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Just in case you didn’t know this about me, I’m a huge coffee lover. Almost embarrassingly so. When I’m traveling, I’ll happily go out of my way for a good flat white, and trying a new cafe pretty much every day is kind of my thing. When I arrived in Tokyo, I was genuinely surprised…

Tokyo is, without a doubt, one of the most iconic cities in the world. I probably don’t need to convince you of that. And if you’re planning a trip to Japan, Tokyo belongs on the itinerary. Full stop. Out of all the major cities I visited in Japan, Tokyo is the one where I spent…

One of the questions I get asked the most is when I went to Japan and when the best time to visit is. And while that question usually comes up in a general Japan context, I want to talk specifically about Osaka here. When you visit Osaka (and honestly anywhere in Japan) definitely has a…

Osaka is one of the most popular cities to visit in Japan, and for good reason. Along with Tokyo and Kyoto, it’s one of those places that I genuinely think belongs on every Japan itinerary. In this guide, I want to focus specifically on Osaka and show you how to make the most of your…

Osaka is one of the most popular places to visit in Japan, usually alongside Tokyo and Kyoto. In this article, I want to answer a question I get asked a lot: is Osaka worth visiting? Osaka was the very first stop on my Japan trip, so it was also my first real experience with Japanese…

Tokyo is massive, and when it comes to choosing a hotel or area, especially on your first trip, location really matters. Before I arrived, I did a lot of research, and two neighborhoods kept coming up again and again: Shinjuku or Shibuya. During my week in Tokyo, I actually stayed in both. I split my…

When it comes to staying in Tokyo, I really can’t stress enough how much location matters. I spent an embarrassing amount of time researching where to stay in Tokyo and what I actually wanted out of this trip and every time, I ended up at the same conclusion. For me, it always came down to…

Tokyo has so many different neighborhoods, and because the city is huge, choosing where to stay can feel a little overwhelming at first. I definitely felt that when I did my own research. After spending about a week in Tokyo and staying in Shinjuku myself, I can confidently say that Shinjuku is one of the…

Tokyo has no shortage of iconic, slightly surreal things to do, and the TeamLab exhibitions are very much part of that. During my month in Japan, they were easily some of the coolest and most memorable experiences I had in the city. If you’re not familiar with them yet, TeamLab Planets and TeamLab Borderless are…