Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Japan is one of the greatest places on the planet to explore on two wheels. Whether crossing the roads that link historic islands or touring rural villages and shrines, we’ve created some spectacular bike trips to help visitors explore. Here is our guide to cycling the quaint […]
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Walking the Nakasendo trail: A photoblog
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Brian Beatty is a tour leader for InsideJapan. Here, he remembers walking part of the ancient Nakasendo Highway. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Baseball in Japan
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Baseball: Japan's real national sport?
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Insider tour leader Brett Plotz originally hails from Iowa, but is now based in Yokohama – Japan’s second city. In this blog post, he discusses the similarities and differences between baseball in Japan and his home country, arguing that baseball is the true national sport of Japan! Like […]
A marathon hike in Kyoto
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Kyoto resident and Inside Japan tour leader Richard Farmer is a keen hiker, and loves exploring new trails around his adopted home city. In this blog post, he lets us in on one of his new discoveries – a beautiful (and challenging) hike on nearby Mount Hiei. […]
This is Sparta: My experience of rugby in Japan
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Ben's son, Alex, playing for Japan's under-18 squad
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Ben is an Inside Japan tour leader and our resident rugby fanatic – and he has good cause to be, with a son in Japan’s national under-18 squad! Here, Ben looks into Japan’s recent incredible rugby success and what it’s like to play rugby in the land […]
My favourite group tour: Historic Mountain Trails
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! As I write this, the rains of June pelt my Tokyo apartment window. This time of the year is my favourite time for a jog. The June rains always act as a reminder to me that I have to get into shape and ready for the thrilling […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! As I write this, the rains of June pelt my Tokyo apartment window. This time of the year is my favourite time for a jog. The June rains always act as a reminder to me that I have to get into shape and ready for the thrilling […]