Travel guide

Hello the world!

I haven't forgetten about my blog, just that... 

(I  forget the password all the time and I cannot log into this account very often),

what a horrible blogger am I!

But I feel so insecure if I set a really easy password!

So my password usually goes like G82hlx4Rdl08DaMwU38X and there is no way I can remember all of them (true story, sometimes above plus ^#$&*;+ ...).

Anyway.

I just wanted to write about how I have joined this incredible travel website Townske to write about travel guide and tips.

I haven't even written about my Kanazawa trip on here yet, but I have summerized my trip in one article and wrote about recommendation so if you are interested in the old Japanese traditional culture and traveling to the art town Kanazawa- please check it out. 

The Must Goes In Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref. Japan

I also simply write about the trips on wordpress

http://annakirishima.wordpress.com as well!

I post more photos on it, if you are interesed.

I personally have decided to go traveling once a month, or at least every second month on a weekend.

I will definitely update my Townske, blog or instagram so please stay tuned if you are interested in seeing my perspectives while traveling.

I shall be mostly traveling within Japan this year,

Most definitely traveling to - Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Hiroshima, Kagoshima,

Mie... and - Thailand. Hopefully USA too but not sure.

Really wanting to go to Cuba, and Singapore again.

Australia? Hm, if I go I won't be able ever leave there! *homesick*

Besides travel, I will be writing a lot about cafes in and outside of Tokyo.

Cafe - Omotesand

The first Cafe article was on Harajuku - Omotesando.

I hear a lot of people traveling to Japan again this year or sometime soon.

Hopefully my blogs will be an useful information even though I am not the master of Tokyo at all.

There are certainly beautiful places in Tokyo and I would be happy for you to find out about them.

I will do big travels too this year but also will be exploring more of the Tokyo 23 wards.

I want to explore... Tennozu Isle, Iidabashi (Suidobashi, Nihonbashi),

Zoshigaya, Sumida, Shiodome, Ginza... and writing a proper guide of Yokohama ( My home town! ) again.

Kanazawa was an incredible travel destination.

I am not sure if the entire city of Kanazawa is like that or only some part of it is but

someone who has spent a long time in Kanazawa has told me that

the local people in Kanazawa hated to fight, and they knew that if they don't fight, the enemies wouldn't be invading their castle either, so they trained to perform and produce art or craft works more than fighting, but they were still worried about someone entering the castle so they made the interior of the castle like a maze.

And that's how Kanazawa has become an interesting, art and entertainment oriented city.

It was a very peaceful and laid back city.

Everywhere we went, we saw a street full of galleries and art shops.

Small city, a lot of entertainment.

Thanks for reading my blog again, I just fixed my password today so hope I can log in easily next time!

Love

Anna

Ending gives me hopes

Today is New Year's Eve.

The word "New Year's Eve" reminds me of that awesome movie I've watched ... 4-5 years ago, on New Year's Eve with my single friend.

I still love that movie, I should rent it and watch it maybe over next New Year's Eve night.

2015 was HUGE. It has been so dramatic, I would say it was 4 years put together in one year.

My 2015 has started off with snow.

I got up at 5, headed straight out with a camera, found out it was snowing...

It's safe to say, it was snow storming.

Traveled down to the harbor, where I wanted to see the sunrise.

Obviously, couldn't see a thing and saw many people waiting at the ferry terminal sleeping or walking around.

Apparently, the ferries couldn't depart due to the heavy amount of snow.

When the sun shined through and the sky went all beautifully translucent, I swore to god I will benefit someone this year, I will work hardest I can ever do.

And it really did make me believe it was going to be an amazing year, and it did, end up being an amazing year.

It was snowing on the way or snow was blocking the way or something and.. we were stuck in the bus for 15 hours on the way back to Tokyo.

I love night rides, it didn't bother me at all and I rather enjoyed the view from the window as I could see - Mount Fuji, Beautiful sky and bird, snow... on every other suburbs.

