Lauren Jade Hill

@lauren.hill

Lauren is in constant pursuit of adventure, new knowledge and experience fueled by her passion for travel, photography, writing and the world we live in. She is originally from England and currently living in Singapore, while striving to travel as much as possible. This passion for travel has so far taken her through almost 30 countries, with time spent working, studying or volunteering in Cuba, Colombia, Costa Rica and Australia; and over two years of living, working and travelling within Japan.

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Celebrating Oeshiki Festival

Tokyo's usual surging traffic and throng of city dwellers surround the station, cars stopping and crowds crossing, with the lights changing on a continuous cycle. Neon signs glow overhead against the city skyline. Yet on this October evening, in cont..

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Meeting the Monks of Koya-San

In the temple courtyard blossoms fall from the trees, petals scattering and resting in the gaps between the stones and tiles below, with a clear stream flowing by the high wooden walls. Inside the temple a short silence is broken by birdsong on the ..

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Beauty & Spa

Finding Lake Inawashiro

It was late in the evening, long after the sun had gone down, and we’d been driving for hours along quiet country roads through rural villages, until the car finally pulled up at the side of a lake; the moonlight reflecting off of the water, ..

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Horseback in the Foothills of Fuji

I clasp onto my hot can of green tea from a vending machine on the empty train platform, huddling on the bench to stay warm, and looking out at the entrance to the station. ‘Lauren-san … Lauren-san?’ a man calls out to me as he am..

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An Eco Stay in The Iya Valley

The crystal clear, ice cool Iya river is dotted with Japanese holiday makers, standing ankle deep on the smooth, round stones of the river bed. Together we soak up the morning ‘s sun rays, which flood the valley in light and high summer heat. G..

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Island Camping in Zamami, Okinawa

As I awake the early morning sunlight bursts through the trees overhead, my tent slowly getting warmer. I slip on some sandals and wander the short distance through the trees to a secluded strip of white sand—Ama beach. My only company is the..

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Culture

Hiratsuka Tanabata

I step out of the train station to the smell of grilled seafood skewers, takoyaki, and taiyaki batter baking with its sugary sweet bean filling. Sellers cling on to clusters of bobbing Hello Kitty and Anpan-man balloons, and the usually quiet streets..

Kanagawa

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Meeting the Monks of Koya-San

In the temple courtyard blossoms fall from the trees, petals scattering and resting in the gaps between the stones and tiles below, with a clear stream flowing by the high wooden walls. Inside the temple a short silence is broken by birdsong on the ..

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