Like this post? Help us by sharing it! With its subcultures, private bars and insider geekery, Tokyo often feels like two cities: the one in the guidebook and another just out of reach – our experts pass on their tips to unlocking the secrets of alternative Tokyo. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
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Top 5 tips: The Seto Islands
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Traditional culture, eye-popping art and national treasures: the Seto Inland Sea stretches over 400 km and boasts nearly 3,000 unforgettable, off-the-beaten-track islands perfect for exploration. Barely known outside of Japan, here are our top five tips for visiting the islands, compiled by our team of Japan experts. […]
4 reasons to visit Yokohama: A city in Tokyo’s shadow
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Yokohama's skyline
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Brett is a tour leader for Inside Japan, and lives in Yokohama. Here, he flies the flag for his adopted hometown, which is often overlooked in favour of the bright lights of the big city next-door. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
4 reasons to visit Ise-Shima in 2016
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Occupying a peninsula to the south of Nagoya and east of Osaka, Ise-Shima National Park doesn’t usually get much attention from the international community. For Japan’s booming domestic travel market, however, it’s one of the most important destinations in the country – as it’s home to the […]
My top 5 places in Kamakura
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Peaceful Meigetsuin
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! InsideJapan tour leader Brian is based in Tokyo, but finds time as often as possible to visit one of his favourite places in Japan – the coastal town of Kamakura. Kamakura is an easy day trip from Tokyo and offers a winning combination of historical sites, pretty […]
Beautiful Tohoku: 5 years on
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! This month we’ve looked back at every aspect of the Japan’s great 2011 disaster – the earthquake, tsunami, the nuclear meltdown, and the subsequent recovery efforts. It’s been an emotional journey, and looking back at this difficult period in Japan’s recent history has been hugely saddening at […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! This month we’ve looked back at every aspect of the Japan’s great 2011 disaster – the earthquake, tsunami, the nuclear meltdown, and the subsequent recovery efforts. It’s been an emotional journey, and looking back at this difficult period in Japan’s recent history has been hugely saddening at […]