Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Earlier on in April, we had a great blog diary from one of our customers travelling in Japan on the Spring Elegance tour. Tina Vivona and her family from Illinois were in Japan whilst governments still advised against travelling to Tokyo but continued to enjoy the spring […]
April 2011
Pass me the corkscrew
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The other evening I found myself drinking a nice drop of red and my mind was inspired to drift back to to my time living in the beautiful prefecture of Yamanashi. Why, you may ask, did this Argentinean vino remind me of my Japanese adventure? Well, though […]
Getting the best deal on travel currency
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Checking out whats on offer...
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! After some exciting blog posts in recent times, today I bring you a practical no nonsense bit of travel advice. It’s a little dry but it could save you a lot of money and that has to be a good thing! Nobody likes paying commission on currency […]
Monday night in Shinjuku, Tokyo
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Monday April 18th 7pm was the last night and our final dinner of the first Hidden Japan tour of the year. We were in Shinjuku, the bright neon heart of central Tokyo. We ate at a traditional izakaya (Japanese diner). Earlier in our tour, we had a memorable picnic under the sakura […]
Chiba Prefecture. Who knew?
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Brown's Field
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! My colleague calls it the armpit of Japan. Well, Chiba certainly has a distinctive shape; a huge prefecture sticking out at a great ugly right-angle, like a protective claw around Tokyo bay. And it feeds the capital too, providing millions upon millions of cheap concrete apartment blocks […]
Matsumoto Castle Photo Blog
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! When asked which Japanese castle is my favourite, I was always torn between Matsumoto Castle (which overlooks the Japanese Alps and is known for its trademark black exterior) and Himeji Castle (not far from Osaka, a massive yet graceful white architectural masterpiece). Yet, as Himeji Castle is […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! When asked which Japanese castle is my favourite, I was always torn between Matsumoto Castle (which overlooks the Japanese Alps and is known for its trademark black exterior) and Himeji Castle (not far from Osaka, a massive yet graceful white architectural masterpiece). Yet, as Himeji Castle is […]