Living Tokyo – From Swiss Chocolate to Japanese Sashimi

Hello everyone! How is your life going? I am writing from my home in Tokyo, I almost spent two weeks already here in Japan, after a couple of weeks in Europe, among my relatives and friends. Once back, so many things happened that summer holidays memories have almost faded away. Italian holidaysLet’s start from these […]

Living Tokyo – From Hakone Lake to the Top of Mount Fuji

Hi everyone! How are you doing? Here comes late June / July’s update! I remember I left you with a very sad announcement (here) and to be honest I have another one to do, but luckily everything went right. Let’s start! Hakone LakeAs the title says, I want to start with my rainy but beautiful […]

Living Tokyo – 久しぶりだね！

Dear all, “long time no see!” as said in Japanese (久しぶりだね！hisashiburidane!) Did you miss me? I just finished Level 6 at school, I passed all the exams! Let’s go to Level 7 and beyond! But before starting my business Japanese classes, I have to concentrate on the incoming super scary JLPT N2! Wish me good […]

Escape to China – From North to South

Hi everybody! How is life going? I just came back from a trip, taking advantage of our 10 days of Golden Week because Japan changed emperor last week! Akihito left his place to Naruhito on April 30. You can find many pieces of news online about this event. So, where did I go? The title […]

Escape to Korea – My Adventure from Busan to Seoul

Hello everyone! How are you? I have started level 6 at school, it is the passage from intermediate to advanced Japanese. There is a lot of work to do, and I hope to survive! Well, today I am not here to talk about Japan, but Korea! I organized and experienced a 12 days trip from […]

Living Tokyo – Busy Japanese Life

Hello everyone! How is your life going? Mine is pretty busy, among school and events. And I am currently writing this article on a train, heading to Nikko. But this will may be the subject of another article. Let’s see the highlights of February and March! Elly in the newsOn March 3, exactly one year […]

Living Tokyo – From Sapporo Snow Festival to Hell Valley and Bears

Hello everyone! How is your life going? Mine is pretty busy, between school and events. Let’s see the highlights of this February! Setsubun: The beginning of SpringIn Japan, February 3 is the day of Setsubun (節分), which says goodbye to Winter and greets the oncoming Spring. During Setsubun, kids are invited to throw beans to […]

Living Tokyo – Comeback on a FujiQ Rollercoaster

Hi everybody! I started writing this article on my flight and ended it in my little home in Tokyo! A longer trip This time I came back home with a connecting flight Milan – Hong Kong, then Hong Kong – Tokyo for a total of 16 hours trip. I have watched a lot of movies, […]

Living Tokyo – Among Exams and Christmas Lights

Hello everyone! Long time no see, right? I wish you a great fresh start for this 2019! Today is my Japanese anniversary! But I am currently in Switzerland, and yesterday I was invited to speak in a radio program by the Swiss Radio Television (RSI), you can listen to it again under the title “Martedì […]

Escape to Asia’s World City – My Hong Kong

Here we go! I did it again! There was a long weekend holiday in Japan so I took the chance to explore new places 🙂 This time I have been to Hong Kong, where my friend Andrea lives.First, I would like to thank my friend Sara, who came from Switzerland to visit me last week. […]