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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Japan Insider Guide videos: Vending machines
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Vending machines; a convenient find when there isn’t a regular shop. Overpriced sweets, fizzy drinks that explode after hitting the opening and crisps that get stuck on the shelf. Useful, if a little frustrating. Not so in Japan. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Introducing the yen: What’s in a coin?
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Tour leader David has lived in Japan for ten years. These days, he’s based in Tokyo – except when he’s leading our fantastic tours across Japan. Here he investigates a topic no traveller to Japan can avoid: cash. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Choosing a Japanese name for my son
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Picking a Japanese name: no easy business!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Tour leader Brian recently had the challenge of picking a name for his son. It’s a task that’s tricky at the best of times, but when it comes to picking a Japanese name, it’s no ordinary challenge… Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
The Cat’s Meow
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Charlea is a tour leader for Inside Japan Tours, and a devoted cat lover. She spent her first year in Japan in Osaka, before moving to Tokyo – where she has been based for the past four years. Here, she gives us a whirlwind tour of Japan […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Charlea is a tour leader for Inside Japan Tours, and a devoted cat lover. She spent her first year in Japan in Osaka, before moving to Tokyo – where she has been based for the past four years. Here, she gives us a whirlwind tour of Japan […]