Yuuki Heshiki

28th July As this day marks my last full day in Tokyo I have decided to conduct a short interview with a representative of the Nui. Hostel where I have stayed at for the last few days. I wanted to answer questions regarding, the guest demographic, their concept and peak- seasons and how they deal […]

27th July So today marks the day I am able to attend a Japanese Summer Festival for the first time, I’ve learnt that convieniently there is the Sumidegawa Festival happening near my area when I conducted my first Interview and I wanted to use this opportunity to research and inform about the cultural significance of

26th July Today I’ve decided to have a look at Shibuya’s famous crossing and I wanted to write a analysis about this crossing which has become somewhat of a tourist attraction. As I have seen in the past on social media it intruiged me why and how this crossing has become so famous and does

25th July After waking up the first thing I do is grab a quick breakfast in a convenience store. Which mostly consists of a cold green tea and a tuna mayonnaise riceballs. When it comes to convenience stores there are many kinds of Japanese konbini brands. (convenience stores) Such as 7-11, Lawson and Family mart

23/24th July Landing at Narita Airport in Tokyo marked the beginning of my Culfox stay. The first thing that struck me was the great attention to detail, evident from the airport’s cleanliness to the efficiency with which everything operated. The atmosphere was a mix of calm precision and  hospitality—a reflection of the Japanese principle of omotenashi, also