Oct 16, 2021Being pregnant in Japan during COVID-19When we found out that my pregnancy test was positive, I had mixed feelings: happiness, of course, but also anxiety, because it was the 30th of November, 2020, when Japan was under a state of emergency due to COVID-19. My big question was, how will this pandemic affect my pregnancy? Things that turned out positive …Pregnancy4 min readPregnancy4 min read
Mar 12, 2020A Day Trip to Izu PeninsulaThe last weekend, my partner and I decided to go on a day trip to Izu Peninsula, located in about 2 hours away from Tokyo. You can hop on “Odoriko Superview” train from Shinjuku Station directly to Kawazu. The place is a popular resort area for its hot springs, beautiful…Travel4 min readTravel4 min read
Mar 10, 2020Coronavirus; Up to Date Information of Tourists Sites in HakoneReading an article by Asako Fukushima who work for one of the top Japanese travel media, MATCHA was very interesting. "新型コロナ"のインバウンドへの影響は？メディアアクセス数から見る訪日観光客の傾向｜福島朝子 | MATCHA｜note 新型コロナウイルスによる肺炎が、日本でも流行しています。普段外国人で賑わう観光地が閑散としているニュースが報道され、今後のインバウンド市場への影響も心配されています。 ...note.com Basically what she states in the article was that; When has COVID-19 started affecting the number of international travelers to JapanTourism3 min readTourism3 min read
Published in Tourism in Japan·Feb 14, 2020How “Meet Geisha” Can Change the World of GeishaMany people don’t even know there are Geisha in Hakone in the first place. In fact, based on a survey I made at Hakone Yumoto, less than 30% of those who come to Hakone know about Hakone Geisha… “Besides Kyoto, Geisha are in Atami and Kanazawa, right?” …Geisha4 min readGeisha4 min read
Jan 31, 2020Experience Working with Geiko in Kyoto as a Teenager; What I learned and Felt in a Different World That Can’t Be Seen from the Outside.“Geisha”, “Geiko” or “Maiko” .. Maybe many of you might have heard of the names and know little about them. Do you really know what they are? I did not until I offered myself to work with them when I was a teenager. Looking for a Kyoto-like job As I started living in Kyoto in…Japan7 min readJapan7 min read
Published in Tourism in Japan·Dec 23, 2019Why Japan Succeeded Growing Its Tourism?According to the previous story that I wrote, Japan has been successful in growing its tourism industry. Growing Inbound Tourism Industry in Japan: datas and numbers “I have never expected that I would experience how it is like to live in over-tourism city .. I can actually feel the…medium.com In this story, let’s take a look at the reasons why it has been succeeded. Reason 1: Increasing interest due to Tokyo Olympic 2020Tourism4 min readTourism4 min read
Published in Tourism in Japan·Dec 23, 2019Growing Inbound Tourism Industry in Japan: Datas and Numbers“How would I had expected to live in over-tourism city .. living in Kyoto, I can actually feel the tourism boom” The city where I live in, Kyoto, has the 4th biggest number of tourists in Japan. Living in Kyoto for 4 years, I do feel the growing tourism boom…Tourism5 min readTourism5 min read
Published in Tourism in Japan·Dec 21, 2019My thoughts as a Kyoto resident, who is engaged in inbound tourism business“Over-tourism: Is Japan Becoming a Victim of its Own Success?” “With Japan’s increasing tourism numbers, tensions will inevitably follow” “Japanese travelers avoiding Kyoto as number of foreign visitors continues to grow” These are the headlines of the top news when you google “inbound tourism Kyoto”. Inbound tourism industry in Japan In the past few years…Travel3 min readTravel3 min read
