Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Traditional culture, eye-popping art and national treasures: the Seto Inland Sea stretches over 400 km and boasts nearly 3,000 unforgettable, off-the-beaten-track islands perfect for exploration. Barely known outside of Japan, here are our top five tips for visiting the islands, compiled by our team of Japan experts. […]
June 2016
Ali in Wonderland: A visit to the Kawaii Monster Café
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Ali is a senior travel consultant in our Bristol office, where she is a veteran at putting together fantastic trips for our customers. On a recent trip back to Japan, she decided to check out one of the weirder offerings on Tokyo’s café circuit… Like this post? […]
Ghibli grief: What to do if you can’t get Ghibli Museum tickets
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Ghibli Museum: Awesome but oversubscribed!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Everybody loves the wonderful world of Studio Ghibli, and accordingly – everybody who visits Japan wants to get a little piece of the Ghibli action with a visit to the Studio Ghibli Museum. Unfortunately, this is getting harder and harder as tickets sell out ever faster, and […]
An introduction to otaku: Japan’s counterculture heroes
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Akihabara: The spiritual home of otaku
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! When reading Matt’s blog post on itasha car culture, I was struck by an awful thought – we have never explained to you what an otaku is. We’re constantly referring to them, referencing their culture and generally bandying about the term – yet we’ve never once written […]