New Single: “714-LUVTIDE”
So, I did a thing for my birthday. I released my first single “714-LUVTIDE” on major online platforms!実は・・本日誕生日に新しいシングルをリリースすることになりました! “Samantha Mariko makes her debut as a singer/songwriter with a...
View ArticleDHC Deep Cleansing Oils Review
Beauty and skincare have been such an important part of my daily routine for a while now. Even though I haven’t posted much recently about my routine or new/favorite products I’ve been trying, I...
View ArticleVivaci Tokyo 002 –“Environment”
This is a very long overdue post. Last month, my Vivaci Tokyo team finally held our second event at TRUNK(HOTEL) on the theme of sustainability and the environment. This post will mainly be a quick...
View ArticleLa Fondue Tokyo presents a Winter Formal 2020
Happy 2021 all! I hope everyone is having a great New Year despite the circumstances. Tokyo is under another state of emergency with a curfew, meaning many eateries and club venues are closing earlier...
View ArticleOMEGA Lounge for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
At the beginning of 2020, I was excited for many things, and one of those was the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. For the first time in my life, I would be in the city that would host the Olympic Games. I even...
View ArticleNANZUKA UNDERGROUND Gallery Space in Tokyo
This is a long overdue post, as I visited this gallery space back in June; however, I still want to share photos from the opening exhibition because NANZUKA UNDERGROUND is already one of my favorite...
View ArticleA Staycation at Aloft Tokyo Ginza
I believe many people are itching to travel like the pre-pandemic days, myself included. While I could travel abroad right now if I wanted to, imagining the increased wait time at airports and the...
View ArticleHappy New Year 2022
Happy New Year 2022! I know it’s a month late, but I really wanted to share this Japanese-style New Year’s postcard I made (yes, it is hand-written!). 2021 was an interesting year for me – it was a...
View ArticleJapanese Calligraphy Exhibit @ The National Art Center, Tokyo
I hope everyone had a fruitful 2022 this year. I wanted to write a blog post to celebrate one of my biggest accomplishments this year – to have my first piece of Japanese calligraphy exhibited at The...
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Happy New Year 2024! Because this year is the year of the dragon, I wrote the kanji character for “dragon” on my New Year greeting card. Although it was a rough start for the new year in Japan,...
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