In Tokyo between Jun 6-14, 2026? Love Hydrangea? Take this post as the universe’s sign for you to visit the Bunkyo Hydrangea Festival (Bunkyo Ajisai Matsuri) at Hakusan Shrine 3,000+ hydrangeas carpet the shrine grounds and surrounding Hakusan Park, turning the rainy season into something magica

WE FOUND A PREMIUM SAMGYETANG WITHOUT A QUEUE?! in frame: the bubbling goodness that is JIHO Samgyetang SBCD ‘s healthy samgyetang, the kimchi banchan trio and seafood pancake apparently adulting also involves graduating from the $5 samgyetang from Hwang’s in NUS, to spending ~6x the amoun

In frame: Nolita signature #1 A.O.P and Eggplant Miso Carbonara (May Special) We made our virgin trip to Lentor for a friend’s clinic opening (check out @gojiphysio at IG if you are looking for a women and family physio + plus points if you live around Lentor) this weekend - and Nolita stood

We have tried all the usual recommended day trip / getaway locations from Tokyo, and Nikko is hands down one of our top three! It does feel like its popularity in social media has went down in the past year in favour of Kamakura. Both gives relatively different experience (Nikko is more tranquil an

Smash Street We fell so in love with the crispy smashed patty and the sauces - this is definitely top 3 in the burgers we have eaten so far this year! In fact, we thought this could be better than our regular burger place in One North 🙊 Both sides - fries and chicken poppers - are also gre

If you are in Tokyo this weekend (May 16, May 17 2026) and love a festive atmosphere, check out Sanja Matsuri in Asakusa! Known to be one of Tokyo’s top 3 festivals, Sanja Matsuri takes place in May over 3 days. This tradition is to pray for good fortune for Asakusa’s businesses and residents.

Yanhuo Restaurant 烟伙餐馆 | Modern Chinese Cuisine at Cross St is 5-15min walking distance from Chinatown MRT, Telok Ayer MRT and Lau Pa Sat - making it a perfect post work date night / hangout place during weekdays. I was excited to try this ever since it came up in my IG FYP a few months back.

Having grown up on Anime/Jdrama/Jpop, seeing Sakura in full bloom has always been on our bucket list. Timing it is tough if you don’t live in Japan (its has always been a few weeks earlier or later than forecast in past few years + the bloom lasts for a week already). In post COVID era, the weak ye

Buns has been an ELF (fans of Super Junior) since 2008 (yes pre Sorry Sorry era!) and recently went back to active fangirling for their 20th anniversary last year in 2025. One of the best parts about fangirling nowadays is the prevalence of idol-made vlogs chronicling their lives behind the sce

Hello Zesties! We are starting a new series #MichelinMusings to capture our rare splurges on Michelin meals - what we tasted and how we felt. We hope this helps in your decision to go/no go to a particular Michelin restaurant - especially as they are so pricy! First one on the list is our rec

Bronzo Pasta Bar at Bukit Timah Wet Market & Food Centre (Interim) is such a good happy find for us mid-Westies! We ate at a lot of pasta and pizza restaurants around the area across the years. iO Italian Osteria - HillV2 (Singapore) has consistently been number 1 on our hearts with no

Okinawa ranks very highly in our mission to visit all 47 prefectures in Japan. We did this itinerary when Buns was recovering from dengue fever and easily got fatigued - so we can vouch that this itinerary is good for babymoon also (in fact we have decided on Okinawa for babymoon destination whenev

We recently went on a slow leisurely road trip to NZ as a family of 5 adults. Sharing our itinerary and tips below and our video highlights here Trip date: Nov 28 to Dec 5, 2025 Temp range: 5-22deg celcius, avg 16-18deg celcius Sunset time: around 8-9pm! More time to explore! Left Christc

Went to Tokyo too many times but found yourself buying yet another ticket to Tokyo? If you drive, this itinerary will add variety and spice to your usual Tokyo trip! Pair this with 2-3 days in Tokyo at the end. This itinerary is most optimal if you arrive at Narita Airport. 🌎 Do also check out o

This is Day 2 in the Tokyo Road Trip series we took in Sep 2025. 🌎 Do also check out our: Day 1 itinerary here Full 7D6N road trip itinerary here 𝟎𝟖:𝟓𝟎 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐢𝐤𝐨 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 Lake Chūzenji Observation deck. We started with an early drive to see Lake Chuzenji. The pic you saw is the

Early September is usually a low peak season in the Japan tourist calendar - its the tail end of summer (so not too hot compared to July/Oct) but fall foliage hasn’t started (so things are not super pretty yet and people will wait a few more months for Nov). Coincidentally its the time Buns can act

“𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙖𝙪𝙡 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 - 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙚’𝙨 😅” -𝙏𝙖𝙢𝙨 When we first joined Lemon8, there were a lot of Japan shopping haul posts in our FYP. Typically snacks/souvenirs or skincare, and mostly different from ours. Since we visited Japan so often after marriage, it seemed that

…𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙨 We stayed for one night in Noboribetsu Onsen in our Hokkaido summer roadtrip. Stopping in an onsen town was a no brainer as the entire family loves onsen and kaiseki meals. Selecting Noboribetsu was also a no brainer as it is undisputedly *the* top onsen town in Hokkaido and