Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Just how accessible is Japan? We caught up with Peter and Suzy, who took our Wheelchair Accessible Golden Route trip during cherry blossom season, for their experience of accessible hotels, transport, guides and sightseeing in Japan. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
First-Timer’s Japan
Getting to know a maiko (trainee geisha)
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Why would a teenager leave their homes and families to embark on gruelling training, work long hours and follow rules on how they should dress? Tour leader Ben Walker meets a trainee geisha in Kyoto to find out. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Insider’s guide to… Making an origami paper crane
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Encounters with origami in the West often begin with the humble paper aeroplane; destined to nose dive on a slow day at school. In Japan though, paper folding is a popular way to pass the time from a young age. While designs can be incredibly intricate – […]
Spring in Japan with artist Alice Tye
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! A three-week trip around Japan inspired London-based artist Alice Tye to create Mono No Aware, a series of paintings depicting the country in during cherry blossom season. We caught up with her to discover just what made Japan so magical. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Alternative Tokyo: Mixing in the right circles
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Our Insiders are a great bunch, full of interesting stories and local knowledge. James Mundy joins the team to discover Tokyo off the beaten track on one of our Inside Circle tours. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Our Insiders are a great bunch, full of interesting stories and local knowledge. James Mundy joins the team to discover Tokyo off the beaten track on one of our Inside Circle tours. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!