I've started instagramming in April,

I almost forgot what I have done in 2015 but instagram is a great way to keep track of it.

 Instagram was the breakfast I ate to inspire myself in every morning.

It really opened my eyes wider and made me feel so comfy to be connected with incredibly inspiring people.

 As always, I was melting in summer but it's a good memory now.

I am really cold-tolerant but heat impacts me so badly.

I just can't walk outside when it's... humid.

Simply, humid, and warm.

I think I have taken photos of girls this year as well.

Properly got back to painting.

Been so workaholic that I couldn't get manythings done this year, possibly.

But really it was a great time to start/restart everything I was staying away from for a while.

So I can go accelerate harder in 2016.

Boxing day lunch with grandma♡

She looks like Christmas! Cute red overcoat.

I have been asking her about my genes.

Apparently our family has a thick artistic blood flowing.

It's really either.

Hater or Euthusiast.

My grandma is a calligrapher so looking to collaborate her calligraphy into painting next year.

None of my family members is a coffee enthusiast.

I am the only one with espresso flowing in my veins.

Now I miss coffee already.

I will pour one as soon as I wake up tomorrow morning...

First cup of coffee of the year!

Started taking photos from rooftops or high places,

"ONLY" to keep my friends away from Japan missing Tokyo.

- http://instagram.com/annakirishimaphoto

And it's been quite successful!

I have been getting "Aw, now I miss Shibuya!"

Come back~ Come back~

Anyway, 2016 will start in a few hours and it will be a wild year.

Thanks for reading my blog, staying in my life and spending time with me.

I am so happy to have lived 2015 and hoping to spend more time with you.

May your holiday and new year be filled with love and miracles!

With a lot of love

Anna Kirishima

Friendship

Hello dearies♡

I am supposed to be a blogger as well as an Instagrammer and I haven't blogged in ages...

I wanted my account to be safe and secure so I kept on changing the login password then I totally forgot what it ended up being and I couldn't log in my account... for a very long time :(

Finally!

Anyways, today I met up with friends I haven't seen for years!

Sweet autumn Omotesando♡

It has been really cold in Tokyo!

It's not yet hitting one digit degrees Celcius but it's... like... really cold.

There is a wedding happening at this cafe every time I come around♡

They have a long line of people waiting to get in the cafe every weekend...

Hoping to get in there someday ;)

Bacon and egg pancakes♡♡

Best combination to have on pancakes!

My friend is Japanese though she seemed to be experiencing a huge cultural difference in Japan!

At least she was happy to finally have a pasta in Japan! ^ ^

And we can never get enough of yummy food... :)

This place is in Ura-Aoyama ( hidden corner in Aoyama area ), I always knew they have an awesome affogato and they do, really.

As I say so many times, affogato is my SECOND favorite food in this world♡

We had heaps of fun, it was absolutely awesome to catch up with old friends and spend time like no time has gone by.

She was totally going emotional and saying to us how she's enjoying her time so much like she hasn't in a long time. How sweet of her!

Night in Omotesando was interesting.

I found this ESCADA with a man watching the display, Very Very interesting.

There were new stores I haven't seen opened on the main avenue.

Saint Laurent and other famous stores. Busy Tokyo. Changing all the time.

I am a person who adores black and white.

Not only for photography, but to be in also.

I feel the timeless beauty in black and white.

World has been changing, but black shadow and white light, can not be changed.

I love it.

Aww I wonder if they had a celebration♡

Love seeing happy people.

I was quite sick since a few days ago but today has totally brought me back to a life.

I have to write about this...

I have started a blog on Wordpress only writing about my art and photography journal (this blog being my lifestyle blog).

http://annakirishima.wordpress.com

I have been painting pointillism since 12 and I have never thought once it will be appreciated by anybody.

Because it's to me just a bunch of dots forming an image, and I didn't think it would mean anything to them.

But recently, I have been told by a number of people that it is crazy and they would like to have it.

