Like this post? Help us by sharing it! With its rich history of world-class pottery and ceramics, Japan seemed the perfect choice for the Scottish Potters Association. As well as meeting top experts, they threw themselves into all things Japanese – riding on the bullet train, staying in a ryokan and even trying their hands […]
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Art and textiles inspired by Japan: Penny Leaver Green
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! You’d be hard pushed to find someone who’s been to Japan and hasn’t been inspired in some way, but for artists working with textiles it has become something of a mecca. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Hiroshima in pictures: A photography tour in Japan
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Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island, Margaret Huxtable
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! With staggering landscapes and ancient cultural practices alongside polished metropolitan centres, photography enthusiasts certainly aren’t short of inspiration in Japan. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Are geisha prostitutes? Geisha history and the prostitution myth
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Having led small group tours all over Japan Charlea has been asked a fair few questions, but “are geisha prostitutes?” come up again and again. She takes us back to the very beginning to understand the fascinating history and myths that surround the performers. Like this post? Help […]
Insider’s guide to staying at a ryokan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Staying at a ryokan should be up there on your Japan wish-list alongside spotting a geisha, seeing Mount Fuji and jumping aboard the shinkansen (bullet train). The experience of staying at these traditional inns is uniquely Japanese, so it might be worth a few pointers to get […]
Helping with the rice harvest in Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Robert took his latest Japan Unmasked small group tour into the heart of Nara prefecture to help local farmers with the harvest of InsideJapan’s very own rice paddy. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Robert took his latest Japan Unmasked small group tour into the heart of Nara prefecture to help local farmers with the harvest of InsideJapan’s very own rice paddy. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!