• highlights of honshu

    highlights of honshu

    Travel through the ancient, mystical empire of Japan and discover the island of Honshu from Tokyo to Tono Valley in the north to Hiroshim…

  • dutch wonderland

    dutch wonderland

    Japan, the year 1600. A Dutch ship named ‘De Liefde’ (The Love) appears before the coast of the island of Kyushu. Apart from one…

  • lost in translation – 5 day tokyo city break

    lost in translation – 5 day tokyo city break

    At first sight, Tokyo is an urban jungle, lit by neon light and inhabited by millions and millions of people who all want to…

  • tapas molecular

    tapas molecular

    The Mandarin Oriental is one of the many high-rise neighbors of Japan’s emperor. Located next to Tokyo Station, the five star hotel offers not…

  • kumamon

    kumamon

    Quietly we sit in the lobby of the Takefue Ryokan. Concentration at its peak. It’s hot. Across from us, next to a woodstove, sits…

  • curves ‘n concrete

    curves ‘n concrete

    War, fire, urbanization, scarcity. These and not a fetish for concrete and ugliness are the reasons Tokyo, to many, looks like a tormented soul.…

  • carp e diem

    carp e diem

    The setting has slightly changed since 2009, being the year the stadium said goodbye to its macabre neighbor to be reborn down the river.…

  • tokyo shuffle

    tokyo shuffle

    Yes, this is real. Spirituality, massive crowds and discipline. This is Japan in a nutshell. A nutshell called Meiji Shrine. Each and every year.…

  • tokyo giants

    tokyo giants

    There you stand. Eye to eye with the most feared and destructive urban legend ever alive. Godzilla. Standing next to the statue of this…

  • toontown japan

    toontown japan

    No, you did not fall down the rabbit hole. But indeed, those raccoons, rabbits, cats, dogs, birds, monkeys and turtles are trying to tell…