Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Claire Brothers is one of our senior travel consultants. She spent five years living in Kyoto, but is now based in our Bristol office – where she spends her free time making dresses out of vintage kimono fabric picked up on her travels. On her most recent […]
November 2016
A solo pilgrimage: Walking the Kumano Kodo
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Following in the footsteps of samurai and priests, Ali Muskett goes in search of a spiritual side of Japan as she walks the pilgrimage routes of the Kumano Kodo. This article originally appeared in issue #2 of East, the Inside Asia Tours magazine. Subscribe for free or […]
10 Reasons to Visit Hakodate
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10 reasons to visit Hakodate
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Richard is a tour leader for Inside Japan – taking our customers from the steamy southern islands all the way up to wintry Hokkaido. He’s currently based in Kyoto, where he indulges his passion for Zen Buddhism and temples in between gorging himself on delicious food and […]
Yokohama in the winter
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Minato Mirai in the winter
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Winter is no long coming – it’s well and truly here (in Bristol, at least). But there’s no need to despair – because winter is actually one of the best times to visit Japan, bringing its festive illuminations, snow festivals, warming hotpots and steaming hot spring baths. […]
Exploring the Shimokita Peninsula
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Located right at the northern tip of Honshu, Japan’s main island, the axe-shaped Shimokita Peninsula may not (yet) be somewhere on your wish list of places to visit in Japan. However even in this remote part of Japan you can find one of the country’s top three […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Located right at the northern tip of Honshu, Japan’s main island, the axe-shaped Shimokita Peninsula may not (yet) be somewhere on your wish list of places to visit in Japan. However even in this remote part of Japan you can find one of the country’s top three […]