Elly’s Blog

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Here you can find all my articles, grouped by category. They are all written in English and Italian (which always follows the English version). Enjoy!

Qui potete trovare tutti i miei articoli, raggruppati per categoria. Sono tutti scritti in inglese e in italiano (che segue sempre la versione in inglese). Buona lettura!

News

• “Hey there! I am using WordPress” (10/20/2017)
• Business Cards, Logos, and Other Stories (11/3/2017)
• Behind a TEDx Conference (11/9/2017)
• “What if…?” Key Takeaways (11/17/2017)
• Travel, or Holiday, That Is the Question (11/24/2017)
• Secret Revealed: I’m Gonna Live in Japan! (1/2/2018)
• Between Japan and Korea: My Year With BTS (11/15/2018)
• Welcome to Elly’s World! (Guide to ellylakes.com) (1/19/2020)
• Between Japan and Europe: Life During Coronavirus Outbreak (3/1/2020)
• Between Japan and Europe: What Coronavirus Does to Travelers (3/10/2020)
• Between Japan and Europe: Pandemic, Avigan, and Love (3/22/2020)
• Elly Lakes Products and Services! (7/19/2020)
• Elly Lakes Sings! My Relationship With Music and Singing (9/6/2020)
• Amazing Stories: From Vladivostok to Fukuoka on a Boat (10/18/2020)

Inside Japan

Go to Inside Japan

• Inside Japan – Tiny Japanese Apartments! (2/10/2020)
• Inside Japan – Facing Crises the Japanese Way (4/3/2020)
• Inside Japan – Why JLPT and BJT Tests Are Important in Japan (5/11/2020)
• Inside Japan – The Secret Pros of Wearing Face Masks (5/23/2020)
• Inside Japan – Certificates of Eligibility, Visas, and Current Situation (8/23/2020)
• Inside Japan – Elly Can Go Back! All You Need to Know About the Japan Travel Ban (9/25/2020)
• Inside Japan – Historic Places Closing for Good, Not Only in Tokyo (10/5/2020)
• Inside Japan – Back to Tokyo: Working Visa and Other Procedures (10/26/2020)
• Inside Japan – Back to Tokyo: PCR Tests, Flights, and Quarantine (11/4/2020)
• Inside Japan – Setting Up Your Japanese Life as a Student or Employee (11/12/2020)
• Inside Japan – Moving to a New Apartment in Tokyo, Part I (1/31/2021)
• Inside Japan – Moving to a New Apartment in Tokyo, Part II (2/7/2021)
• Inside Japan – Ume, Earthquakes, and Next Media Interviews (2/16/2021)
• Inside Japan – Searching for a Job in Tokyo and Japan as a Foreigner (5/19/2021)
• Inside Japan – Exit and Return to Japan as a Resident During COVID-19 (9/10/2021)

Inside Japan – Living Tokyo!

Go to Inside Japan – Living Tokyo!

