Monthly Archives: March 2016

{Japan} Tokyo Midtown Blossom & Roppongi Hills Sakurazaka, Tokyo

{Japan} Tokyo Midtown Blossom & Roppongi Hills Sakurazaka, Tokyo

Sakura season in Tokyo usually lasts for about a week and a half. And I’m going to make the most out of it. The “full bloom” i.e. best viewing time starts on March 30 until about the end of first week of April, although some would extend to the second week. Today (31 March), we visited Roppongi for a day of walking and stuff, and the weather was a nice 19 degrees. This is my first …

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{Japan} The crazy cool Kawaii Monster Cafe in Harajuku, Tokyo

{Japan} The crazy cool Kawaii Monster Cafe in Harajuku, Tokyo

If I were to ask you to describe Harajuku for me, what would you have in mind? If I were to say I went to a restaurant called Kawaii Monster, what would you imagine? Now put those two thoughts together and enter into this very real very Harajuku world of Kawaii Monster Cafe… It is located in, surprise surprise, Harajuku. Upon entering the premise, we were greeted at the reception area and were then told …

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{Japan Life} Moving and living in Tokyo

{Japan Life} Moving and living in Tokyo

We moved to Japan! Tokyo, to be exact. Yes, after a year of considering and carefully planning, we finally made the move on Feb 29 of 2016 (three weeks ago)! So from now on, it’ll be easier for me to blog about all-things-Japanese and update you with the latest and greatest from the land of the rising sun (or is it “the land of the rice and sun”?) We celebrated our 4th anniversary earlier this …

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