5 Tips for First-time Travellers to Japan

I recently went on a trip to Japan for almost three months and it was the most amazing experience I've had in a really long time. If you've been a reader of my blog since the very beginning, or you've known me long before that, then you'll know how much I love Japan, and I've spent the past four years researching this country's customs and its culture, so that I would be somewhat prepared when the time was right. 

Major Life Update

Dear readers, 

It's been a really long while since I last posted on this blog, hasn't it? It wasn't just burnout, life decided to throw some very annoying curveballs, and I genuinely didn't have the energy to focus on my blog anymore. A lot happened in a year—actually, it started in November 2023 after I ultimately caught Covid. I managed to avoid it for three years despite my family getting it multiple times, but in the end it got me too and—as my first time—it was really horrible and it took me a long time to recover. 

Manga Review: The Blue Wolves of Mibu Vol. 1

It only took the title for me to immediately request this manga on NetGalley, and I’m not ashamed to admit it! If you know me, you’ll already be aware that I’m really intrigued by historical fiction (it’s always been this way), and you’ll also know that Edo Japan is my favourite historical era. Plus, with the films I’ve watched and games I’ve played about this significant period in Japanese history, I was really eager to see how the characters I’ve come to get attached to would be portrayed.