Lifestyle – Connect Magazine

A Grinch Celebrates a Filipino Christmas

January 5, 2020January 26, 2020 Web Editor

This article originally featured in the January 2020 issue of Connect. Head Editor: Alice Ridley (Gunma) When my Filipino friend asked

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Oh the Places You Go and the People You Meet

January 4, 2020January 26, 2020 Web Editor

This article originally featured in the January 2020 issue of Connect. A Winter Vacation in Europe Head of Visual Media: Ashley

Hokkaido-jingu Shrine Photo: Rhema Baquero

From the Magazine Travel

Head Web Editor/Assistant Designer: Texan in Hokkaido

January 4, 2020January 26, 2020 Web Editor beer museum, hatsumode, Hokkaido-jingu Shrine, ramen, seafood, snow, snowboarding

This article originally featured in the January 2020 issue of Connect. Rhema Baquero (Kobe) – Updated with pictures from the trip. I

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Tet: The New Year Magic of Vietnam

January 2, 2020January 15, 2020 Web Editor Chinese, family, Ho Chi Minh, Kitchen God, New Year, rat, tet, Vietnam, Vietnamese

This article originally featured in the January 2020 issue of Connect. Wellness Editor: Caroline Allen (Tottori) By the time you read

From the Magazine Sports

A Fun Time to do Absolutely Nothing

January 1, 2020January 15, 2020 Web Editor Kochi City’s Ryoma Marathon, reflection, relaxation, run, runner, training

This article originally featured in the January 2020 issue of Connect. Sports Editor: Rashaad Jorden (Kochi) The end of the year

From the Magazine Travel

Autumn in Ancient Capital

January 1, 2020January 15, 2020 Web Editor Eikando, Kitano Tenmangu, Kodaiji, Komori, Yachiyo

This article originally featured in the January 2020 issue of Connect. Travel Editor: Hoong Shao Ting (Nagano) In the second

From the Magazine Travel

Traveling to the “Roof of Japan”

December 17, 2019January 26, 2020 Web Editor

This article originally featured in the December 2019 issue of of Connect. Amy Lim (Nagano) Coming from Singapore where it’s summer

From the Magazine Lifestyle

A Not-So-Traditional New Year

December 14, 2019January 26, 2020 Web Editor

When my boyfriend visited me in Japan for the holidays last year, we knew that we wanted to stay in a ryokan, or a traditional Japanese inn, together. We decided that we wanted to spend New Year’s at a ryokan in Kawaguchiko, a famous resort town with picturesque views of Mount Fuji.