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Traditional Japanese wedding

With this article, I want to share my traditional wedding experience with a Japanese woman, Yoshiko. We both chose to celebrate the Shinto rite, although many Japanese now prefer...

in Love, Spirituality · 9 min read >

Save the Yoshida dormitory of Kyoto University!

Not everyone knows that one of the foundations of the renowned Kyoto University is the Yoshida dormitory. It is...

in Back to the West
Nov 18 · 11 min read >

Oddities and curiosities of Japan (for Westerners) pt. 2

Continuation of the previous article on the oddities and curiosities of Japan ”Strange” Japan “The Japanese do not sleep,...

in Back to the West
Nov 9 · 6 min read >

Oddities and curiosities of Japan (for Westerners) pt. 1

Peculiarities of Japan are in the mouth of everyone, like the super technological bathroom, the bullet trains, the extreme...

in Back to the West
Nov 9 · 5 min read >

My experience at Mickey House, Tokyo’s most famous Language Exchange Café

One of the cornerstones of my slow travel through Asia is to live as much as possible immersed in...

in Back to the West
Oct 7 · 7 min read >

Made in Japan pt. 2: the Tokyoites

Tokyoite is not the last generation swear word, but it is the term used to define the inhabitants of...

in Back to the West
Sep 11 · 7 min read >

The origins of Shiatsu

There are tens of millions of people in the world who know Shiatsu or have at least heard of...

in Holistic Therapies
Aug 11 · 11 min read >