Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I have been back in Japan for 10 days and it feels good. It is hot, humid and sweaty. Not to everybody’s taste but I love it; an escape from the impending and inevitable drawing in of the nights in the UK and the prospect of a […]
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Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! We’re very lucky in Bristol to have a wonderful independent cinema that shows lots of Japanese films which warm my Japanophile heart. So, last night my colleague Natasha and I went to see Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo. Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo is a stunning meditation on Japan’s […]
Boulder Half Marathon- Raising Money for Japan!
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Boulder Backroads Half Marathon
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! In an attempt to raise a little bit more money for the Japan Relief fund, a number of us at IJT signed up to take on the challenge of a Half Marathon. The Bristol Crew has one more week to get their legs ready, but mine happened […]
The cats that got the Shinjuku cream
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! On my last trip to Japan I wanted to do something really, well, Japanese… Something a bit different, something very modern and something I could only find in Japan. So tour leader Liam volunteered to show me Shinjuku’s finest cat cafe. Like this post? Help us by […]
What makes a good Japan souvenir?
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Beer (real) & Sushi (Fake - Actually a stapler)
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The latest member of our Japan team to write something for the blog is Akiko san. One of our newest members in the Japan office, Akiko is a keen traveller. The Japanese people are always keen to buy gifts (Omiyage) for friends and loved ones when they […]
Not forgetting Aizu – the real Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The lady was working in a stall on Iimoriyama hill. It`s a popular sightseeing spot. On an autumn afternoon almost 150 years ago, 19 teenage boys committed harakiri there, an event now celebrated in Aizu folklore. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The lady was working in a stall on Iimoriyama hill. It`s a popular sightseeing spot. On an autumn afternoon almost 150 years ago, 19 teenage boys committed harakiri there, an event now celebrated in Aizu folklore. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!