Japanese decor

Best Hotels in Nikko Japan
September 4, 2023  By janelawsonfood 

The best places to stay in Nikko Japan!

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BEAUTIFUL KYOTO HOTELS Early 2023
August 8, 2023  By janelawsonfood 

In Japan I regularly find myself swooning over accommodations with ‘it’ – there’s often an indescribable attraction or connection with the place. It could be the energy of the space, or something small and subtle- yet masterfully curated, like the house ‘scent’ , but more often […]

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KANAGAWA Region – Hakone, Odawara, Yokohama & Kamakura, Japan
March 22, 2020  By janelawsonfood 

When the world gets back on its feet…. I’m fairly certain all of us who suffer from travel-lust (not just travel writers and tour operators) will be desperate to bust out of isolation and travel our buns off . So in an effort to maintain positivity […]

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Confessions of a Travel Writer
September 15, 2019  By janelawsonfood 

Dear All, I have something to confess. It’s been almost 12 months since my last blogpost. I’m ashamed. And ever so sorry. It’s just that… well, no excuses really – except that I’ve been super busy travelling for work (and writing elsewhere eg Escape, Delicious, Real […]

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What’s your personality type?
August 23, 2018  By janelawsonfood 

When it comes to accommodation in Japan the choice in style is quite stunning.  Levels of hospitality are almost overwhelming (in a really good way) and the spaces themselves frequently unique and sometimes surprising… Please read my story in Escape HERE  to find out just some […]

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Heavenly Hayashi
August 19, 2017  By janelawsonfood 

Once again I’ve stolen an old post from my other blog eatspeakjl.blogspot.com to share with you a ryotei (traditional restaurant serving Kaiseki cuisine) I ate at around 7 or 8 years ago in Kyoto…  I really can’t believe it was that long ago because I still […]

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Bizen Pottery
August 10, 2017  By janelawsonfood 

Disclaimer – this post was stolen from our other blog (eatspeakjl.blogspot.com) and was written in 2015 –  but we just stumbled across it and thought we’d share! Recently (please see above!) we took a short visit to Kurashiki and Okayama city from Kyoto. From Okayama city we rode […]

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Japan Blue
July 31, 2017  By janelawsonfood 

Every so often we get swept away with the colour in Japan. We cannot tell a lie. In fact it’s an every day occurrence whether we are in situ or looking at 30 something years worth of Japan travel photos.  Or merely dreaming. Last week it […]

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ZENBU HOME
June 28, 2017  By janelawsonfood 

Dear Friends, We’ve finally opened our little dream store – an online shop selling beautiful Japanese things we’ve collected during our travels through Japan. ZENBUHOME.COM It’s rather small (yet sweet!) at the moment.. Stunning vintage, 100% silk Kimono – all handmade and absolutely divine to wear […]

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