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 […]
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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!
New Year in Japan: Kawagoe Daruma Market at Kita-in Temple
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! New Year hails new beginnings and good intentions; in Japan, a handy little Daruma doll helps you on your way bringing good luck in the year ahead. Sales team leader, Anna, peeks behind the scenes of New Year traditions in Japan. Like this post? Help us by […]
All-female Takarazuka: Japanese musical theatre with a twist
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Many people are familiar with Japan’s traditional male-only Kabuki theatre – an ancient art form that continues to this day. Fewer people know that there is a modern counter-part performed entirely by women; Amy was lucky enough to see the all-female Takarazuka Revue perform this year. Like […]
Hiking in Japan: The way of the Yamabushi
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Despite living in Japan for five years, keen hiker Madeleine had never tackled the Dewa Sanzan mountains. She joined the Yamabushi priests to take a spiritual journey over the three peaks. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Falling in love with Japan: A video series
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Old friends kneel on tatami mat floors and catch up over a cup of matcha, salarymen pause to slurp ramen as the world rushes around them, worshippers reflect quietly at an ancient temple… There are small moments of magic everywhere in Japan. Like this post? Help us […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Old friends kneel on tatami mat floors and catch up over a cup of matcha, salarymen pause to slurp ramen as the world rushes around them, worshippers reflect quietly at an ancient temple… There are small moments of magic everywhere in Japan. Like this post? Help us […]