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, justin egli, photography, tokyo, urban planning

As the sun sets on summer / 夏の太陽が暮れる

October 22, 2019 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!

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

Four (of many) Memorable Places in Japan

September 18, 2019 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo | IKIMASHO!

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

Dancing on the Streets: Kagurazaka Awa Odori 2019 / 神楽坂まつり

August 1, 2019 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Traditional Festivals & Matsuris • Tags: asia, festival, japan, justin egli, photography, summer, tokyo, Travel blogger, travel writer

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

July 25, 2019 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Traditional Festivals & Matsuris • Tags: art, asia, blog, blogging, buddhism, design, japan, justin egli, life, lifestyle, photos, tokyo, travel, travel writing, video, writing

Old-school gyoza in Minowabashi

July 17, 2019 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, food, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, street, tokyo, travel

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

June 18, 2019 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!

Categories: Luxury Travel • Tags: asia, blogging, design, food, japan, japanese, justin egli, luxury, Michelin, photography, travel, travel writer

Monochrome Memories / 東京でのモノクロの思い出

June 9, 2019 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, b&w, black and white, design, ikimasho, japan, japanese, justin egli, monochrome, photography, retro, street, tokyo, Travel Photography, travel writer, urban

From Tokyo with love / 東京より愛をこめて

May 29, 2019 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, design, festivals, food, ikimasho, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, tokyo, Travel blogger, travel writer

Yakuza show of strength at Sanja Matsuri 2019

May 19, 2019 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Traditional Festivals & Matsuris • Tags: asia, asian, design, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, tokyo, travel, Travel blogger, travel writer, underground, urban

The mundane & the beautiful / 平凡で美しい

April 23, 2019 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: aesthetic, asia, daily life, design, ikimasho, japan, justin egli, photography, street, tokyo, travel writer, travel writing, urban

Fine Dining in Tokyo: Nadaman at Shangri-La

April 4, 2019 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!

Categories: Luxury Travel • Tags: asia, design, five star, food, hotel, interior design, japan, japanese, justin egli, luxury, Luxury Travel, photography, Shangri-La, travel, Travel blogger, travel writer, travel writing

Falling in love with a burger: The Steakhouse, ANA InterContinental Tokyo

March 13, 2019 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, justin egli, Luxury Travel, photography, tokyo, Travel blogger, travel writer

A walk around: Kojiya, Tokyo

March 3, 2019 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: architecture, asia, blog, design, interior design, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, street photography, tokyo, Travel blogger, travel writer

All is quiet in the streets / 長閑の道を進む

February 19, 2019 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, blogging, design, environment, japan, japanese, justin egli, life, lifestyle, photo essay, photography, photos, space, street culture, tokyo, travel, travel blogging, travel writer, writing

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.

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: architecture, asia, blog, design, japan, japanese, justin egli, 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

January 16, 2019 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, family, ikimasho, japan, justin egli, photography, story, tokyo, travel, travel writer, travel writing

Looking Back & Moving Forward: IKIMASHO! 2019

January 4, 2019 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: 2019, asia, blogging, japan, justin egli, New Year, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer

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.

Categories: Luxury Travel, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: asia, blogger, blogging, christmas, design, food, japan, japanese food, justin egli, photography, travel, travel writer

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

December 16, 2018 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, blogger, christmas, design, interior design, japan, japanese, justin egli, lifestyle, New Year, travel, travel writer

Hunting for Autumn / 紅葉狩り

December 3, 2018 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, colour, design, japan, justin egli, nature, photography, quiet, tokyo, travel, Travel blogger, travel writer, Zen

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

November 27, 2018 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blogging, design, food, japan, justin egli, lifestyle, photography, ramen, tokyo, travel, travel blogging, travel writing

Escape from the City: Day Tripping to Jogashima

November 11, 2018 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

October 29, 2018 by joostay

IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, design, japan, justin egli, life, lifestyle, photography, tokyo, travel writer, travel writing, Zen

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

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, design, food, japan, justin egli, photography, tokyo, Travel blogger, travel writing

A walk around: Hakuraku, Kanagawa

October 8, 2018 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: aesthetic, asia, design, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, planning, street, tokyo, travel writer, urban, Urban Design

Adventures in Aomori / Part 2: An Unexpected Party

September 30, 2018 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!

Categories: Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: asia, blog, blogger, design, family, food, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, travel, travel writer

Adventures in Aomori / Part 1: Heading North

September 25, 2018 by joostay

Part 1: Heading North | IKIMASHO!

Categories: Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: aomori, asia, blog, blogger, blogging, design, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer, travel writing

Hoi An River Town Hotel, Vietnam.

September 13, 2018 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, justin egli, luxury, photography, se asia, Travel blogger, travel blogging, travel writer, travel writing, video, vietnam

Xuan Spa at Park Hyatt Saigon, Vietnam

September 13, 2018 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, justin egli, luxury, Park Hyatt, photography, Saigon, se asia, travel, travel blogging, travel writer, vietnam, Zen

Sunsets & Sunrises at Melia Danang, Vietnam / メリア・ダナンの日没と日の出

September 11, 2018 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, justin egli, 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. . .

September 10, 2018 by joostay

Daily life in Tokyo, Japan | IKIMASHO!

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, japan, justin egli, photography, Reflection, tokyo, travel writer

Our stay at Park Hyatt Saigon, Vietnam

September 2, 2018 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, justin egli, lifestyle, luxury, photography, Saigon, se asia, space, travel, travel writer, travel writing, vietnam

Chewed and Spat Out by District 4, Ho Chi Minh City

August 30, 2018 by joostay

Exploring Saigon’s Doan Van Bo Alleyways – once notorious for their criminal gangs and mafia personnel.

