Author Archives: Jess Scott

As my time in Tokyo draws to a close, I’m trying to do as much research as I can to make sure there’s nothing I’ve missed, that I’ve done everything on my Tokyo bucket list.There would be no worse feeling than having been here for two months, only to discover once I get home thatContinue reading “Tokyo bucket list”

Last week at work, I pitched a bar scavenger hunt event, which my boss absolutely loved, so this week has been focussed on getting the wheels in motion. My idea is a self-guided bar crawl, where players hunt for clues and win prizes as they discover new, interesting nightlife spots. This week we focussed onContinue reading “Snow flurries, scavenger hunts and ninja shows”

Aside from my CRCC internship at Flip Guide, I haven’t gotten up to too much this week, as I’ve been busy battling the flu! This week at Flip I focussed on building up a social media presence for Flip Mysteries, their newest venture. Flip Mysteries, due to launch within the next month, will be aContinue reading “Flip, a flu and a fibreglass pumpkin”

During our week off of our internships, for the Japanese New Years holiday period, CRCC, Massey University and Education New Zealand planned a series of activities to give us a crash course in Tokyo’s history and culture. Here are some of the highlights: The week began with a sushi-making class and trip to the TsukijiContinue reading “Venturing”

Christmas here is odd, if it weren’t for the fairy light-wrapped trees and the Frozen soundtrack blaring from shop speakers, you’d barely know it was happening. There was no 10pm Christmas Eve manic rush, no Hollywood-level fights over the last Barbie aeroplane, no shoppers acting as though they were preparing rations for the apocalypse/ theContinue reading “Merīkurisumasu”

My first week in Tokyo was a delirious, 100 yen cold brew coffee-fuelled blur. Although I have been here twice before, so wasn’t expecting to feel any sort of culture shock, you can’t help but feel utterly overwhelmed upon arrival. It is easy to forget how vast a city with almost triple the population ofContinue reading “Finding gluten-free bread in Tokyo”