Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Amidst reports of Tokyo mums buying up bottled water for their babies, let’s not overlook the vast array of flavoursome soft drinks on offer in Japan. Factoid of the day number 1 – there’s a vending machine for every 12 citizens in Japan (including a couple at […]
March 2011
I ordered BEER, not ice-cream!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Many a gaijin (foreigner) has grumbled at the size of the frothy head on their chilled mug of draught beer in an izakaya in Japan. To us westerners, and particularly the brits, a pint is a sacred thing, and being offered anything less than a full pint […]
Tohoku – Can’t Wait to Go Back
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Tazawa-ko, home of a randy dragon...?
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Tohoku is a beautiful part of Japan, but receives very few foreign visitors, as most arrive in Tokyo and head west for Kyoto, ignoring the amazing sights to Tokyo’s north. The tragic events of the last few weeks mean there is a danger that this trend will […]
Japanish Food
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I`m pretty sure I like Japanese food, I`m just not really certain what it is. Nobody has given me a list, and I know there`s far more to it than just soba noodles and sushi. Last week, wandering around tourist-free Tokyo, I tried a couple of dishes that are not traditional Japanese, […]
Life in Japan from a tour leader & Tokyoite
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Mt. Fuji in Spring
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Blog post written by Steve Parker (InsideJapan Tours tour leader) The images beamed across the globe in recent weeks have been indeed deeply distressing – not least for those of us who have spent a number of years in this great country. However, Japan is a country […]
Family trip during the earthquake & tsunami
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The Linville family travelled to Japan at the beginning of March 2011, a couple of days before the massive earthquake and tsunami struck the Tohoku region in northern Japan on March 11th. The family of four started their trip in Tokyo before heading to the cultural capital […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The Linville family travelled to Japan at the beginning of March 2011, a couple of days before the massive earthquake and tsunami struck the Tohoku region in northern Japan on March 11th. The family of four started their trip in Tokyo before heading to the cultural capital […]