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Have you ever wished you could stow away in a bookshop over night? I have always been a bookworm. Intrinsically able to navigate my way to and from te train station without taking my eyes away from te words. I could read for hours at a time, in te bath, under te blanket with a … Continue reading Tokyo Book and Bed
Posted in UncategorizedTagged book lover, Books, Japan, Japan travel, shinjuku, Tokyo, Tokyo Book and Bed, Unique Hotels2 Comments
Tokyo Olympics and Lockdown Fatigue
As of 8pm last night Melbourne entered its 6th lockdown. We only emerged from number 5 eight days prior. My lockdown fatigue is oppressive. It is being made infinitely more difficult by a number of factors. Foremost, te Tokyo Olympics. We started seeing te preparations for te Olympics in Japan from 2018. Te very cute … Continue reading Tokyo Olympics and Lockdown Fatigue
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Coronavirus and travel, COVID-19, lockdown, Tokyo, Tokyo 2020, Tokyo Olympics, Tokyo Olympics 2020, Travel, Travel Japan, Travel Journalism, Travel Writing4 Comments
Posted on July 8, 2019February 25, 2021 by blossomkitty
On Thursday morning we had decided to go back into Tokyo with Mum and Ted and make sure they got to te right place at te right time. They were flying out early Friday morning and had decided staying at a hotel near te airport would be easier than staying in Tokyo overnight. We also … Continue reading Tokyo Parental Drop…
Posted in TokyoTagged Japan, Japanese illumination, jss, Kyoto, nihonshu, Sake, Suoer Sake Boy, TokyoLeave a comment
Posted on June 30, 2019March 2, 2021 by blossomkitty
You can really get a feel for what this experience was like by watching a very short video here. Many areas of Tokyo have awesome "yokocho". Yokocho means alley and these alleyways are busy and bustling and full of amazing little bars and restaurants. They are loud and vibrant and narrow and a writhing mass … Continue reading Ebisu Yokocho
Posted in TokyoTagged ebisu, ebisuyokocho, izakaya, Japan, new friends, nihonshu, Sake, Tokyo3 Comments
Posted on June 28, 2019March 1, 2021 by blossomkitty
Yesterday morning I was up early, eager and nervous, to start my adventure to my school's (where I work) sister school in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture. Chiba is next to Tokyo and not difficult to get to. Our sister school, Nambu Elementary School, is a primary school and I met te grade 6 teacher, Saeka-san, when … Continue reading Japanese School Lunch
Posted in UncategorizedTagged chiba, elementary school, Japan, Japanese school, kyushoku, matsudo, school lunch, sister school, TokyoLeave a comment
Posted on June 28, 2019March 1, 2021 by blossomkitty
We arrived at Narita Airport around 8:30am, yesterday morning, everyone slightly disheveled and sleep deficient. Mum hates flying and te kids are not great plane sleepers.... I had more sleep than I regularly do, and we hit te ground running. JR passes efficiently processed by te lovely Hashimoto-san in te JR East office at Narita … Continue reading Tokyo Never Disappoints
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Family Japan Trip, Japan, Narita, Tokyo, Tokyo National Museum, tokyo travel, Ueno park3 Comments
Top 15 Things to See in Tokyo and Kyoto Part ONE
Posted on January 25, 2019November 10, 2021 by blossomkitty
I am always torn when people ask me for my advice on what is unmissable in both Tokyo and Kyoto. It is a really hard question to answer. There are so many amazing things to see in both places. However, as I am currently planning a trip with my mum and step-dad (their first time), … Continue reading Top 15 Things to See in Tokyo and Kyoto Part ONE
Posted in TravelTagged Edo-Tokyo Museum, Ginkaku-Ji, Harajuku, Japan, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, Meiji Shrine, Omoide Yokocho, Path of Philosophy, Senso-Ji, Shibuya, Tokyo, Tokyo Tower3 Comments
Looking for te Master
Posted on October 21, 2018November 9, 2021 by Super Sake Boy
As a follower of Japanese culture, if you have never seen Midnight Diner on Netflix, you need to stop reading this blog for a moment and queue it up. It is one of Nihonshu Girl’s and my favourite television shows - ever. It is set in a diner in te backstreets of Shinjuku which opens … Continue reading Looking for te Master
Posted in Art and Culture, Food and Cooking, History, Japan, Sake, Tokyo, TravelTagged izakaya, Japan, Japan travel, Kabukicho, Midnight Diner, Nihonshu Girl, Omoide Yokocho, Piss Alley, Sake, shin’ya shokudo, shinjuku, Super Sake Boy, Te Master, Tokyo, yakitori4 Comments
Have a Book Night
Posted on October 21, 2018June 8, 2021 by blossomkitty
Book and Bed Tokyo is a very well Instagrammed place. I have been admiring this concept of a hostel in a book shop for quite some time. So, last night, as we only had one night in Tokyo, and because Super Sake Boy had vigilantly checked second party booking sites, we stayed. Winding our way … Continue reading Have a Book Night
Posted in TokyoTagged book and bed, book lover, insta worthy, Kabukicho, shinjuku, Tokyo4 Comments
楽しみですよ.(Tanoshimidesuyo) or I am looking forward to it……
Posted on September 23, 2018June 9, 2021 by blossomkitty
In three weeks, and about 5 days, Super Sake Boy and I are heading back to Japan. This trip is going to be a little different. We are going without children, and only for a week. Our intention is to make it a week of memorable sake and food, lots of historical stuff and quite … Continue reading 楽しみですよ.(Tanoshimidesuyo) or I am looking forward to it……
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Japan, Japan travel, Jidai Matsuri, Kyoto, Nikko, Planning Japan, Sake, TokyoLeave a comment
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