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@happa.world

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Photographer 📸 YouTuber 🎥 Model🌿
💫 Life as an Artist in Japan
📍Osaka (will travel 🧳)
📥 dm/email for bookings and inquiries

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Life lately in Hokkaidoooooooo🇯🇵

Super thanks to @inaka.wonders for inviting me! what an experience

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Did you know this was in Kyoto, Japan?🌿👀
Location below 👇 Comment GHIBLI for the link!🔗
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We went on a family outing to Kyoto this weekend and discovered a new Ghibli exhibit that had just opened last week! 😍 Because you know if there is Ghibli, I’m there for it… 😂
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But this was a Zen x Ghibli exhibit, connecting the ideals, stories and invisible threads between the 2 through a strangely relatable lens! 📸
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For my work, I shoot with monks and film temples in Kyoto pretty frequently ⛩️ and when I get home I love watching a ghibli film as I edit those photos because I feel like I can resonate with it on a deeper level… 🌱
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Suffice to say, I was surprised when those 2 worlds collided outside of my home office space! In one of Kyoto’s most iconic art museums no less! 😳
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📍KYOCERA Museum of Art, Zen and Studio Ghibli (comment GHIBLI And I’ll send you the link!)
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I feel like this was so unique and I loved the displays and little details you had to hunt or wait for. 🏠😉
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Not every part of the exhibit is okay to film but I didn’t want to share it all anyway, you’ll have to go see for yourself! 🥰
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Send this to a friend you’d like to visit Japan with! 💫 And follow me for more cool things to do in Japan! ✨

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Do you agree with my ratings? 👀 Be real with me, should I have bought the last one? 👰🏻‍♀️
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So big news… your wedding photographer got married! 🎉 Now that the wedding is over, I can finally start sharing these clips! 🤭
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Since we planned to have our wedding in either America or Japan, I actually went wedding dress shopping in both countries. Filming for YouTube all the way through the planning process. 💍
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At this point, I was jet lagged beyond belief and freshly engaged, shopping with my best friend for wedding dresses in San Fransisco~ ✨ These some of the dresses I ended up saying “no” to as someone who had no idea what she was doing 😅
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I sometimes still regret not getting the last “doily dress” but when you see what I actually picked… you’ll understand 🤭🤍

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First time shooting in Osaka, Japan.

Glad to be part of their post wedding shoot and thanks for bringing me around Dotonbori 🤣 What an eye opening session!

📸 Sony a6400
📍 Dotonbori, Osaka

#couplephotography #destinationphotographer #destinationcouplesphotographer #osaka #dotonbori

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The story of how I met Aki. I stumbled into a live music show in Osaka and found a Japanese woman singing a classic Caribbean work song.

Through our mutual love of international culture, we became quick friends!

Go visit her in real life at her new cafe 📍 @gajumal125st

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Remembering Summer Days in Japan 🌻
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This year was very very hot but wedding planning spurred me to go out a lot more ✨ Scroll for locations!
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Feat. My sister in law in the first slide 🤭

📍Niku no Asatsu (Umeda, Osaka)
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They offer all you can eat meat AND sushi with private booths. It’s tucked away in the grugiest looking parts of Osaka which means plenty of great photo ops~
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DM me or comment “Niku” for the Google Maps link if you need it! 🥩

📍GIGO x Namba x Myaku Myaku
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I love my boy Myaku Myaku and since the Expo ended, he’s been featured less and less so I’m glad that GIGO is currently offering a ton of prizes featuring him 🍃

📍Shabu Shabu TonTon, Shinsaibashi
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A little hole in the wall place with a speak easy vibe, private rooms, and bar! Great for hosting those bachelorette and bachelor events for our out of town guests because they accommodate groups of many sizes.✨
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Plus it’s centrally located in Namba area where a lot of our friends elected to stay for the wedding 🤭

📍Kishi Station
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Home of the famous cat station master (and associates), this day trip in Wakayama was one of my favorites!
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Cute trains and cute cats… what more can you ask for? 🐱🚂
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Be warned, the cats go off duty at 4pm (but the stamp rally is still going overtime~) 💮

📍Shinsaibashi, Osaka
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Cafe crawling for an afternoon in the outskirts of shinsaibashi and namba lead to some legendary finds. This one was near orange street 🍊 and there were so many more I want to go back for!
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Comment the orange emoji 🍊 for the Google link!

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I cannot believe the day is almost here 👰🏻‍♀️🔔🤵🏻
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If anyone wants to send me a wedding gift, all I ask is you comment with your favorite gif, pet or love photos~ 📸
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And also subscribe to my YouTube channel (Happa World) where I’ll be sharing all about getting engaged, planning, honeymooning and of course… the wedding in Japan itself. ✨❤️
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Hahaha yes I’m shamelessly plugging it becuse I have only 1k subscribers and if there is anything I was to share with people, it’s this day~ (also gotta pay for this wedding one way or another) 🌱

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This is the famous Omurice @kichikichi_omurice. You have probably seen it all over social media but not only did I get to enjoy it but I learned how to make it too. Alongside Aya @happa.world we learned how to make this Japanese favourite and enjoyed the chef’s electrifying energy.
I look forward to making this at home for my family too.
Thanks to @japanbyfood
This experience can be reserved on byFood

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Send this to your boyfriend/girlfriend ASAP! 😍

Use my klook code MAYORAKLOOK for Japan hotel/activity discounts! (And so I can fund my dream wedding dress haha)

If you're looking for a Japan photographer, book my friend @happa.world 📸 She took all these and they're soooo dreamy. Aya knows English, Japanese, and very fluent in the language of love! Hihi 💕

Also love this new song by my friend @kevinmontillano!! Pls stream and use in your reels 🥰 Para sa kasal ko libre sya kakanta jk hahahaha

And of course, thank you @kasuotanstudio for the last minute styling advice haha!

Which one's your favorite? 🩵
#hokkaido #biei #furano #japan

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Things my soul craves. 🪷
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Sometimes something drops into your lap and you have no gear, no plan, no storyboard. 🚫🎞️ It really makes me remember that the best camera is the one you have on you and the best moments shared are the ones that are felt. 🎋
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The ones that resonate. 🌳
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A couple summers have passed and the magic from this encounter still hasn’t faded. ⛰️ Deep in the mountains of Nara, tucked into an unassuming corner of an evening hike, I met the most ghibli like man in real life. 🌱
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I keep this ring in my camera kit to remind me of what creation feels like. ✨
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Follow for more hidden Japanese beauty. 📸
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Quiet Japan
Aesthetic Japan
Life in Japan

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you are indeed all the birthday candles i blew out as a kid ♡

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/ づ♡ I love you

#shikisainooka #hokkaido #japan #furano #jp

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Took a work trip to Kurashiki , Okayama and met a cool creator @happa.world who was my model for the day but is also a multi talented creator and a fellow sweet tooth.#kurashiki #okayama #lifeinjapan #japanesecontentcreator #jvlog

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