Like this post? Help us by sharing it! For me, there is almost nothing better than going to a part of Japan that I have never been to before and seeing yet another facet of this wonderful country. But I am always amazed at how much there is to be discovered even in destinations that […]
August 2014
Tokyo’s Top Ten Wackiest Restaurants
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Strange fads, outrageous fashions, incomprehensible crazes… Japan has achieved worldwide fame for being “weird.” Say this to some people and they will roll their eyes and assure you that Japan is not as strange as you think. And many ways they are right: the famously crazy fashion […]
Historic Mountain Trails – A Picture Blog
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The local (Shiba) dogs are friendly too
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! InsideJapan Tours’ intrepid tour leader, Steve Parker, is a keen mountain walker and with Japan being made up of mountains (70% of the country is mountainous), it’s the perfect place for him. Having taken people around Japan for quite a few years now, he designed a tour […]
AKB48: The Surprising Truth Behind the World’s Biggest Band
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! They’re one of the most successful pop acts in the world, and yet unless you’ve ever been to Japan you’ve probably never even heard of them. Just who, exactly, are AKB48? AKB is short for Akihabara, an area of Tokyo known primarily for cheap electronics, comic book […]
Could Studio Ghibli be closing its doors forever?
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Spirited Away, 2001
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you’ve probably heard of Studio Ghibli. Founded in 1985 by the anime directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki, Ghibli has produced 20 feature-length films, several short films, some television advertisements and one television film. The […]
Inside a traditional Japanese house
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Tour leader Richard, has recently moved house in Japan. He is not in a city apartment, but he is way out in rural Japan and in a huge traditional house. Want to know what a traditional country house looks like?…read on… When I am asked by Japanese […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Tour leader Richard, has recently moved house in Japan. He is not in a city apartment, but he is way out in rural Japan and in a huge traditional house. Want to know what a traditional country house looks like?…read on… When I am asked by Japanese […]