Like this post? Help us by sharing it! You only need to spend a few minutes reading through our website or talking to one of our staff members before you begin to hear the word ryokan being bandied about. But what does it mean? Essentially, a ryokan is a traditional-style Japanese inn – and you haven’t […]
Places & Where To Stay
Top Ten Kanazawa Tips
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Although I’m now living in Kyoto (a heaven for a Zen geek such as myself!), I previously spent five years living in the wonderful city of Kanazawa on Honshu’s Japan Sea coast. What makes Kanazawa so special? Let’s have a look! Here are my top ten Kanazawa […]
Alternative Japan – Osu district in Nagoya
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Monk in Nagoya
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Our main Japan office is in Nagoya and so I have spent a fair amount of time in the city, Japan’s “third” city – and yes I know that Yokohama is technically second, so Nagoya is further down the list. However, on my most recent visit I […]
Alternative Tokyo – An afternoon in Shimokitazawa
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Some thoughtful graffiti in Shimokitazawa
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! “What’s your favourite area of Tokyo? – Shibuya, Shinjuku, Harajuku?” These are places you have probably heard of. When I am showing around friends and tourists Tokyo’s nightlife, one of my favorite places to show them has long been the area around Shimokitazawa station, a young and trendy neighborhood […]
Tokyo Okura- Jumping from the page to real life!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! IQ84, Haruki Murakami’s swirling behemoth of a novel is chock full of the author’s classic themes; magical realism, food, music, sex and love. It’s a massive work full of pivotal moments and I just happen to be in the very location of one of those. Here is […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! IQ84, Haruki Murakami’s swirling behemoth of a novel is chock full of the author’s classic themes; magical realism, food, music, sex and love. It’s a massive work full of pivotal moments and I just happen to be in the very location of one of those. Here is […]