So, last month (WOW, I started this post on Halal Food in Japan only a month after we got back from Japan, abandoned it and now it has nearly been a year! I do apologize) M and I set off on our …
Akihabara – the most “Tokyo” experience we had in Japan. I was foolish to have put it off as one of the last stops on our trip itinerary, when in fact this should’ve been one of our first stops in Tokyo! It …
Anybody and everybody who has ever visited my blog or social pages knows how much I love matcha. So when Erwin Heuseff shared in one of his vlogs how Nanaya Aoyama Gelato has some of the best matcha gelato in Japan, of …
During our trip to Tokyo, M was on a deadline to finish an online INSEAD course he had signed up for. Sometimes, he would call it a night earlier, to finish his assignments, and I would explore the alleys and backstreets on …
There are people who can travel with a backpack, and then there’s me: the f.o.b that takes empty luggage packed in and around one another like a set of Russian dolls. Why you might ask? Because I like to bring all the …
Our fling with (Dotonburi) Osaka was short and not-so-sweet. We got there around 5 p.m., and spent a significant part of the evening frantically Googling for pharmacies, only to find that proper pharmacies were mostly in office buildings, close at 6 and …
The biggest highlight of our Japan trip this year was a visit to Wazuka, for a tour of the tencha tea farms. We were in the very heart of where tencha (which are the tea leaves that are eventually turned into matcha) …
I always find it the hardest to write about meals and experiences that make the most lasting impressions. I feel like words fail me in the ability to pen down and justly describe the flavors, nuances and feelings that one truly has …
One of the first things I searched for when we decided to go to Japan was fluffy pancakes (a.k.a. soufflé pancakes) in Tokyo! My friend Fatima Juvale, who you can find on instagram under the handle @foodlovedubai, posted such tempting pictures of …
During my pre-trip research on Japan, I landed across some Youtube vlogs by Kim Dao talking about the best sheet masks and Japanese skincare and I was fascinated. I then put “sheet masks” on my souvenir list (because obviously I’m lazy and sheet …
Pre-Trip Preparation for Japan Visas: Applying for a visa to Japan is fairly simple. The only unusual bit is that you’re expected to share your itinerary in the application form, but it’s not so bad, even if you let one activity per …