Like this post? Help us by sharing it! With 16000 temples and over 400 shrines, Kyoto has no shortage of places to visit. In fact, the hardest part about coming here on holiday is trying to figure out which sites you should go out of your way to see and which ones you should leave […]
August 2010
Japan on film
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! As a big Japan fan, I love it when something Japanese pops up in my favourite TV shows or films. Earlier this week I saw Inception at the cinema – a fantastic psychological thriller set in a world of dreams within dreams, with lavish cinematography to match. […]
The Streets of Takayama
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Nothing beats a night out in your yukata.
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! If a picture is worth 1,000 words then I apologise for being a bit longwinded. This is a photo blog of Hida Takayama, one of my favourite places in Japan. I couldn’t possibly do it justice with words or pictures but hopefully the following images will give […]
Extraordinary Unzen
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The cheapest hot spring bath in Unzen, Nagasaki prefecture.
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! At lunchtime in central Unzen, three Japanese ladies standing outside their restaurants were competing for my custom. The restaurants looked ordinary, and with the greatest respect, so did the ladies. But in Unzen, a 90 minute bus ride from Nagasaki, I was reminded that the ordinary has […]
Japanese Eating Experiences with a Difference
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I really miss my Japanese food when I am in the UK as you can probably tell by the amount of food related posts on this blog. Japan offers some of the best food in the world and really is a culinary heaven. There are some eating […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I really miss my Japanese food when I am in the UK as you can probably tell by the amount of food related posts on this blog. Japan offers some of the best food in the world and really is a culinary heaven. There are some eating […]