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!
Tokyo Mystery: The making of a game
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! David and Brett are tour leaders for InsideJapan. Both based in Tokyo, they recently turned their capable hands to creating one of our most exciting new experiences: the Tokyo Mystery Game. Read on to find out how they fared… A few months ago, much younger versions of […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! David and Brett are tour leaders for InsideJapan. Both based in Tokyo, they recently turned their capable hands to creating one of our most exciting new experiences: the Tokyo Mystery Game. Read on to find out how they fared… A few months ago, much younger versions of […]