I didn’t go to Japan planning to eat a lot of donuts, but there were so many cute ones that I couldn’t resist them, so here’s my top picks for sweet treats.…
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All my posts about Japan including my 3 trips in 2006, 2008 and 2010.
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As a lifelong space nerd, I did some searching to see if there were any space museums I could visit in Japan. There are a few, but I was especially excited to…
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One ‘problem’ with visiting Japan is that you do get a bit kawaii-ed out at some points. For us, that often happened in Yamashiroya meaning we couldn’t decide on anything to buy…
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If you love Rilakkuma then make sure you add a visit to the Rilakkuma Stores to your itinerary. You’ll find branches around Tokyo and Japan, especially in sightseeing areas, packed full of new…
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We stumbled across Passport on our first trip to Japan and it was so cute it’s been a firm favourite on all our return trips. It always has great displays of kawaii pillows, plush and…
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My Kawaii Japan surprise boxes went on sale an hour ago and there are still some left if you want one! They’re full of new and exclusive items that are worth around…
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Time to update my Tokyo Shopping Guide with some new shops I loved! I’ve visited the Yuzawaya branch in Shinjuku’s Takashimaya Times Square on a previous trip but it wasn’t very exciting…
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Back in 2009 I saw this ITN news report about Usagito Cafe (also sometimes called Usagi no Wonderland), a bunny cafe in Nagoya and from then on eating bunny shaped curry rice and petting bunnies…
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Last time we visited Japan, we barely had any internet access. We generally managed fine but that was not an option for me this trip. With all my travelling around to new…
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Since I was visiting Japan on my own and for three weeks, accommodation was going to be a big expense so I spent a lot of time shopping around. I eventually booked the Dormy…
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I thought I’d do a quick rundown of all the general trip stuff and what worked well, or not so well. Flights I love flying and I even love flying long haul but…
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I finally started editing all the photos of my Japan purchases so I can share all the awesomeness with you. First up, what I bought at Design Festa. Even though this was my…