Bobo Tokyo, Up Close and Personal with Japanese Fashion

Aku ngga pernah menyangka bahwa Jepang akan menjadi salah satu negara favorit yang akhirnya bisa aku kunjungi.Welcoming myself to Negara Matahari Terbit ini untuk pertama kalinya di tahun 2018, aku sudah sejak lama jatuh cinta dengan Jepang dan segala sesuatu yang terkait dengannya. Mulai dari makanan Jepang yang enak dan sehat, gaya hidup yang khas, kecanggihan teknologi, budaya tertib dan bersih, toilet yang keren, sampai  sejarah dan kehidupan para shogun dan samurai (aku punya bukunya lengkap lho) plus fashion style a la Jepang yang...

Meiji Shrine and Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan

How I miss traveling so much!It has been quite some times since I travel abroad. Since the outbreak of Corona virus in the beginning of 2020, - or in March 2020 for Indonesia, the world has unravelled the unprecedented series of events, which involve physical distancing and restrictions in traveling.Here I am now trying to revisit my memories (and my external hard disks LOL) to rekindle the joy of traveling. One of the places I enjoyed during one of my long transit in Tokyo, Japan back in the last quarter of 2019 is the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. Located...

Review APA Hotel Keisei, Ueno Akimae Japan

Hi , everyone... all is well? I certainly hope so.I would like to share more about my trip to Ueno, Japan. I have shared the beauty of Ueno Park (read: Cherry blossoms at Ueno Park, Japan  ) and the surrounding temples as well as things we can do while transiting in Japan  (read: 8 Things you can do while transiting in Japan Now let me take you to the hotel I chose during my stay in Ueno, Japan. This trip took place in 2018 and it was my first trip to Japan, to be followed by other 3 transits and visit. I have to admit I do fall...

Spring time in Japan

Staying at home for two full weeks, although amidst never ending home works for the kids and my own assignment, makes me take the liberty to dig up my files and post some old photos and videos. I realised I have tons of them even from 10 years ago, when we lived in Geneva, Switzerland , and took so many photos during our road trip to more than 20 countries in Western and Central Europe. Well, let's see whether I can bring them back alive and put them in My Purple World. One thing for sure, it is now spring in many parts of the world, particularly...

WW: Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan

Welcome to Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan My itchy feet is back on track! This time, I have meetings in New York City for UN Security Council and I managed to have a brief transit at Tokyo, Japan, as I take ANA. It was around 9 hours lay over but with all the traveling to and from the airports (I arrived in Haneda and leaving to NYC from Narita Airport, mind you :)), I only managed to have around 3 hours enjoying downtown Tokyo. This time, I decided to stop at Meiji Shrine in Yoyogi Park and Takeshita Dori in Harajuku area. It was...

Breathtaking View of Mount Fuji

Breathtaking View of Mount Fuji Don't you love this view? Mount Fuji from Kawaguchiko What do you have in mind when you hear the word Japan? Ramen and sushi? Doraemon, Manga comics? or Mount Fuji? For me, it's all of them. But for sure, I have Mount Fuji on top of my list since this mountain is super famous and I remember my days at my elementary school when we learn about geography. Whenever we talked about Japan, Mount Fuji would be directly associated to this fascinating country. Therefore, I have been intending to visit...