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Moving from Nagoya to Osaka was a very special trip for me. Why? Back in 2003, I’ve watched a documentary on TV about Japan and that was before my first visit to Japan in Summer 2003. On that documentary, they’ve showed how convenient and enjoyable is riding a shinkansen from Tokyo to Osaka and the…

After spending a wonderful time in Tokyo and Yokohama I’ve moved to Nagoya on a Shinkansen. It was my first time visiting Nagoya. Once I’ve arrived, I’ve observed two main things about the people of Nagoya. First, they are more welcoming and friendly compared to Tokyo.  

       After spending sometime in Tokyo, I’ve moved to YOKOHAMA! It’s only 30 minutes away by train but I’ve decided to move there so I can go look around the area conveniently. In Yokohama, I’ve visited many great places, one of which is “Minato Mirai 21”. It’s an urban area in Yokohama and…

One day, while I was in Japan, a Japanese friend of mine invited me to join their Shotokan Karate class in one of the Secondary schools in Tokyo! I did accept the invitation as I have some experience in Shotokan Karate before when I was a student in the United States. Anyway, I didn’t have…

  I made a stop at Akihabara ( Akihabara Electric Town). It’s a major city in TOKYO for electronics, video games, manga and anime. This time I didn’t stay long at Akihabara as I was mainly focusing on visiting places that I’ve never seen before in Tokyo.  

Shibuya is one of the major metropolitan cities in Tokyo. Two major things, if I do, I feel like I’m really in TOKYO. Seeing TOKYO TOWER and being in Shibuya! I’m not a big fan of Shibuya stores though and I rarely do shopping there but the surrounding buildings, the big screens, the neons, the…

Finally, it’s my “Part II” post  about my latest trip to Japan! Here I’m talking about Tokyo Sky Tree Tower “東京スカイツリ”! In my earlier entries I’ve already posted something about Tokyo Sky Tree Tower and about its establishment & the overall construction, but this time it’s different! I’ve experienced seeing  Tokyo Sky Tree Tower in real!…

I’ve stayed in Japan for 17 days visiting some of the major cities in Honshu (Tokyo, Shizuoka, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe and Awaji Island). It was my first time visiting Nagoya, Kobe and Awaji Island. Shinkansen was really helpful in making me reaching these cities conveniently.

          This is my first entry being posted from Japan! Not a first visit though. I’m in TOKYO now, my plan is to discover Japan beyond what’s mentioned on travel guidebooks/websites.

” The Moomins (Swedish: Mumintroll, Finnish: Muumi) are the central characters in a series of books and a comic strip by Swedish-Finn illustrator and writer Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts in Finland. They are a family of trolls who are white and roundish, with large snouts that make them resemble hippopotamuses. The carefree and adventurous family live in their house in Moominvalley, in the forests of Finland, though in the past their temporary…