Like this post? Help us by sharing it! InsideJapan tour leader Brian is based in Tokyo, but finds time as often as possible to visit one of his favourite places in Japan – the coastal town of Kamakura. Kamakura is an easy day trip from Tokyo and offers a winning combination of historical sites, pretty […]
March 2016
Beautiful Tohoku: 5 years on
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! This month we’ve looked back at every aspect of the Japan’s great 2011 disaster – the earthquake, tsunami, the nuclear meltdown, and the subsequent recovery efforts. It’s been an emotional journey, and looking back at this difficult period in Japan’s recent history has been hugely saddening at […]
Any hour can be happy hour: Introducing kakipi
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! In my opinion, one of the most enjoyable parts of travelling (and, dare I say, living) is eating. Whether you’re standing in line at Tokyo Disneyland or whiling away the hours on a train across Hokkaido, you’ll undoubtedly need to keep your energy (and spirits) up with […]
The Fukushima question 5 years on
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Over the past few weeks, we’ve been looking into the effects of the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Tohoku region on 11th March 2011. You might have read Emma’s personal account of the earthquake while teaching in Sendai, the closest city to the quake’s epicentre, […]
World Heritage in Hiroshima & Miyajima
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Hugh Cann is a tour leader for Inside Japan Tours. Here, he explains why you should make his adopted home town of Hiroshima a part of your itinerary. Inside Japan Tours provides a veritable treasure trove of exciting experiences for every kind of interest and need for […]
5 years on: My experience of the Tohoku Earthquake
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Inside Japan travel consultant Emma Price lived in Japan from 2010 until 2015, where she worked as an English teacher in a junior high school in Sendai. Located on the east coast of Tohoku, Sendai was the city closest to the epicentre of the Tohoku Earthquake on […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Inside Japan travel consultant Emma Price lived in Japan from 2010 until 2015, where she worked as an English teacher in a junior high school in Sendai. Located on the east coast of Tohoku, Sendai was the city closest to the epicentre of the Tohoku Earthquake on […]