Some more shots from my last visit to Kamakura in April. Soon it will be the Ajisai (Hydrangea) season - another great time to visit Kamakura I must try to go back!
From top left: 01. My recent favourite soup bean mix from EATALY on cutting board from Fine Little Day. / 02. Young jacaranda leaves coming out on my balcony - good sign of early summer! / 03. First ...
I am finally getting comfy in my new home, and getting used to the new neighbourhood. Itll soon be one whole month since moving, it seems longer. I have found a favourite bakery where I can get the b...
All above images are from peterivy.comI was totally struck on the amazing work by Peter Ivy, an American glass artist who works and produces extraordinary glassware in his studio in Japans Toyama pre...
I just had another roll of film developed, which I had kind of forgotten about so these were taken a few months ago but I thought Id share as a quick mini Tokyo guide. These are all from the area of ...
From March and April, in Tokyo.
Just as I thought I would have to let this years sakura season go without fully enjoying it as I had been frustratingly too busy (plus I had to cancel a Hana-mi picnic party due to catching a cold, b...
This years sakura season is over now but oh it was so beautiful. These are mainly from Jiyugaoka and Nakameguro, daily scenes turning all so incredibly stunning. This is the time I feel most happy to...
Lots have been happening in the past month, cold winter has been replaced by happy spring and now we are having the sakura season in Tokyo. My niece Ako was around for a week from Sendai and we had l...
Every time I see this crack on my enamel container I remember the day. Its been exactly a year today.The fact there are still 3,155 people missing and over 340,000 people still living in the temporar...
01. KOHORO - a beautiful Japanese style tableware and zakka (addresses shown at the end of the post) 02. box & needle - full of very exquisite paper boxes made in Kyoto! (I simply cant get enough of ...
I finally picked up my photos I took with one-use camera I bought at monogram - my favourite camera shop in Gakugeidaigaku when I went with Maria early January. No these are not instagram shots nor h...
I never meant to fill this blog with instagram photos but when I realised it was already the last day of February and that I had not posted anything here this month. I still havent picked up my recen...
The latest seasonal book from minä perhonen 紋黄蝶 "we", apparently the 10th issue this season its more like a company or brands introduction book rather than a collection book. It shows scenes ...
Its been pretty cold in Tokyo lately, cant believe the first month of the new year is almost gone and another is about to arrive. It seems that lots have happened in January, its been fun :) Images i...
The very first roll of film of the new year is from a wonderful day I had with lovely Maria. On a very cold but beautiful day, starting off at Nakameguro station we walked through to Daikanyama and b...
I love the winter light and shadows.
I had the pleasure of meeting up with lovely Maria who was in Tokyo last week (I will post about our wonderful day soon) and I could finally have the copy of frankie in my hand, the issue my intervie...
Getting ready for welcoming the New Year to arrive, which is the most important event in Japan, I feel so grateful that I can do all these things like I have always done (even the crazy part like doi...
Another house, the last house Luis Barragán designed "Casa Gilardi" is also in Mexico City and although the Gilardi family are actually living in this house they let you see inside (partially...
Im continuing posts from my trip to Mexico wanting to finish up soon but I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas if you celebrate it. Here in Japan its not really what it must be like in the rest of...
Coyoacan is where Frida Kahlo was born and spent most of her life in, and yes that is where Museo Frida Kahlo is. This is where Frida grew up and is also called la casa azul (blue house) and I had dr...
From San Angel we walked to Coyoacan, a lovely neighbourhood with so many beautiful old houses with lots of amazing colours. It was really hard to just keep walking without stopping to photograph eve...
So, the 3 days in California went by so fast yet I think we did pretty well eating-wise :) I left San Francisco with an enormous excitement along with anxiety. As I always feel whenever arriving to a...
I think youd all have a place or two (or more) where you really wish you can visit one day in your lifetime. I too have some. In this holiday, I actually made it to the 3 places of my dreams, I feel ...
Here they are, photos from my holiday, finally! I was quite disappointed by how most of them turned out, the ones I share here are the best ones though, anyway...Mexico was our main destination and w...
*Mexico*California - Berkeley, San Francisco, SausalitoBack from holidays, back to reality.... but I had such a wonderful time and Im back all refreshed and inspired! Mexico was just so amazing and I...
Im off to California and Mexico today!I will be back here hopefully with lots of nice photos to share with you later when Im back from my trip :)x
Im not sure if my newest pal Olympus Trip35 can be my best friend now. I dont know if it is because of the photo lab who developed the film or the film I used or just me not being so good but most of...
©TOKYO-SKYTREEOne of the most talked about new landmarks of Tokyo right now that will open May 2012, the TOKYO SKYTREE has released their new staff uniforms yesterday and yes they are designed by Aki...
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