We visited Owl Village / Fukurou no Sato (武蔵野カフェ＆バー ふくろうの里) in Harajuku, Tokyo in March 2016. I’m sure many of you have heard of the popular cat cafes in Japan. But the new craze seems to be these owl cafes that are popping up everywhere around the big cities. Owl Village is literally a stone’s throw away from the iconic Harajuku Station. If you take the Takeshita exit from the station, just cross the road and turn …
Monthly Archives: April 2016
{Japan} Sakura petals & colourful lanterns at Kawagoe Spring Matsuri, Saitama
Last weekend, I visited one last sakura spot with a friend of mine before all the pink turn to green, just so we could take pictures and stuff. Because if a sakura petal falls in the middle of the forest and no one is around to take a photo of it, does it really happen? Ha. We visited Kawagoe, a small town in Saitama that’s only about 1 hour away from Shinjuku. It is a nice old town with …
{Japan Life} What’s life actually like living in Tokyo?
Can’t believe it, but I have now “lived” in Japan for 40 days. FORTY DAYS!!! Not sure if I’d call that an achievement, but it sure feels like I’ve now been here long enough to not call this a holiday. And time sure flies. So before I forget to stop and smell the roses, thought I’ll share a few thoughts on my Japan experience so far with you guys, in case anyone is interested to do the …
{Japan} Pretty in pink & pretty crowded at Inokashira-koen, Kichijoji
My memory of my first visit to Inokashira-koen would be of Ghibli Museum and of getting lost inside this large park filled with beautiful autumn colours. Now that I’m living in Japan, I have actually been visiting the Kichijoji area every Sunday for church… And suddenly, the park is becoming our Sunday walking spot. So of course today, while it’s still sakura season, we visited Inokashira-koen for a nice walk along the cherry blossom and nature. …
{Japan} Cherry blossom viewing at Chidorigafuchi, Tokyo
There are so many reasons to visit Japan, but one of the most common ones is to view the cherry blossom in April. Now that we have moved to Japan, I knew we had to make use of that one-week full-bloom period that we have, so after visiting Roppongi on March 31st, we decided to visit another spot on April 1st. Chidorigafuchi appears on so many top lists on where to view cherry blossoms in …