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A volcano, historical Japanese estate, sapphire blue ocean, UNESCO museum, a cute Starbucks…. Sengan-en has it all. I visited this feudal estate, built in 1658 by Shimadzu Mitsuisha of the Shimadzu clan, before Ste went back to the UK. It was recommended by my awesome friend and Kagoshima connoisseur, Lydia. Her recommendations are consistently brilliant [...]
Hiroshima, famous to the world as the a-bombed city of World War 2, alongside Nagasaki. Today it is a city of peace and tolerance, welcoming people from all over the world with open arms. The city's culture is rich, both contemporary and reflective. It's known best for it's 'Deer Island' Miyajima, it's powerful A-Bomb Dome, [...]
Around this time last week I was gathering my things to help out at the JET Orientation event in Kumamoto City. I had agreed to help out at an information booth about living as a veggie in Japan to help other veggies and vegans. Sadly, bad weather meant that this part of the orientation was [...]
Despite Yakushima being the emerald island, lush green and dense in nature, I was severely worried about eating there as a vegetarian. My excitement to hike, onsen and wander around the subtropical island was displaced by the thought of my impending starvation. A small island with only 2 major towns and a population of around [...]
If you find yourself in Beppu and you’re after some amazing food and an even better vibe, I would definitely recommend the Veggie Joint. I found it online while scoping out veggie places and was really excited to try. After waiting in my hostel like a loser for them to open at 11am (desperate much?) [...]
This weekend I headed over to an organic market being held in Nishiki. Posters had been put up all around my town and a few people had told me about it; as a veggie I'm the direct line for the area's vegetable-related news (hit me up with any carrot-related queries). The market ran for both days [...]
Japan's town of Takachiho, Miyazaki, is well known for its popular attraction ‘Takachiho Gorge’. If you’ve been up-to-date with my blog posts you’ll have read about my recent trip to the gorge and surrounding areas; if you haven’t... If you did read the post, you will have found that Takachiho is rural, boasting miles and [...]
If you're like me, you may have thought that being veggie in Japan would be easy. They eat TOFU right? Right… Well, this expectation was already questioned before I moved to Japan. In my pre-move research I found a barrage of blogs talking about how hard it is to eat green in the Land of [...]
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