Stories by Samantha Mariko

Category: Travel

Travel guides, hotel reviews, and destination highlights from Samantha Mariko across Japan, Asia, Europe, and the US.

April 30, 2013

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…

April 29, 2013

It’s been too long since I visited Tokyo Disneyland (it’s only been a couple months but I love this place), and I…

March 26, 2013

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…

March 22, 2013

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

March 6, 2013

Days 2 & 3 in Ho Chi Minh. Mornings spent eating pho, dragon fruit and Vietnamese coffee; shopping at the marketplace and learning how…

January 1, 2013

Happy New Year everyone! I’m so excited to be writing my first post of 2013 🙂 Today, I spent the afternoon running…

December 22, 2012

It’s been at least 7 years since I last went to Odaiba, so I was beyond excited to revisit this lovely place with…

December 16, 2012

I was about to combine these photos with the photos from a runway show I attended this afternoon, but I thought about it again…

December 6, 2012

Roppongi, Tokyo through my lenses. From sunshine to sparkle. Enjoy<3

November 27, 2012

(with Akane) From day 2 of my trip to Aizu, Fukushima. As I mentioned in my previous blog post, I was a guest speaker…