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, […]

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. […]

Living Tokyo – Shibuya Halloween and Other Amazing Stories

Well, well, well, the title of this article is pretty promising right? Actually the best still has to come (and I will tell you later why), but the last two weeks were pretty much special for different reasons. Events, events, and events “Events” is the word that better describes my current life. They fall into […]

Living Tokyo – Foxes, Onsen, and Digital Art

Hi everybody! Hope you are fine. I have just started school and work again after almost two weeks of holidays, where I have been to Korea (read the article about Seoul here), but also Sendai, enjoyed the Oktoberfest in Yokohama, and the Tokyo Digital Art Museum. But let’s proceed in order. In just a week, […]

Escape to Korea – My Seoul

Apart from the article where I described my brief homecoming in Switzerland and Italy, this is the first time I talk about another country other than Japan on ellylakes.com! During my exams period (dedicated article here) I programmed a week circa in one of my dream destinations: Seoul. At the last second, a friend of mine […]

Living Tokyo – Endings and Beginnings

Ehy everyone, have you already seen the dance cover me and my friends made for a KPOP contest (above)? You probably should, and do not forget to like it because it is important to win! Thank you for your support! In my last article (Living Tokyo – Work, Dance, and Snakes) I was going to […]