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    Inner Musings from Tokyo : November 2021

    December is here and we pull out our cozy sweaters! The frenzy of fall also has subsided and it is unbelievable how fast the year had rolled amidst the pandemic. As I settle into November—the very best month of autumn, it reminded me that it’s a holiday month. But instead of the hurried rush to a destination, we had earlier already planned a few short trips for November to spend time as a family and to take a moment to celebrate and reflect on all that makes us grateful. And now suddenly November became a hectic month for us. Like I mentioned in the October post, with just 1 month…

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    TOKYO MUSINGS

    Inner Musings from Tokyo : October 2021

    Welcome to the October post in the cold month of December… October is a great month to celebrate the coming of autumn in Japan. With typhoon season largely over by the end of September, October offers some of Japan’s fairest and most comfortable weather and there are amazing spots to enjoy the beautiful nature such as hiking and viewing autumn leaves. October was a little quieter month as there wasn’t any traveling, except going to Shibuya and Harajuku, the 2 most distinct popular areas in Tokyo for seeing or shall I say participating at the most famous Halloween celebration… Halloween in Japan is becoming bigger and bigger every year. From…