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 […]
Festivals & Events
Taking part in a Japanese festival
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Japanese festivals – matsuri – are an important part of life in Japan. You will find them in every region of the country during every season of the year. But the best time for catching matsuri is undoubtedly in summer, when festivals are so plentiful that it’s not uncommon to come […]
Inuyama Matsuri – Blossom and festivals
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Parade in full swing
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Last weekend, Nate, Pepijn and I (all from the IJT Nagoya office!) headed to Inuyama festival (犬山祭り). Inuyama is a town just 20 minutes train journey from Nagoya, and is rapidly growing into a really vibrant tourist destination. It is home to Japan’s oldest castle (Well, sort […]
Six amazing Japanese fire festivals
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! On the fourth Saturday of every January, the city of Nara sets light to its mountain, Wakakusayama, in a huge blaze known as “Wakakusa Yamayaki” – and this year I was lucky enough to be able to witness it. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSPIZVfy1iE] The origins of this festival are unknown, but […]
Japanese festivals – Tug O’ War
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Spring in Misasa
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Intrepid tour leader Richard Pearce likes to get involved in Japanese culture stuck out there in rural Japan. Here is one of his latest little adventures….A tug o’ war – Japan style…. At the invite of the town council, myself and a group of English teachers […]
Learning to love Osaka
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Our Mark from the UK office spends quite a bit of his time tour leading in Japan too. He recently headed out to Japan to lead a couple of tours along with doing a bit of volunteering in Tohoku and partying at the huge traditional summer festivals […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Our Mark from the UK office spends quite a bit of his time tour leading in Japan too. He recently headed out to Japan to lead a couple of tours along with doing a bit of volunteering in Tohoku and partying at the huge traditional summer festivals […]