Inside Japan – The Silence That Kills, The Danger From Within

Hi my dear readers, how are you? I am doing ok, this summer I will spend some time in Switzerland working remotely and helping my mum, leaving Jack and Mr. Fuzzy in Tokyo, I hope everything will be fine. But let’s dive in today’s topic. As you may already know, last Friday here in Japan […]

Inside Japan – 2021: The Year I Settled in Tokyo

Hello my beautiful people, I hope you are all fine and I wish you the best for your 2022! For me, it is that time of the year where I would like to share with you my personal experience. Feel free to continue reading at your own risk, I warned you! 2021 in a nutshellAs […]

Inside Japan – Ume, Earthquakes, and Next Media Interviews

Hello everyone! Hope you are fine. Spring is here! And this is a quick update about some important events happening this and next month! “Ume” the beautiful plum flowers Before the arrival of the beloved Cherry Blossoms in March, called “Sakura” in Japanese, there is another flower that it is worth viewing: “Ume”, the plum […]

Japan Virtual Tours – Kansai Mon Amour! A Different Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto

Hello everyone! How are you? In my last article I wrote about starting to work and my first trip near beautiful Mount Fuji. Many things happened after that: I went live on the Swiss radio, spent one great month working in my company, and found a new apartment where Jack and I will move next […]

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 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 – 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 […]