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 – Setting Up Your Japanese Life as a Student or Employee

Hello everybody! How are you? I am still in quarantine with Jack in our cute Japanese apartment. It is going well, with its normal ups and downs. I put away the luggage, set my “home workstation”, then remotely managed to talk to my company, the city office, and opened a bank account by mail. So, […]

Inside Japan – Elly Can Go Back! All You Need to Know About the Japan Travel Ban

Hello everyone! How are you doing? Me, after a couple of super depressive weeks, I started to see the light at the end of the tunnel. First, I almost managed to send or give every participant of the Japan Contest their prize (dedicated photo album here, updating in process) and second, I will be able […]

Japan Contest: Winners and Prizes | Concorso Giappone: vincitori e premi

Dear all, I hope you are doing fine. I am here to talk about the Japan Contest! It started on July 15 and finished on August 30, with a total of 10 partners and 28 participants. There is a good piece of news: Everybody is a winner! You can read more about the contest’s history […]

Escape to Europe – Road Trip Among Italy, France, and Switzerland

Hello guys! I am back to work on Elly Lakes! On August 11, I said goodbye to Jack who went back to Tokyo after spending a couple of weeks in Europe, where we had our amazing Road Trip among Italy, France, and Switzerland. You can read later about our story to understand why this short […]

Japan Contest | Concorso Giappone

Hi everyone, are you enjoying holidays? I may be able to have some relaxing days soon… you can find clues on Jack and Elly channels, especially in our last video, and do not forget to follow us on Instagram! About Elly Lakes, I am here to talk about the Japan Contest, with which you can […]

Jack and Elly – When Love Is Stronger Than Anything

Hello dear readers! How are you? Since I have been receiving several questions about it, also during my radio performances, today I would like to surprise you with a different kind of article: I will talk about the Jack and Elly project! This means a lot of secret stuff! Starting from when and how we […]

Japan Virtual Tours – Anime Pilgrimage and “Your Name.” in Tokyo

Hi everybody, how are you? I am happy to announce that this is the first “Virtual Tours” article on my website! If later you want to read about other travelling destinations, you can have a look to the articles I wrote for “Your Japan” website, here you can find a list. Today I would like […]

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Welcome to Elly’s World! (Guide to ellylakes.com)

Welcome to my world. I suggest you to have a look to this short guide before scrolling or exploring around! Benvenuti nel mio mondo. Vi consiglio di dare un’occhiata a questa breve guida prima di scorrere oltre o esplorare! English & Italian Before starting, you need to know that every article in this website will […]

Living Tokyo – Plot Twist and Big Question Mark

Hi everyone, how is life going? Are you ready to leave behind this 2019 and enter the brand new 2020? I am currently trying to enjoy these holidays after stressing up with school’s exams (I passed!), the Business Japanese Test, and the end of my Internship with my former company. A huge chapter of my […]