 23, 2022 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: Summer 2022

September 5, 2022 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: May 2022

June 15, 2022 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: April 2022

May 11, 2022 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: March 2022

April 15, 2022 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: January & February 2022

March 12, 2022 by joostay

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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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From Tokyo with Love: October & November 2021

December 8, 2021 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: September 2021

October 18, 2021 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: Summer 2021

August 29, 2021 by joostay

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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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From Tokyo with Love: March 2021

April 18, 2021 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: February 2021

March 14, 2021 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: January 2021

February 8, 2021 by joostay

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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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From Tokyo with Love: December 2020

December 29, 2020 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: November 2020

December 20, 2020 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: October 2020

November 19, 2020 by joostay

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Fine Dining in Tokyo: The Rooftop Bar at Andaz Tokyo

October 25, 2020 by joostay

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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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From Tokyo with Love: July 2020

August 11, 2020 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: June 2020

July 12, 2020 by joostay

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Fine Dining in Tokyo: NARISAWA (2 Michelin Stars)

July 11, 2020 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: May 2020

June 13, 2020 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: April 2020

May 9, 2020 by joostay

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Postcards from Kanazawa

April 28, 2020 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: March 2020

April 8, 2020 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: February 2020

March 9, 2020 by joostay

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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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From Tokyo with Love: January 2020

February 12, 2020 by joostay

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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 […]

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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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From Tokyo with Love: December 2019

December 22, 2019 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: November 2019

November 28, 2019 by joostay

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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.

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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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