THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. THE WINNER IS REBECCA @rebsanjapan ON TWITTER. It’s competition time again and this month I’m giving one lucky pe...
My husband and I went to London to watch the coronation of Charles III and Camilla and the procession on the 6th of May and I’m so pleased we had ti...
Wishing all of my readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thank you so much for visiting my website in 2022. I hope you continue to support me...
Enter this month’s competition: scroll to the end of this blog post to find out how you could win a highly prized copy of Laura Bordignon?s publicat...
In the past 18 months, my husband Roy has had cataract surgery and two endoscopies, and he’s just had a laparoscopy to have his gallbladder removed....
?On this island, I have sat in the eye of a typhoon, seen how octopus are hunted, learned to dance under the moonlight, and wandered like the poet Bas...
As spring approaches and anticipation builds for the upcoming sakura season, it’s an honour for me to feature an awe-inspiring collection of cherry ...
It’s been a difficult year but I’ve been blessed with so much support from everyone in my life. I’d like to thank all those who have taken the t...
Living in the UK and missing Japan" An afternoon at the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford University should fill that void. When you enter the Tokyo: Art and...
October 2021 Giveaway! Brought to you by ‘The Real Japan’ and ‘Nagoya is not Boring’ PRIZES! 1x 1st Prize: A Private Online Japanese Tea Cere...
Robert Whiting is a talented and fascinating writer addicted to Japan. He has lived and worked as a journalist in Tokyo on and off for more than fifty...
If you’re visiting Japan as a tourist or if you’re planning on living in Japan I would first and foremost encourage you to eat at more traditional...
