The 108 Foxes of Keihin Fushimi Inari Shrine

January 13, 2019.Reading time 9 minutes.

The year 2018 has come and gone, and it was a year full of new experiences for me. My first year of marriage, my first year of living abroad, and of course, with some wonderful snippets of honeymoon in Europe. So if I had to use one word to describe 2018, it would be change. […]

Cosmos: The Flower of Autumn

October 26, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

Cosmos flowers are the cherry blossoms of fall in Japan, indeed, its name in Kanji is “秋桜” (akizakura), which literally mean autumn cherry blossom. Showa Kinen Park holds an annual “Cosmos Festival” from mid September to early November where cosmos of different colors bloom over the period. Being an avid flower lover, I definitely had to head there […]

Beautiful Sacred Spots of Tokyo

September 30, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

Tokyo is not the first place one who think of when it comes to shrines and temples, especially central Tokyo. But I have uncovered some beautiful holy places right in the middle of bustling Tokyo! The red torii gate tunnel in Hie Shrine (日枝神社) in Akasaka may not be as grand as that of Fushimi Inari […]

“Enmusubi Furin” tinkle their way to your heart at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine

September 4, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

While there is only one month left till the end of summer, and there has been tons of festivals I have not been able to go, I was able to catch see a wonderful representative of Japan’s summer at Kawagoe. In fact, not one, but thousands of it. Furin (Wind chime) is one of Japan’s […]

Best Places in Budapest to Eat

July 13, 2018.Reading time 9 minutes.

Budapest should be known as a food (and drinks) capital. I tried to do some research on Budapest food prior to travelling, but many of the places I recommend here was found by chance. Just by wandering around the streets, we managed to comb down several great places. STREET FOOD KARAVÁN is located just next […]

Eclectic Budapest – Best Sights & Places

July 11, 2018.Reading time 11 minutes.

I must confess, the very first day, or rather, night, that we reached Budapest, we were rather paranoid. The street lights cast a dim orange glow onto the streets. Dark shadows seemed to lurk at every corner. It was both our first time in Budapest, and despite our best efforts in researching about Budapest online […]

Tsuyu’s beauty – Ajisai

July 2, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

The rainy season (梅雨|tsuyu) is over, and summer has come, so I thought I will dedicate this post to my favourite flower of the month of tsuyu, hydrangeas (紫陽花|ajisai). Ajisai are like mini-bouquets, with the tiny flowers bunched tightly together. And sometimes, the petals look like butterflies clumped together, their wings fluttering in the wind. […]