JAPAN
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Highlights of Japan in Winter in March 2017
Read more: Highlights of Japan in Winter in March 2017Here are highlights of Japan in Winter in March 2017. I’ll include place names and times and some prices in NZ dollars in case that’s helpful for anybody planning their own trip. I highly recommend you go! Last time I went to Japan two years ago I bought a JR Rail Pass but this time…
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We’re loving: New Zealand label Désirée
Read more: We’re loving: New Zealand label DésiréeWe’re loving: New Zealand fashion label Désirée, and you will love Desiree Turner’s chic yet wearable designs, too… Introducing Désirée Désirée, the New Zealand label eponymous with her motto ‘comfortablychic’, has released the new Autumn/Winter 2017 collection entitled ‘Gaijin’. Inspired by a trip to Japan last year, designer Desiree Turner was amazed to find a…
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Packing for Japan in March: what to take in Winter
Read more: Packing for Japan in March: what to take in WinterTravelling in Winter can be slightly more tricky than in Spring and Summer, in terms of the extra items you need in the colder months that tend to bulk out your luggage and suddenly you’re over weight at the airport. Here are my tips for packing for Japan in March, which is the end of their…
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Historic Kyoto – highlights in photos
Read more: Historic Kyoto – highlights in photos“Nippon, here we come!” read my itinerary for ten days in Japan from New Zealand life in May last month. I arrived at Kansai Airport on Air New Zealand – they used to fly direct from Auckland to Osaka but stopped doing that – so we had to change to another airline which was lengthy…
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Buying designer recycle fashion in Japan
Read more: Buying designer recycle fashion in JapanBuying designer recycle fashion in Japan seemed to make perfect sense. Here was a country internationally renowned for investing in top labels and also having disposable income and a fairly robust sense of consumerism whilst being obsessed with the latest and the newest. This meant, in my mind, the perfect combination – great labels being…
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Highlights of Hokkaido in pictures – May 2015
Read more: Highlights of Hokkaido in pictures – May 2015I headed over to Japan earlier this month for ten days from New Zealand and I thought readers might like to take a peek at some of my highlights in photos. In this post, see my top picks from Hokkaido in May 2015. We flew from Osaka’s Kansai airport to Shinchitose airport in Sapporo, where…
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Highlights around Tokyo in pictures
Read more: Highlights around Tokyo in picturesSo in May of this year, I packed – very lightly, I might add, as, surprisingly for someone with four wardrobes and a predilection for hoarding, I only take one pair of shoes extra to what I wear on the plane, and a tiny toiletries bag of sample-sized skincare and two pairs of trousers –…
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Street style in Japan
Read more: Street style in JapanStreet style in Japan – what we saw people wearing on the streets of Japan. Above – catching the train to Harajuku, Tokyo, to Takeshita Street, below. The backpacks trend was strong on the sidewalks of Tokyo. Hats, bare ankles with trainers. Also – this loose shirt dress trend was everywhere. Ultra-bright trainers were everywhere…
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JAPAN in May 2015 – highlights from my Instagram
Read more: JAPAN in May 2015 – highlights from my InstagramJAPAN in May 2015 – highlights in photos from my Instagram feed as I travelled the country in their Spring from New Zealand, over to Kyoto up to Hokkaido and back down by bullet train to Tokyo. Intro image: making tea in Hakodate ryokan inn. My Japanese breakfast this morning! Oishii. Beautiful dolls on display…