by Angelie | Last updated Feb 6, 2026 | Japan Experience Guides
If you are planning a trip to Japan, you have likely heard that Osaka is the place where you go to eat. This city is loud, a bit gritty, and completely obsessed with its local food culture. While Tokyo is polished and Kyoto is quiet, Osaka is the place where you come...
by Angelie | Last updated Feb 5, 2026 | Japan Area Guide
Osaka is the rebellious younger sibling to Kyoto’s traditional elder. If Kyoto is where you go to reflect and breathe, Osaka is where you go to let loose and eat. It is loud, friendly, and unapologetically bold. Most travellers following the “Golden...
by Angelie | Last updated Jun 11, 2026 | Japan Cultural Experiences
If there is one thing I’ve learned from consuming a frankly concerning amount of raw fish, whether off a plastic conveyor belt at a place like Sushiro or the occasional wallet-draining omakase splurge, it is that Sushi is the definition of deceptively simple. On...
by Angelie | Last updated Jun 9, 2026 | Japan Experience Guides, Japan Cultural Experiences
When most people think of a samurai, they picture a warrior with a sword. Or at least I did! But after moving to Japan, I learned that for centuries, the true mark of a skilled samurai was not how he handled a katana, but how he handled a bow while riding a horse at...
by Jessica | Last updated Dec 27, 2025 | Winter in Japan, Celebrations & Holidays in Japan
Are you looking for New Year’s fireworks in Tokyo and…struggling? Don’t worry, it’s a rite of passage for Westerners spending the holidays in Japan to discover that things are done a little differently. New Year’s Eve is traditionally a time for family and temple...
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