Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Sam is our Tailormade Groups Manager in the Bristol office. Recently returned from her first trip to Japan, she shares her “only in Japan” moments including ravenous deer, secret Picasso and excitement she never thought she’d feel for a toilet. Like this post? Help us by sharing […]
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Japan Insider Guide videos: The Izakaya (Japanese gastropub)
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! When visiting somewhere new it’s always handy to have a friend waiting to greet you; someone to lighten the load and guide you on local etiquette, secret restaurants and cultural attractions away from the tourist trail. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
24 hours in Kanazawa
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! If you have only 24-hours to spend in a city, you could do much worse than Kanazawa. In fact, it has quickly become one of my favorite cities to visit. Why, you ask? Simply put, it has a little bit of everything! Like this post? Help us […]
Top three places to see neon lights in Tokyo
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! First-timers to Tokyo expecting towering skyscrapers, cutting-edge technology and neon lights will not be disappointed. The dazzling vertical shop signs alongside striking adverts vying for attention have become attractions in their own right. So where are the best places to find them? Like this post? Help us […]
East magazine photography competition: Best of Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! In issue #4 of our travel magazine, East we asked readers to wield a camera in the heart of the action, or relive energetic moments in their travel snaps for our “movement” themed photography competition. An enthusiastic bunch, we were inundated with shots; from the hustle and bustle of Shibuya to […]
Introducing Purikura (Japanese photo booths) in three steps
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Many associate coin-operated photo booths with one of two experiences: having your passport photograph taken – an activity heavy with rules and regulations including having a “neutral expression”. Or black and white overzealous, and unflattering, photographs of a hemmed in group of friends. In Japan, they do […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Many associate coin-operated photo booths with one of two experiences: having your passport photograph taken – an activity heavy with rules and regulations including having a “neutral expression”. Or black and white overzealous, and unflattering, photographs of a hemmed in group of friends. In Japan, they do […]