by Ana Experience | Feb 2, 2023 | Modern Culture & Dining
FOLLOW ALONG ON FOUR DREAM TRIPS TO JAPAN WAKE UP FROM THE DREAM Traveling inspires curiosity and often begs for careful itinerary planning. With so many incredible sights across Japan, it can be difficult to narrow down the list of dream destinations. To take you...
by Ana Experience | Jan 31, 2023 | Modern Culture & Dining
HOW TO PREPARE FOR A DREAM TRIP TO JAPAN ON THE GROUND International travel is an opportunity for exceptional adventure and once-in-a-lifetime experiences — but so much can be missed by lack of preparation. While the romantic notion of simply grabbing a bag and...
by Ana Experience | Nov 24, 2022 | Modern Culture & Dining
Thing To Wear: The History of the Kimono | Waheeda Harris To the citizens of Japan, the graceful folds of this wrapped silk garment hold significantly more meaning than just any wardrobe item. Although the literal translation is “thing to wear,” the kimono remains a...
by Ana Experience | Nov 21, 2022 | Modern Culture & Dining
The Colorful History of Emoji 🧳💺🛫🇯🇵🌸🗻🍣🍵🏯🏮🎎⛩👘🎐🗼🛬 Did you get that? Chances are you were able to piece together that those colorful graphics, or emoji, depict a trip to Japan. Fitting, seeing as emoji (which stems from the Japanese word for ‘picture’ and ‘character’)...
by Ana Experience | Nov 10, 2022 | Modern Culture & Dining
The Joy of Japanese Souvenirs | By Waheeda Harris Shoppers adore retail epicenters like London, New York and Paris and will quickly fall in love with Tokyo. As the second largest market in Asia, travelers will discover a wide variety of options from cool indie...
by Ana Experience | Oct 27, 2022 | Modern Culture & Dining
How Far Would You Go to See a Work of Art? | By Fiona Tapp In search of an elusive modern work of art situated in a remote part of Japan, I traveled for over 22 hours by air, landing in Tokyo and continuing on to Fukuoka airport. There I took a subway ride to Hakata...