Categories: Bizarre/Unique, Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: asia, design, justin egli, photography, Saigon, se asia, street, travel, travel writer, travel writing, urban, vietnam, Vietnamese

Hello from Vietnam / ベトナムで過す夏休み

August 19, 2018 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

August 5, 2018 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, justin egli, summer, tokyo, travel writer, travel writing, Zen

Ramen: Mitsufuji, Midorigaoka (Michelin Bib Gourmand)

August 1, 2018 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, justin egli, photography, ramen, tokyo, Travel blogger, travel writer

Monkeying around in Sarushima /猿島でサルごっこ

July 26, 2018 by joostay

IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, asian, blogging, Boats, design, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, sea, summer, sun, tokyo, travel, travel writer

What is visiting Tokyo really like?

July 16, 2018 by joostay

IKIMASHO | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: architecture, asia, design, festivals, food, japan, japanese, justin egli, 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

July 8, 2018 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

June 26, 2018 by joostay

IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, design, japan, japanese, justin egli, kawasaki, photography, tokyo, travel writer, travel writing

Todoroki Valley: Tokyo’s Backyard / 等々力渓谷東京の庭

June 11, 2018 by joostay

IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, design, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, setagaya, Todoroki Valley, tokyo, travel writer

It’s been a while, Asakusa / 久しぶりに浅草を冒険

June 5, 2018 by joostay

IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: architecture, asia, colour, design, ikimasho, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, tokyo, travel writing

A walk around: Monzen Nakacho, Tokyo

May 22, 2018 by joostay

IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: architecture, asia, design, japan, japanese, justin egli, old, photography, street, tokyo, travel, travel writer, urban

Sunday Morning / 日曜日の朝

May 13, 2018 by joostay

IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan

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

Karasumori Inari Shrine Grand Festival 2018

May 6, 2018 by joostay

IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Traditional Festivals & Matsuris • Tags: asia, blog, design, festivals, japan, japanese, justin egli, matsuri, photography, summer, tokyo, travel writer, travel writing, travelling, Zen

Sayonara Sakura. A Spring Trip to Enoshima. さよなら桜

April 28, 2018 by joostay

IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan.

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

Oiran Dochu Procession 2018, Yoshiwara, Tokyo

April 15, 2018 by joostay

A return to the red-light district of the old Edo era | IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Traditional Festivals & Matsuris • Tags: asia, design, festival, japan, justin egli, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writing

Purification Of Fire: Japan’s Daruma Kuyo / 日本でのだるま供養

April 7, 2018 by joostay

A ceremonial burning performed once a year by monks in Tokyo.

IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan

Categories: Bizarre/Unique, Daily Life in Tokyo, Traditional Festivals & Matsuris • Tags: asia, festival, japan, japanese, justin egli, matsuri, Obscure, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer, travel writing

My Secret Place / 私の秘密の場所

April 1, 2018 by joostay

IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan.

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: architecture, asia, blog, design, escape, ikimasho, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, quiet, tokyo, travel writer, travel writing, Zen

Fine Dining in Tokyo: The Strings by InterContinental Tokyo

March 30, 2018 by joostay

IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Luxury Travel • Tags: architecture, asia, design, five star, food, food photography, Food Writing, hotel, Hotel Review, interior design, japan, japanese, justin egli, luxury, photography, se asia, tokyo, travel

A walk around: Sugamo, Tokyo

March 19, 2018 by joostay

IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: architecture, asia, design, japan, japanese, justin egli, old tokyo, photography, Shitamachi, street, street photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer, urban, Urban Development

Delusions of Grandeur

March 12, 2018 by joostay

IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: architecture, asia, daily life, design, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, street photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer

The Colourful Chigosan of Takahatafudo, Tokyo / 高幡不動尊 金剛寺の稚児

February 26, 2018 by joostay

30 pictures from the annual Chigosan Gyoretsu parade – divine children who play an important role at this temple on the outskirts of Tokyo.

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Traditional Festivals & Matsuris • Tags: asia, festival, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer, travel writing

Temples, Trains & Trees: Station Hopping on the Oimachi Line

February 21, 2018 by joostay

IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: architecture, asia, design, interior design, japan, japanese, justin egli, local life, Oimachi Line, photography, temples, tokyo, trains, travel, travel writer

Fine Dining in Tokyo: yakumo saryo

February 17, 2018 by joostay

Entering a world of blissful simplicity…

Categories: Luxury Travel • Tags: architecture, asia, Dining, fine dining, food, interior design, japan, japanese, justin egli, luxury, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer

A walk around: Shoin Jinja-mae, Tokyo

February 8, 2018 by joostay

IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: architecture, asia, colour, design, japan, japanese, justin egli, neighbourhood, photography, rural, tokyo, travel, travel writer, urban

The Wooden Train / 木製の電車

February 6, 2018 by joostay

IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, blog, daily life, design, ikimasho, japan, japanese, justin egli, photography, short story, tokyo, travel, writing

As the snow fell / 雪が降った時

January 25, 2018 by joostay

IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan

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

Winter Sun in Shinjuku Gyoen / 新宿御苑での冬の太陽

January 21, 2018 by joostay

IKIMASHO! | Daily life in Tokyo, Japan

Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, Clothes, design, fashion, ikimasho, japan, japanese, Kimono, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writing