• Living Tokyo – First Week Report (1/8/2018)
• Living Tokyo – Second Week Report (1/15/2018)
• Living Tokyo – What Does It Mean? (1/29/2018)
• Living Tokyo – What Does It Mean? Part Two (2/13/2018)
• Living Tokyo – Big vs. Small City (2/20/2018)
• Living Tokyo – Working in Japan (2/28/2018)
• Living Tokyo – Radio Live and Other Adventures (3/25/2018)
• Living Tokyo – Okinawa and Kyushu with My Parents! (4/17/2018)
• Living Tokyo – Gold and Silver Weeks (5/14/2018)
• Living Tokyo – Shin-Okubo and the KPOP Industry (5/18/2018)
• Living Tokyo – Apparent Calm Before the Storm (6/3/2018)
• Living Tokyo – Latest News from the Big City (6/19/2018)
• Living Tokyo – My (Stra)ordinary Japanese Life (7/1/2018)
• Living Tokyo – Working in Japan Part Two (7/14/2018)
• Living Tokyo – My First Tea Ceremony, Tanabata, and Kabuki (7/22/2018)
• Living Tokyo – Summer Festivals and Birthday Parties (8/4/2018)
• Living Tokyo – Back to My New Life (8/25/2018)
• Living Tokyo – Work, Dance, and Snakes (9/17/2018)
• Living Tokyo – Endings and Beginnings (9/28/2018)
• Living Tokyo – Foxes, Onsen, and Digital Art (10/18/2018)
• Living Tokyo – Shibuya Halloween and Other Amazing Stories (11/5/2018)
• Living Tokyo – Among Exams and Christmas Lights (1/2/2019)
• Living Tokyo – Comeback on a FujiQ Rollercoaster (1/18/2019)
• Living Tokyo – From Sapporo Snow Festival to Hell Valley and Bears (2/17/2019)
• Living Tokyo – Busy Japanese Life (3/17/2019)
• Living Tokyo – 久しぶりだね！ (6/21/2019)
• Living Tokyo – From Hakone Lake to the Top of Mount Fuji (7/31/2019)
• Living Tokyo – From Swiss Chocolate to Japanese Sashimi (9/2/2019)
• Living Tokyo – Between Paradise and Hell (10/2/2019)
• Living Tokyo – Updates from a Travelling Soul (11/24/2019)
• Living Tokyo – Plot Twist and Big Question Mark (12/30/2019)

inside japan – virtual tours!

Go to Inside Japan – Virtual Tours!

• Japan Virtual Tours – Anime Pilgrimage and “Your Name.” in Tokyo (4/11/2020)
• Japan Virtual Tours – From Tokyo Disneyland to Osaka USJ: The Four Best Amusement Parks (4/19/2020)
• Japan Virtual Tours – The Secrets of the Digital Art Museums in Tokyo (4/30/2020)
• Japan Virtual Tours – Beautiful Gems around Mount Fuji (11/27/2020)
• Japan Virtual Tours – Kansai Mon Amour! A Different Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto (12/31/2020)
• Japan Virtual Tours – Beautiful Snow and Castle in Nozawa Onsen and Matsumoto (3/5/2021)
• Japan Virtual Tours – The Best Hanami Spots, Not Only in Tokyo! (4/21/2021)
• Japan Virtual Tours – Kochi City Part I: Sightseeing (6/15/2021)
• Japan Virtual Tours – Kochi City Part II: History, Art, and Food (6/22/2021)
• Japan Virtual Tours – Road Trip Through Kochi Prefecture and Mysterious Iya Valley (8/31/2021)

Inside Japan – The Exhibition

Go to Inside Japan – The Exhibition

• Inside Japan – Equation Solved (10/27/2017)
• Inside Japan – Behind a Success (12/5/2017)
• Inside Japan – Exhibition Virtual Tour (12/22/2017)

Inside Japan – japan contest

Go to Inside Japan – Japan Contest

• Japan Contest | Concorso Giappone (7/26/2020)
• Japan Contest: Winners and Prizes | Concorso Giappone: vincitori e premi (9/3/2020)

escapes around the world

Go to Escapes Around The World

• Escape to Korea – My Seoul (10/10/2018)
• Escape to Asia’s World City – My Hong Kong (11/29/2018)
• Escape to Korea – My Adventure from Busan to Seoul (4/17/2019)
• Escape to China – From North to South (5/7/2019)
• Escape to Taiwan – My Taipei (10/13/2019)
• Escape to Spain – My Japan in Barcelona (2/17/2020)
• Escape to Switzerland – Ticino Secret Paths (6/8/2020)
• Escape to Switzerland – Ticino Secret Paths (Part Two) (6/24/2020)
• Escape to Europe – Road Trip Among Italy, France, and Switzerland (8/17/2020)

Jack and elly

Go to Jack and Elly

• Jack and Elly – When Love Is Stronger Than Anything (7/7/2020)