Like this post? Help us by sharing it! John McMillen returned to the Boulder office in Colorado after his jaunt to Japan. It was hot work and John made it his mission to try most of the drinks that you’ll find in some of the many vending machines in Japan. There are a lot of […]
October 2015
How not to visit Mount Koya: A step-by-step guide
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! My visit to Mount Koya was a catalogue of errors. I present them to you here so that you might learn from my mistakes, and never attempt the same. My first error was not booking accommodation in advance (this is an error that I committed frequently during […]
A fleeting visit to the North
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The 181m high Sankai Falls seen from the Echo Line
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Following on from our 10 Reasons to visit Tohoku, tour leader Steve headed up to the region – the first time in a while – to scout areas for the new A Northern Soul tour. Here’s what he had to say… A few weeks ago, I headed […]
10 reasons to visit Tohoku
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Tohoku, the northernmost region of Japan’s main island, encompasses six prefectures and countless fascinating destinations. It is a region of wild countryside, rustic hot spring towns and deep winters spent under a thick blanket of snow, brightened by some of the country’s most impressive festivals. To the […]
Booking your Japan holiday: The benefits of using a tour operator
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! So you’ve decided to visit Japan, but you can’t make up your mind whether to do it yourself or use a tour operator like InsideJapan Tours. This is something we hear all the time, and with something as important and expensive as your holiday we know that […]
The secret world of geisha
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The world of the Japanese geisha is shrouded in myth, mystery, and misconception. Though nearly everybody will recognise their distinctive make-up, hairstyles, and elaborate kimono, surprisingly few people really understand the role of the geisha in Japanese society. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The world of the Japanese geisha is shrouded in myth, mystery, and misconception. Though nearly everybody will recognise their distinctive make-up, hairstyles, and elaborate kimono, surprisingly few people really understand the role of the geisha in Japanese society. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!