From Tokyo with Love: Summer 2022

September 5, 2022 by joostay

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Japan > N. Ireland / July 2022

August 2, 2022 by joostay

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Categories: Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: ikimasho, japan, northern ireland, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writer

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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Categories: Luxury Travel • Tags: asia, five star, japan, Luxury Travel, Tochigi, travel, Travel Photography, travel writing

From Tokyo with Love: February 2021

March 14, 2021 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: architecture, asia, design, food, japan, lifestyle, photography, tokyo, travel, urban

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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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: 2020, 2021, asia, japan, photography, tokyo, travel, travel writing

From Tokyo with Love: December 2020

December 29, 2020 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: October 2020

November 19, 2020 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: August 2020

September 12, 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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Categories: Luxury Travel, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: asia, fine dining, japan, osaka, travel, travel writing

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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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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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

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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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

March 24, 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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Categories: Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: asia, hiroshima, japan, Onomichi, photography, travel writer

From Tokyo with Love: January 2020

February 12, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: art, asia, blogging, buddhism, design, environment, japan, japanese, lifestyle, photos, travel, travel writer

Postcards from Miyajima

February 6, 2020 by joostay

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Postcards from Hiroshima

January 21, 2020 by joostay

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Categories: Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: art, blogging, design, environment, hiroshima, japan, japanese, life, lifestyle, photography, space, travel, travel writing

❤️ 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 […]

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

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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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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Enjoying Uraga: Kanagawa’s sleepy secret

September 26, 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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Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Traditional Festivals • Tags: asia, festival, japan, 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

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Old-school gyoza in Minowabashi

July 17, 2019 by joostay

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A walk around: Minowabashi, Tokyo

July 6, 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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Under the falling petals / 桜の花の散る下に

April 14, 2019 by joostay

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Fine Dining in Tokyo: Nadaman at Shangri-La

April 4, 2019 by joostay

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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

March 24, 2019 by joostay

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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