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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From Tokyo With Love: January – April 2025

May 8, 2025 by joostay

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Postcards from America

March 10, 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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Postcards from Fukuoka

July 18, 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: 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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Postcards from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

September 11, 2023 by joostay

There was a time, about ten years ago, that I was seriously considering a move to Kuala Lumpur. It came at a period of my life when I was doing a lot of travelling, and indeed writing about travel, and so I thought what better place to be based than the heart and headquarters of Air Asia who were often looking contributors to their in-flight magazine. At the time, Air Asia were running daily flights at midnight from Haneda to […]

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IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: Viceroy Bali

August 5, 2023 by joostay

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IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: The Ruma Hotel And Residences, Kuala Lumpur

August 3, 2023 by joostay

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From Tokyo with Love: May & June 2023

June 25, 2023 by joostay

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IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: Pearl Star Hotel Atami

April 30, 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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Postcards from Hanoi

October 23, 2022 by joostay

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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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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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From Tokyo with Love: August 2020

September 12, 2020 by joostay

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IKIMASHO Luxury Stays: Conrad Osaka

August 12, 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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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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Postcards from Kanazawa

April 28, 2020 by joostay

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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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From Tokyo with Love: January 2020

February 12, 2020 by joostay

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Postcards from Miyajima

February 6, 2020 by joostay

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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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As the sun sets on summer / 夏の太陽が暮れる

October 22, 2019 by joostay

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Postcards from Mexico

October 9, 2019 by joostay

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Enjoying Uraga: Kanagawa’s sleepy secret

September 26, 2019 by joostay

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Postcards from America

September 8, 2019 by joostay

From Tokyo to California: Summer 2019

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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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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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JPN > NI 2019

May 11, 2019 by joostay

A photo essay of our 2019 trip to Northern Ireland

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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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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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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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