Girls day in Odaiba

  This week was a hectic blur it seemed like – work always keeps me busy and having other small jobs on the side doesn’t really make it any better. And my good friend who had been doing her year abroad in Tokyo stayed a few nights at my place this week before she left … Continue Reading

By the seaside

    I spent a relaxing day in Yokohama today with family friends. Blue sky, an ocean breeze (well, more like wind)… it was a Sunday well spent. It was my first time visiting the Red Brick Warehouse, a sort of shopping mall now but originally a customs building. One of the perks of Yokohama … Continue Reading

A Sunday in Chinatown

I was supposed to go to a Baystars vs. Tigers baseball game on Sunday but my friend didn’t realize tickets would sell out during Golden Week so plans changed… We decided to walk over to Chu-kagai or the Chinatown of Japan in Yokohama. I’ve been to the Chinatown in San Francisco, but I enjoyed Chu-kagai … Continue Reading

The happiness year

    It’s been too long since I visited Tokyo Disneyland (it’s only been a couple months but I love this place), and I was so excited to go during its 30 year anniversary celebration “The Happiness Year.” I loved the colorful decorations at the entrance and at Cinderella’s castle. And it was my friend … Continue Reading

Sakura

I know it’s cherry blossom overload on my blog right now, but… I can’t help it!  It’s my first time experiencing sakura season in Japan 🙂 I finally made my way to Meguro Bridge in Nakameguro, a well-known spot to view the beautiful cherry blossoms. I was quite amazed at the  beauty before me – … Continue Reading

Springtime

View through my lenses right near my work 🙂 Happy spring!

Vietnam photo diary part 2

Days 2 & 3 in Ho Chi Minh. Mornings spent eating pho, dragon fruit and Vietnamese coffee; shopping at the marketplace and learning how to use Vietnamese dong; being surprised at the amount of motorbikes on the road and trying not to get hit by one; afternoons relaxing at the hotel pool and bathing in … Continue Reading

2013 in Tokyo

    Happy New Year everyone! I’m so excited to be writing my first post of 2013 🙂 Today, I spent the afternoon running around Tokyo with my uncle, who I hadn’t seen in 7 years. We decided to pay our first visit of the year at Meiji Jingu Shrine in Harajuku before heading over … Continue Reading

Odaiba

  It’s been at least 7 years since I last went to Odaiba, so I was beyond excited to revisit this lovely place with my girlfriends today. Our plan was to grab lunch in Shinjuku and head over to Odaiba to watch fireworks, but unfortunately we missed 90% of the fireworks spectacular due to some … Continue Reading

Places to see, places to go

I was about to combine these photos with the photos from a runway show I attended this afternoon, but I thought about it again and I felt like these deserved their own post. I’ve been to Ebisu several times to attend runway class, but I’ve never been to the Ebisu Garden Place until today and … Continue Reading