Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Tour leader Charlea Jefts thinks that no trip to Japan is complete without a traditional countryside experience, and where better than Takayama, a well-preserved town in the Japanese Alps. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Culture & History
A Northern Soul: The best of northern Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Despite being a huge fan of his home city, Fukuoka, InsideJapan Tour Leader Mark Rawlins swaps the south to see the highlights of northern Japan in autumn. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Japan Insider Guide videos: The Izakaya (Japanese gastropub)
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! When visiting somewhere new it’s always handy to have a friend waiting to greet you; someone to lighten the load and guide you on local etiquette, secret restaurants and cultural attractions away from the tourist trail. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
The Great Wave: 10 things you didn’t know about Hokusai
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The image of Hokusai’s majestic wave arcing a dwarfed Mount Fuji is one of the most iconic representations of Japan, and arguably the most famous piece of Japanese art internationally. The Great Wave off Kanagawa has reproduction prints, keyrings, backpacks, t-shirts, scarves, cushions and phone cases (we […]
Hot-spring bathing in Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Hugh Cann is a tour leader for InsideJapan. He has lived in Hiroshima for over 15 years, so it’s safe to say he knows a fair bit about Japanese culture! Here is his beginner’s guide to onsen (hot-spring) bathing in Japan. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
A visit to the Kanazawa Ninja Temple
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Jackie is a customer support assistant in our office in Nagoya, Japan. She recently paid a visit to the “Ninja Temple” in Kanazawa – read on to find out how she fared… Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
At first glance, Myouryuji may seem like just another ordinary temple, but there’s more than what meets the eye!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Jackie is a customer support assistant in our office in Nagoya, Japan. She recently paid a visit to the “Ninja Temple” in Kanazawa – read on to find out how she fared… Like this post? Help us by sharing it!