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Suo = Old Place Oshima = Big Island 周防大島 is known as the Hawaii of Japan and the secret is still not out on this stunning beach lined island, popular with Japanese. Suo Oshima isn't going to be top of your list for a luxury escape.  But if you enjoy the great outdoors and want to relax like a local, with plenty of beaches, walks and cycling, then this is a great place to stop off on our journey through Japan.  We would highly recommend it as a secret place, not many tourists from abroad visit.  It will require a little more...

Danchi 団地 Live like a Japanese city dweller.   Every country has post war, modernist building stock and Japan is no exception. Built in economically booming Japan in the 1950s, through to the 1970s, danchi were a new way of living for Japanese. Modernist flats sprung up in urban areas across Japan, as the population of their cities rapidly grew. Danchi were aimed at young professionals and families that needs affordable accommodation and were wildly popular.   The only way you can secure a danchi flat is by lottery, with buildings in popular areas often having waiting lists running years.  Today...

Kunisawa notebooks are the luxury Japanese stationery item. Being made with the best materials & lots of hand processes, they protect your precious memories and notes. We don’t go anywhere without our notebook, it keeps our business on track. With the grid paper inside its perfect fro writing, numbers and drawing, with anything you can get your hands on from a calligraphy pen to a pencil. Enjoy the photo gallery below of how these beautiful notebooks are made. Stage One It always starts with the covers, whether made of thick textured card or a hard wearing textured covering each one...