Like not just saying, they were meaning it.

I was in doubt at first but then I felt their honesty.

It has shocked me a lot, as I said, I have never thought it would hit anybody's heart in the first place.

Art is never accurate.

My dots can never be placed accurately.

There is no definition of accuracy in my art.

I paint with dots because I can't even draw a straight line if I try to.

But then, it requires a whole lot of patience.

And I had it.

That's the whole story.

It would tickle me if (hypothetically) someone said to me I was pretty.

It would make me feel shy if they said I was smart.

But if they appreciate what I make, they would mean the world to me.

It always has.

Now people are giving me the heaven and all I want to is keep creating.

It's just a whole bunch of thank you that I would like to deliver and I want to keep creating until the moment I am gone.

And my biggest wish is to have my creations living longer than I do.

I never really believe it when people say to me

"Oh you are an artist you are different, it's fiiiiine!"

I don't think I am any different to anybody, in fact, everybody is so different from each other that you can't define the standard of "being", right?

I am so right in my own way and I am being true to myself, and I am sure everybody is.

But it is the best, most blessing thing to have people accepting me for whatever hell or heaven that I am, and giving me the slighest respect.

It is just so touching that I had to write so much about this ahaha I need to keep this blog sheerly for my lifestyle diary hehe.

Anyway, it is a big part of me being an "Artist" and it is what defines what I am.

And I would like to stay connected with the beautiful welcoming world.

Thank you again and finally,

I shall be updating this blog regularly as well!

Many thanks,

Anna Kirishima

Garage Lounge and Exhibit.

Hello good day!

Like...

Okay it's a personal thing but I have a crush on a guy.

And whenever I talk about him to my girl friends they are like

"Aren't you guys going out? You sound like a couple."

But I am sure we aren't.

Well it's just my crush though.

And the thing is...

I don't know if I am becoming a friend to him or he is still interested in me!

( #Girlproblems! )

He texted me today ( our workplaces are really close. )

and asked me out for lunch but I was like "Umm... I am at home."

and he was like Oh right today's Sunday, can I ask you out again?

I am like UGAWWW.

Can I be your girlfriend. ( Please? )

Anyways.. ( I am sorry about this raging. )

I am writing about this beautiful cafe in Kiyosumishirakawa.

Apparently they opened fairly recently.

It was raining though, I like wet roads.

The light reflections are beautiful!

This cafe seems to be run by a designer. ( Interior designer )

I like the exterior of it, yellow and kind of greyish. Very photogenic.

We are apple pie lovers. ( Unofficial. )

And writing this blog article is now resulting in me running out of the house, go on an apple pie seeking journey straight after publishing this article.

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I live to eat. I eat to live. ( Kudos! )

That's what I am talking about. ( See! )

Now you don't even need to finish writing a blog article, you are only reading it,

you can go running out of the house go grab the best apple pie and come back then

continue reading my blog with the fabulous apple pie you have got right next to you.

*Drools uncontrollably*

I had a curry with a lot of beautiful decorations ( Mushroom and stuff ) on it.

Mushrooms are my favorite food.

Oh that reminded me that my crush and I had a debate before.

Me "Hey what vegetable do you like best?"

Him "Umm... I don't know, never really thought about it."

Me "I like mushrooms."

Him "Oh my god, how dare you call mushrooms "vegetables" they are mushrooms, not categorized as vegetables. If mushrooms were included then of course mushrooms are for the win."

I was like wow okay beautiful enthusiasm.

Anyways.

That cafe really turned out to be my favorite so I am visiting there when I am seeing my bestie ( the girl in a white knit sweater. )

Ahh it's Sunday and why have I no plan to go to a cafe...

I guess because this morning I saw a huge earthquake warning and got freaked out and started packing towels in my backpack and got tired. ( Silly me! teehee. )

I will, tomorrow.

Or day after at least.

Please look forward to more articles coming! I got so much to write about!

Anna