Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Despite growing up in California, tour leader Brian Beatty can’t help but have a soft spot for Tokyo Disneyland. Here’s his guide to a stress-free trip. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
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Best places to see the autumn leaves in Japan by month
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Autumn is one of the most popular times to visit Japan, and for good reason. The landscape (70% of it mountainous) bursts into colour with the arrival of koyo (autumn leaves). Vermillion maple trees shroud Kyoto temples, yellow ginkgo trees line Tokyo’s streets, and a warm-hued patchwork […]
Christmas & New Year in Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Christmas & New Year in Japan is quite different than in the US. In the US we usually spend time with family for Christmas and time with our significant other for New Year’s Eve. Also, a lot of people will go out to a party for the […]
Koenji Awaodori: Tokyo’s great typhoon-dodging festival
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Steve Parker is one of our longest-serving and most experienced tour leaders. Though he has a passion for the outdoors (in particular the mountains, where he loves leading our Historic Mountain Trails group tours), Steve also finds plenty to be fascinated by in his hometown: a Tokyo […]
Girl’s Day in Japan – A little bit about Hina Matsuri
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Girls Day Dolls
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! In Japan, every year on the 3rd of March comes a traditional celebration known properly as momo-no-sekku (桃の節句) but more casually referred to as Hina Matsuri (雛祭り) or, in English, as Girl’s Day. Which is rather appropriate since the holiday is focused on a family’s hope that their daughter or granddaughter will […]
A Fiery Festival and a Red Hot Tip for a Nara Day Trip
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I’m lucky enough to call the historic city of Kyoto my home, but it’s also a destination that features on the majority of our Small Group Tours and also in the tailored Self Guided Adventures that we put together for independent travellers. Not only is Kyoto a […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I’m lucky enough to call the historic city of Kyoto my home, but it’s also a destination that features on the majority of our Small Group Tours and also in the tailored Self Guided Adventures that we put together for independent travellers. Not only is Kyoto a […]