Like this post? Help us by sharing it! InsideJapan Co-Director, Simon King is currently travelling in Japan meeting up with colleagues, suppliers and business partners across the country. His travels included a trip to the Tohoku region which had areas very badly damaged as a result of the earthquake and tsunami on March 11th 2011. […]
May 2011
Beautiful, magical, fascinating Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! We have had some fantastic customers over the years. One of the reasons why InsideJapan set up over ten years ago was so that we could make Japan accessible to others and reveal the beauty of this unique country and culture. We are all really pleased when […]
A Japanese wedding
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! With wedding fever well and truly upon us last week, here in the UK office we started wondering about how Japanese weddings work. Maddy interviewed Tomoko from our Japan office, who got married in November 2009. She kindly provided us with the following fascinating information, and let […]
Japan – still beautiful
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! InsideJapan Tours tour leaders have travelled the length and breadth of Japan and love it – That’s why they do it. One of the best things about being a tour leader in Japan is having the opportunity to show other people this stunning country along with introducing […]
Earthquake-damaged garden reopens
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Ibaraki is the ninja prefecture; it is right next to Tokyo but nobody seems to have noticed it. On the rare occasions people are familiar with Ibaraki, it`s usually because of natto, a stinky sticky soy bean concotion that drives diners wild. Loved or hated, usually the latter, eating natto is an obligation for all Ibaraki visitors; as is a visit to Kairakuen […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Ibaraki is the ninja prefecture; it is right next to Tokyo but nobody seems to have noticed it. On the rare occasions people are familiar with Ibaraki, it`s usually because of natto, a stinky sticky soy bean concotion that drives diners wild. Loved or hated, usually the latter, eating natto is an obligation for all Ibaraki visitors; as is a visit to Kairakuen […]