Posts by Ana Costa

This was one of the first questions that came to my mind when I was planning my trip to Japan. Since it's not easy to budget a trip to Japan, especially when you do it for the first time, it is quite...

Shinkansen While I was doing some research for my trip to Japan, I came across information about shinkansen prices, but some people seem to believe the shinkansen is an expensive option. As I was...

I know that most people struggle with learning Japanese because of kanji, and I understand them. Kanji seems so difficult and there are so many kanji that it is normal to ask how can the Japanese...

When you think about Japanese food, you obviously think about fish, but if you pay attention carefully, you'll see that several dishes in Japan use raw fish as an ingredient (and sometimes it is even...

If you watched videos about Japanese food or if you watch anime regularly, you probably noticed that they always say the phrase "itadakimasu" before eating something. I found this quite interesting,...

Forest of Resonating Lamps When people search for uncommon things to do in Tokyo, they usually end up finding this awesome museum of digital art called TeamLab Borderless, but they also read about...