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Trick or treat, and do not tell me what you read

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Madame — Leave a reply

It is not yet about Halloween, even though the preparations are in full speed all across Japan. Rather, what to do on a day when you do not feel like Continue Reading

Posted in Discovering, Tokyo | Tagged Daikanyama T-Site, optical illusions, rainy day in Tokyo, Tokyo Trick Art Museum, trick art, trick or treat, Tsutaya Books | Leave a reply

One Summer Night or From Tokyo to Saint-Tropez and Back

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Madame — 2 Comments ↓

In my last post I briefly mentioned the Soirée Blanche (White Party), and here I would like to tell you a bit more about this rather new summer tradition. Having Continue Reading

Posted in Discovering, Tokyo | Tagged champagne, French Kitchen, Grand Hyatt Tokyo, Saint-Tropez style, Soirée Blanche, soirée Lacoste, White Party in Tokyo | 2 Comments ↓

August in Tokyo or Time for Holiday!

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Madame — 3 Comments ↓

It is my second summer season in Japan and I am already forgetting that “empty office” feeling, it simply never happens in Japan. Here people either do not take holiday, Continue Reading

Posted in Discovering, The rest of Japan, Tokyo | Tagged August in Tokyo, day trips from Tokyo, summer in Japan, what to do in Tokyo in August | 3 Comments ↓

The Garden of Words or About Rainy Season

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Madame — Leave a reply

“A faint clap of thunder, Clouded skies, Perhaps rain will come. If so, will you stay here with me?”* I am not a big fan of animation, though Japanese have Continue Reading

Posted in Discovering, Tokyo | Tagged anime, rainy season, rainy season in Japan, Shinjuku Gyoen, The Garden of Words, tokyo | Leave a reply

Golden Week and a dream about a blue dress in my suitcase

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Madame — 1 Comment ↓

First of all, May in Japan means the Golden week. Usually it is the first week of May, and due to a number of national holidays falling next to each Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, Discovering, Tokyo | Tagged 132.5, design, dress, fashion, Issey Miyake, Midtown, Pleats Please, The National Art Center, tokyo | 1 Comment ↓

Something old, something new, and a moment for reflection

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Madame — Leave a reply

There is one place in Tokyo that is said to be one of the best spots to visit during cherry blossom season. It combines old, new, and of course, blooming Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, Discovering, Tokyo | Tagged cherry blossom, tokyo, Tokyo Tower, unborn children garden, Zojoji temple | Leave a reply

Hanami or May our Days be like Cherry Blossoms

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Madame — Leave a reply

Cherry blossoms no room in the selfie for me* Cherry blossom is one of the first things that come to mind when you think about Japan. It is indeed a Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, Discovering, Tokyo | Tagged cherry blossom, full bloom, hanami, life, Sakura, spring in Japan | Leave a reply

Coucou, Madame!

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Madame — Leave a reply

Don’t think I am hiding or waiting for nice and sunny days, or for cherry blossom. The truth is that I am waiting for the end of financial year (as Continue Reading

Posted in Discovering, Tokyo, What about coffee? | Tagged coffee in Tokyo, Coucou, Midtown, patisserie, Roppongi, Sadaharu Aoki, Sakura Street, Tokyo Midtown | Leave a reply

Discoveries round the corner or Somewhere in Omotesando

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Madame — Leave a reply

Sometimes we like places, things or even people for no obvious reason. It happened to me when I first heard the name Omotesandō. I liked how it sounds and so Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, Discovering, Tokyo | Tagged coffee, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Frank Gehry, Omotesando, round the corner, tokyo | Leave a reply

Gotta believe in magic

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Madame — Leave a reply

Nothing is as fascinating, as irresistibly exiting or as endlessly interesting as YOU, full stop. And you deserve the best, even more so if it happens to be a special Continue Reading

Posted in Discovering, Eating out, Tokyo | Tagged magic, Mandarin Oriental Tokyo, molecular, Tapas Molecular Bar, trick | Leave a reply

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