Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Few things are as indelibly Japanese as the art of bonsai, or “tray planting”. This is where, through artful growing and pruning, a tree is miniaturised to look exactly how it would look in nature. You can see these tiny tree masterpieces all over the country, from […]
January 2017
Introducing the yen: What’s in a coin?
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Tour leader David has lived in Japan for ten years. These days, he’s based in Tokyo – except when he’s leading our fantastic tours across Japan. Here he investigates a topic no traveller to Japan can avoid: cash. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Wheel of fortune: An introduction to omikuji
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Choose your destiny...
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Visit any shrine or temple around Japan and you’ll find strips of paper tied to the branches of trees or rack-like structures. These are omikuji or “sacred lots.” Long ago, omikuji were used to divine the gods’ opinion on important matters, choosing successors, determining battle strategy, etc. […]
Sayonara hangover: we’ve found a cure!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Brian Beatty is a tour leader for InsideJapan, and has suffered through his fair share of hangovers in his time (haven’t we all). For those of you who aren’t attempting Dry January, Brian reveals a mystery of the Orient that’ll keep you perky and bright no matter […]
Kanazawa: little Japan, big wow!
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Kanazawa's Kenrokuen Garden
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Claire is a travel consultant in our Bristol office, and spent five years living in Kyoto. She recently headed back to Japan to explore some destinations she’d never visited – including Kanazawa, near the Japan Sea Coast. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Baseball in Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Insider tour leader Brett Plotz originally hails from Iowa, but is now based in Yokohama – Japan’s second city. In this blog post, he discusses the similarities and differences between baseball in Japan and his home country, arguing that baseball is the true national sport of Japan! Like […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Insider tour leader Brett Plotz originally hails from Iowa, but is now based in Yokohama – Japan’s second city. In this blog post, he discusses the similarities and differences between baseball in Japan and his home country, arguing that baseball is the true national sport of Japan! Like […]