Like this post? Help us by sharing it! They’re one of the most successful pop acts in the world, and yet unless you’ve ever been to Japan you’ve probably never even heard of them. Just who, exactly, are AKB48? AKB is short for Akihabara, an area of Tokyo known primarily for cheap electronics, comic book […]
Arts & Entertainment
Could Studio Ghibli be closing its doors forever?
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you’ve probably heard of Studio Ghibli. Founded in 1985 by the anime directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki, Ghibli has produced 20 feature-length films, several short films, some television advertisements and one television film. The […]
J-Pop & Go!
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J-pop & Go!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! We have a lot of very different tours and trips here at InsideJapan, taking in all kinds of interests and destinations. One of our most experience packed and certainly one of our most lively, is the J-pop&Go! Tour which was created in conjunction with HYPERJAPAN. The trip […]
J-Pop and Going on a HYPERJAPAN Tour
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! (photos by Ken Francisco) Our inaugural HYPERJAPAN J-Pop and Go! tour was a great reminder that even going back to places that I’ve visited a dozen or more times can bring unexpected experiences, new surprises and untold amounts of fun! Working with the folks at HYPERJAPAN, we created a […]
Manga and Anime Crash Course
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Read or Die
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Nanao san is one of the latest additions to our office in Boulder, Colorado. She is also a keen reader of Manga and gives us her tips on the best Manga currently on the market in Japan… Manga, the Japanese version of comic books, might be one […]
Beyond Godzilla – A Cinematic Tour of Japan on Film
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The cinema might seem an unlikely source of inspiration of Japanese sightseers, but many famous films serve that purpose quite admirably. Examples include: Shunjiku/Shibuya (Lost in Translation) – Lost in Translation is as much as love letter to the Shinjiku and Shibuya areas of Tokyo as it […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The cinema might seem an unlikely source of inspiration of Japanese sightseers, but many famous films serve that purpose quite admirably. Examples include: Shunjiku/Shibuya (Lost in Translation) – Lost in Translation is as much as love letter to the Shinjiku and Shibuya areas of Tokyo as it […]