Recipes

Pork and Miso Ramen

Prep time: 15 minutes | Cook time: 1 hour | Serves: 2 As someone who is gluten intolerant, I haven’t been able to eat or make ramen for years. However, I recently came across some gluten free ramen noodles in a Japanese pantry and was so excited at the prospect of making my own ramen. […]

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Street style

Harajuku Shopping

Top: Vintage Slazenger | Mesh Long Sleeve: ASOS | Pleated Pants: Topshop | Puffer Jacket: Uniqlo | Fishnets: ASOS | Sneakers: NO NAME | Earrings: Curated Wholesale | Sunglasses: Dior   I recently went on a trip to Japan and when I was in Tokyo, I had a good shopping day in Harajuku. It was a bit […]

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Travel

Tokyo | Japan

Our last stop of the Japan trip was Tokyo! We spent a few days here and tried to cover as many areas as we could while fitting in a lot of shopping. Tokyo was crazy busy with people, lights and noise. It was exactly what I imagined Japan to be like.   Taito We visited […]

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Travel

Naoshima | Japan

Naoshima was the highlight of my trip. It is a little island of the coast of Japan that is dedicated to architecture, artwork and sculptures. It is a short train and ferry ride to the island (about an hour) from Okayama and well worth the trip.   We rented bikes and rode around the island […]

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Travel

Kyoto + Day Trips | Japan

Our next stop was Kyoto – it was our first busy city of the visit. The streets were full of people and music, it was a lot of fun at night!   In Kyoto we decided to try out a themed hostel and chose Book and Bed. It is pretty self explanatory – beds in little […]

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Travel

Nara | Japan

Nara was our first day trip from Osaka. The first thing you notice is the deer – they are the focal point of Nara and there are pictures of deer everywhere. It is a really nice town with beautiful parks and temples. The town has a large buddhist influence so there are a lot of […]

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