Expatriate Holidays in Japan

Hi Loïc,

I don't live in Japan but usually I do travel there three or four times a year and often with the family. Sometimes I go for photography or to make reviews. Sometimes I go to see some of my favourite music bands and to hang out with my musician friends. Sometimes to visit the flea markets and just enjoy a relaxed time eating and exploring and sometimes just for the shopping.

This year is a definite no no. Without really understanding whether or not they are allowing tourists in at the moment, I am not planning to travel anywhere at all. One of my good friends owns a jazz club in Shizuoka Prefecture and he had stopped bands from performing at his place and concentrated on his food business for pick up and delivery. However, he recently set up a huge plastic sheet to separate the stage from the audience and is again allowing bands to perform. However, we still have no plans to visit him. In fact many bands are now performing live online where you can pay to watch.

My next trip would probably be in the Kansai area again or possibly in Hokkaido, but I haven't really thought too much about it or done any planning. My entire family really miss Japan and we talk about it often with ideas of which part we should visit next and we reminisce a lot about the fun times and the amazing food there.