It actually still feels surreal that I have finally stepped into Toji, and to actually be there with the man of my life. The 5-storied pagoda – a symbol of Kyoto – is one that everyone recognizes, one that represents the beautiful Japan, and one that houses the history-rich Yakushi Buddha.

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Some weeks ago, the good people at Crowne Plaza Hotel kindly invited B and me for a weekend staycation, and it couldn’t have been more timely to execute this shoot. I was so excited because styling for a swimwear shoot is always so much fun.

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Every other day at Japan (and till now actually), I have people asking me how B and I stay slim when we pig out so much.

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2 weeks flew by just like that. My Japan adventure is over, and here I am back in Singapore, attending to the scary amount of work on my laptop and missing everything about my holiday as I look through my folders of photos to filter good shots for more travelogues.

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Said to be the second most visited place in Kyoto, Arashiyama is a breathtaking landscape and work of nature with a history so rich that even the locals flock over to spend a day there.

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On one quiet weekday afternoon, B brought me to a two Michelin-starred ryotei for an 8-course kyo-kaiseki lunch. It was one that I had been meaning to try since my school days when I took Japanese as an elective and had to do an essay on kaiseki.

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Kyoto seems to be an unpopular destination for tourists. Or at least, the areas that we went to were filled with locals and Japanese from neighbouring regions.

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Everyone who knows me would know how much I love Japan, and it is one country that will always have all my heart. The Land of The Rising Sun is so fascinating in every way, and inspiring to say the least.

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