The holidays are among us, a time for family and celebration. It might come as a surprise to you that Christmas isn't truly celebrated here in Japan. Christmas is a time for couples, not family gatherings, to go on a date and look at the...
Food and the Seasons With the passage of Hinamatsuri, spring is finally upon us in Tokyo (article posted in mid-March). If you look up at trees in the city, plum blossoms should now be gone with the buds of the Sakura trees getting bigger and bigger. It...
Japanese market stuffs?! It's no secret that the Japanese live long lives. Their life expectancy is one of the tops in the world. It could be that most Japanese are incredibly active, some even traveling internationally well into their 80's. Or it could just be that...
Are you loving your Tokyo life, living in the big city? (We hope so!! But if getting a new apartment would improve your life- we can help with that! :-) ) The only downfall of living in the city, could be the lack of grocery stores,...