It was the day before I left Japan and there's a lot of things that I'm really going to miss, with some exceptions of course like Wasabi and my Aunt.…

Roppongi Hills is one of my favorite spots in Tokyo! Now, if you know it very well you're probably wondering how I could afford to set my foot on thi…

.. to spend two days and one night in the city with my backpack and no plans of sleeping at all.  To have enough energy, I knew I had…

I told my Uncle that I wanted to go to and explore more of Chiba before I leave Japan. Well, obviously I wasn't able to stay really long here (for so…

Yachimata is a very small city which makes it's humble summer festival quite special for me because it just seemed like a huge family gathering.…

The drive from Yachimata to Kamogawa was about two to three hours... or even four, not really sure as I was asleep most of the time. All I remember w…

I'm trying my very best to make this sound like a travel blog and not as 'Hanie's Personal Dilemmas and Rants' so I wouldn't say much on how annoyed,…

Another sushi night for me and I am definitely not complaining since I finally enjoy eating raw meat. It was in a sushi restaurant in Chiba called Su…

The Tanabata Festival is usually held on July 7 in Japan but in Mobara it is held in late July instead when it is already summer break for most …

I wasn't in good terms with my Aunt anymore. I just couldn't stand her talking bad about me behind my back.  Wouldn't you get mad if your A…

Another reason why I went to Japan at this time was to hopefully see the premiere of the latest Harry Potter movie (London was too far away from me) …

I don't like having not enough sleep so I definitely got grumpy when after I got out of bed the first thing I have to hear from my dear Aunt was "Oh!…

We went to this pretty huge mall in Narita. It was nice and had lots of shops to go to and check out. Me and Kenji mostly just spent our time taking …

I finally had contact with the outside world. Still no internet connection at my relative's house and I am not even sure if they will have it back ju…

If you think of Narita, do you only picture the international airport? How about the rest of the city?? Well, you must know about the Gion Matsuri (s…

I don't know why I hated sushi before, probably because I never really tried to eat much. The first time I ate sushi, I had California Maki which I n…

My first summer festival in Japan (Matsuri) and I don't even remember where it was exactly. I've asked my Aunt 3 times for the name of the place but …

"I was pretty excited to finally see modern life but we only went to Tokyo Tower.... If I knew we were going to Tokyo I should've worn better clothes…

There are many cool and interesting things you can find in Japan, even in a small city of Yachimata. One you can just find in a toilet. You know thos…

"I didn't realize (that) this place would be so boring!" .... It's what I wrote on my diary about my first week in Japan. It really was very q…

Two days after I came back from Hong Kong I bought my ticket to Japan and then left 5 days later. I really had no clear plans on what I'm going to do…