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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IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: Hoshino Resorts KAI Matsumoto

April 28, 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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Fine Dining in Tokyo: Simplicité (1 Michelin Star)

February 22, 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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IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: Hotel Indigo Hakone Gora

October 14, 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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IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: Iizuka-tei, Tochigi

April 8, 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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Postcards from Yamagata

December 11, 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 Osaka: C:GRILL at Conrad Osaka

August 18, 2020 by joostay

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IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: Conrad Osaka

August 12, 2020 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: July 2020

August 11, 2020 by joostay

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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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Postcards from Kanazawa

April 28, 2020 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: February 2020

March 9, 2020 by joostay

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Postcards from Onomichi

February 24, 2020 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: January 2020

February 12, 2020 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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Four (of many) Memorable Places in Japan

September 18, 2019 by joostay

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Dancing on the Streets: Kagurazaka Awa Odori / 神楽坂まつり

August 1, 2019 by joostay

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Kawasaki Daishi Fuurin-Ichi / Wind Chime Festival 川崎大師風鈴市

July 25, 2019 by joostay

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Old-school gyoza in Minowabashi

July 17, 2019 by joostay

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Fine Dining in Tokyo: LA TABLE de Joël Robuchon (2 Michelin stars)

June 18, 2019 by joostay

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Monochrome Memories / 東京でのモノクロの思い出

June 9, 2019 by joostay

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From Tokyo with love / 東京より愛をこめて

May 29, 2019 by joostay

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Yakuza show of strength at Sanja Matsuri

May 19, 2019 by joostay

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The mundane & the beautiful / 平凡で美しい

April 23, 2019 by joostay

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Fine Dining in Tokyo: Nadaman at Shangri-La

April 4, 2019 by joostay

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Fine Dining in Tokyo: The Steakhouse, ANA InterContinental Tokyo

March 13, 2019 by joostay

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A walk around: Kojiya, Tokyo

March 3, 2019 by joostay

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All is quiet in the streets / 長閑の道を進む

February 19, 2019 by joostay

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AN ALTERNATIVE GUIDE TO TOKYO: 10 PLACES TO EXPERIENCE LOCAL LIFE

January 27, 2019 by joostay

Because there’s so much more to this city than Shibuya, Shinjuku and Akihabara.

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What’s around the next corner? / たまたま通りかかった街周り

January 16, 2019 by joostay

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Looking Back & Moving Forward: IKIMASHO! 2019

January 4, 2019 by joostay

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Eating our way through Kyoto / 京都での食べ巡り

December 27, 2018 by joostay

48 hours. Hundreds of flavours. A foodie adventure through the ancient capital.

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As Christmas approaches / クリスマスを楽しみにしています

December 16, 2018 by joostay

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Hunting for Autumn / 紅葉狩り

December 3, 2018 by joostay

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Ramen: Bigiya, Gakugei-daigaku (Michelin Bib Gourmand)

November 27, 2018 by joostay

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Escape from the City: Day Tripping to Jogashima

November 11, 2018 by joostay

The rugged coastline of the Miura Peninsula, Kanagawa | IKIMASHO!

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One life, one encounter / 一期一会

October 29, 2018 by joostay

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Tonkatsu Heaven. Dinner at Tonki, Meguro.

October 24, 2018 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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A walk around: Hakuraku, Kanagawa

October 8, 2018 by joostay

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Adventures in Aomori / Part 2: An Unexpected Party

September 30, 2018 by joostay

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Adventures in Aomori / Part 1: Heading North

September 25, 2018 by joostay

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