Like this post? Help us by sharing it! You could spend years exploring Japan without seeing it all. But if you’re short on time and big on enthusiasm there are ways to experience some of the best bits in just 9 days. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
First-Timer’s Japan
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 […]
10 ways to learn Japanese
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! A keen home Japanese language learner, Daniel shares his top tips and 10 favourite resources for getting to grips with the language. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Art in the most unexpected places: Manhole covers in Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Japan is full of surprises – this is the country of J-Pop, sumo wrestling and geisha after all. Perhaps one of the loveliest and most surprising things about Japan though is the way that public places are cared for. Those clean streets are one of Japan’s finest attributes, […]
A reluctant walker hikes Mount Hiei, Kyoto
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Georgia got in touch with her inner hiker on a recent trip to Kyoto with tour leader, Richard Farmer. Bears, Buddhism and cherry blossom were just a few of the surprises at the top. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Georgia got in touch with her inner hiker on a recent trip to Kyoto with tour leader, Richard Farmer. Bears, Buddhism and cherry blossom were just a few of the surprises at the top. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!