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Staycation or Japan from North to South

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Madame — Leave a reply

2020 has been a strange year and so far it looks like it will continue so until the end… I definitely do not need to explain you what that means. Continue Reading

Posted in Discovering, The rest of Japan | Tagged Hokkaido, Ishigaki, Japan, staycation, travelling in Japan | Leave a reply

Van Gogh and Japan, or About art and travel

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Madame — Leave a reply

Paris or Tokyo, popular museum exhibitions have equally long lines, especially on weekends or towards their final days. Interestingly enough, this weekend I was discovering how Japanese art was influencing Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, France vs. Japan | Tagged art, Hokusai, Japan, Japonism, The Art of Travel, travel Japan, Van Gogh | Leave a reply

Expectations, reality and the best time “to taste” Japan

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Madame — Leave a reply

Several months ago: “What is the best time to come for a visit?” “October should be perfect. It is still warm, typhoon season is over, a bit too early for Continue Reading

Posted in Eating out, Tokyo | Tagged eating out, food, Japan, October, rainy day, tokyo, visiting Japan in October | Leave a reply

Spring undercover and Almost picture perfect

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Madame — Leave a reply

This weekend cherry blossom season had to be at its peak in Tokyo. The timing may somewhat differ in different places out and around the city, and the difference  is Continue Reading

Posted in Discovering, The rest of Japan | Tagged Arakurayama Sengen Park, Cherry blossom season, five-story pagoda, Fuji view, hanami, Japan, Kofu, Maizuru-jo Park, picture perfect, Sakura | Leave a reply

The fifth season and queues where they are not expected

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

Typically, we know four seasons. Japan has five, including summer, autumn, winter, spring, and the rainy one. Sadly enough, France seems to have this fifth one this year as well… Continue Reading

Posted in Discovering, The rest of Japan | Tagged Chiba, Hiking, hiking in Japan, Japan, Mt. Nokogiri, Nokogiriyama, queues in Japan, stone Buddha | Leave a reply

Lost in translation III or The train is calling

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

What a disappointment! – says a guy sitting on the same bench in the famous park – it was so well visible when I got out of the train! True Continue Reading

Posted in Discovering, The rest of Japan | Tagged Japan, Shibazakura, train, trains in Japan, travel | Leave a reply

Roundabouts: on the road and in life

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Madame — Leave a reply

Whenever you drive in France, you will find them everywhere, especially in the countryside. Europeans are used to roundabouts on the roads, they allow smoother traffic flow and are said Continue Reading

Posted in Discovering, Europe, France vs. Japan, The rest of Japan | Tagged Charles de Gaulle – Étoile, Japan, life, Paris, Roundabout, transport | Leave a reply

St. Valentine’s Day: About Love and Not Really

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Madame — 1 Comment ↓

When I first moved to Paris, it was early February. There was a big flower shop right next to my home. That year St. Valentine’s Day happened to fall in Continue Reading

Posted in Discovering, France vs. Japan | Tagged chocolate, Japan, love, St. Valentine's Day, White day | 1 Comment ↓

Coffee, cars and something you may have almost missed

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Madame — Leave a reply

Have you ever realized that things we see every day soon become so “ordinary” that often we do not even notice them? While living in Paris I used to cross Continue Reading

Posted in Discovering, What about coffee?, Yokohama | Tagged cars, coffee, driving, Japan, Nissan | Leave a reply

A year in Japan: Mid-term review

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Madame — Leave a reply

“Everybody is midway in their story.” (Ron Carlson) Normally you would do a mid-term review at work to review the annual objectives, the progress and if any changes are needed, Continue Reading

Posted in Discovering, The Start, Uncategorized | Tagged business, culture, experience, food, Japan, mid-term, midway, review, seasons, year in japan | Leave a reply

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