Like this post? Help us by sharing it! With a flurry of excitement around the emperor abdication, tour leader Mark Hobold explains what is it that makes the new Reiwa era is so momentous. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
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Interview: Jonathan Ross on Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Jonathan Ross, the multi award-winning television and radio presenter, actor, comedian, anime enthusiast and creator of Japanorama (our favourite TV series) talks to us about his love affair with Japan. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Getting to know a maiko (trainee geisha)
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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!
Best Japanese manga according to the experts
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Interested in manga, but not sure where to start? Our Japan experts share their mountains of manga knowledge to help you on your way! Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
The GREEN Program: Learning through travel with Melissa Lee
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Tailormade Groups Manager Samantha Hall caught up with Melissa Lee, Founder and CEO of The GREEN Program – an award-winning, short-term, experiential education program focused on sustainable development – to find out what Fukushima is really like and how she’s set on making the world a classroom. […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Tailormade Groups Manager Samantha Hall caught up with Melissa Lee, Founder and CEO of The GREEN Program – an award-winning, short-term, experiential education program focused on sustainable development – to find out what Fukushima is really like and how she’s set on making the world a classroom. […]