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 […]
Miscellaneous
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!
Dormy Inn: Review
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Dormy Inn Otaru
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Alastair Donnelly is the co-director at Inside Japan Tours, and he’s stayed in more than a few hotels in his time! Here, he reviews the Dormy Inn, one of our most popular and trusted budget hotel chains. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
The Cat’s Meow
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Tokyo Kitty in Hamarikyu Gardens
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 […]
A smokers’ guide to Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! John is a travel consultant in our office in Boulder, Colorado, and spent several years living in Japan while in the US marines. Here, he gives his smokers’ guide to Japan. Be warned, it’s not as straightforward as it sounds! Like this post? Help us by sharing […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! John is a travel consultant in our office in Boulder, Colorado, and spent several years living in Japan while in the US marines. Here, he gives his smokers’ guide to Japan. Be warned, it’s not as straightforward as it sounds! Like this post? Help us by sharing […]