Like this post? Help us by sharing it! What is there to do in the winter in Japan? Surely it’s out of season, there are no cherry blossoms, so come on? Who would bother? Here’s a little something to provoke a little thought… As a Tour Leader with IJT, I have been on a bit […]
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11 reasons to visit Japan in the winter
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! In the autumn there are the turning leaves, in the summer there’s hot sun and lush green landscapes, and in the spring there is (of course) the famous cherry blossom. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Horsing around in the Year of the Horse – Japan
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Gunma Chan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu!!!…or Ake Ome if you are a bit cooler. Another year has been and gone and the 12 year cycle of the Chinese Zodiac makes this year, the Year of the Horse. The horse is a symbol of power in Japan, but is also believed […]
Christmas in Japan: Similarities and Differences
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Christianity is not a common religion in Japan. In fact, only about one half of one percent of the population is Christian. Japan is traditionally a Shinto-Buddhist country. However, visitors may be surprised to learn that Christmas is still very popular in Japan….although it is not quite […]
5 reasons to visit Japan in the summer
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Mt. Fuji
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I’m really not a person who likes the heat and before arriving in Japan last week, I was not looking forward to the hot weather. I checked the forecast just before I left the UK and saw they were predicting record temperatures – wonderful! Yet one week […]
Tsurui to Rausu: From cranes in the river to bears in the bath.
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I recently finished leading the Winter Highlights tour of Hokkaido. This spectacular tour features snow monkeys in Nagano, ice sculptures in Sapporo and maiko-spotting in Kyoto. Those highlights get coverage elsewhere. So I have chosen to write about a tour day in eastern Hokkaido, one of the lesser known parts of Japan, […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I recently finished leading the Winter Highlights tour of Hokkaido. This spectacular tour features snow monkeys in Nagano, ice sculptures in Sapporo and maiko-spotting in Kyoto. Those highlights get coverage elsewhere. So I have chosen to write about a tour day in eastern Hokkaido, one of the lesser known parts of Japan, […]