Zenpop Subscription Box - Snack Sledge*

Zenpop Subscription Box - Snack Sledge*

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way 🎵... Ahhh, how nice it is to get into the festive mood! I'm sure many of you have snow already (jealous!! 😍) and are enjoying snowmen and snowball fights.

Tea Time With Mariëlla Erkens

Tea Time with Mariëlla Erkens

Hopefully you've been around Life is a Box of Mochi for a while and you've come to know me a little. If you're new, though, I'll tell you that I like tea. A lot. Hot, cold, it doesn't matter, I like to drink tea.

Zenpop Subscription Box - November Nibbles*

Zenpop Subscription Box - November Nibbles*

We're now deep in Autumn: the leaves changing colour, the weather getting colder... What better way to enjoy this season than with some scrumptious snacks from Zenpop?

Zenpop Subscription Box - Hello Halloween*

Zenpop Subscription Box - Hello Halloween*

Happy Halloween! Well, haha, almost. Soon it will be All Hallow's Eve so, to get everyone in the mood for the spookiest day of the year, Zenpop *sponsored* this blog post and sent me a free Japanese Ramen + Sweets Mix Pack to review.

Interview With Samurai Actor Keita Arai

Interview with Samurai Actor Keita Arai

Today, I would like to introduce you all to someone very special... If you've been following my blog, you know I'm very passionate about Japanese culture, and you also know that I am fascinated by historical Japan, and Samurai.

5 Things I Want to Experience When I Am in Japan

5 Things I Want to Experience When I Am in Japan

Japan offers plenty of activities for people to take part in whether in group or alone and, since I became passionate about Japanese culture, my list of things I'd like to do once I'm there has been growing a lot, to the point that I decided to share some of the items in my list with you.

10 Must-Read Books About Japanese Culture

10 Must-Read Books About Japanese Culture

I've always been very fond of books, despite life's ups and downs, and since I took an interest in all things Japan, I've been trying to find books which talk about various aspects of Japanese culture.

ZenPop Subscription Box - Ramen Hanabi


I'm already familiar with subscription boxes, I bought a couple back when I was a book blogger, and even tried an anime one. I've tried a Japanese snack box as well, which was absolutely fantastic, but I wanted to try new stuff.

Interview with Atami MOA Museum of Art

Interview with Atami MOA Museum of Art

When you think of Shizuoka, perhaps the first thing that comes to mind is the vast stretch of tea fields, or the majestic Mt. Fuji. However, there is so much more that you can explore in this Japanese prefecture.

7 Cities I Want to Visit When I Am in Japan

7 Cities I Want to Visit When I Am in Japan

I've been wanting to visit Japan for quite some time—I actually would like to move there, but it's a whole different story—and it's true there's so much to see and do that I would find a bit hard to decide where to begin from.

Festival Dell'Oriente: A Bouquet of Cultures

Festival Dell'Oriente: A Bouquet of Cultures

I've been interested in Asian cultures since I started studying Japanese so, when I had the opportunity to attend Festival Dell'Oriente in Rome at the end of April, I jumped without second thought.

Festival Dell'Oriente Roma 2022 - Press Conference

Festival Dell'Oriente - Conferenza Stampa
Credit: Festival Dell'Oriente di Roma

I had the opportunity (and pleasure) to attend the online press conference for the 2022 Asian Festival that will take place in Rome this weekend just a few hours ago, and I'm even more excited than I was when I found out about this amazing cultural event.

Anime Review: Another

Another/P.A.Works
Credit: Another/P.A.Works

I'm a big fan of Anime/Manga, I'm always on the lookout for series I think I am going to enjoy. The anime I am going to talk about today was really surprising because I don't like anything horror, but I'm glad I watched it because the story was really captivating.

Life is a Box of Mochi

Welcome to Life is a Box of Mochi

These past couple of years have been quite the struggle, and I'm pretty sure it's been the same for a lot of people. I was living in England and I had to leave due to circumstances out of my control, and I have been trying to find some joy in all of this madness.