Like this post? Help us by sharing it! When it comes to visiting Japan, people often think about planning trips in spring and autumn – beguiled by cherry blossom or bright autumn leaves. Winter gets its fair share of attention, too, with snow festivals and cosy Christmas activities drawing the seasonal crowds. Japan in summer, […]
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10 fantastic places to see cherry blossom in Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! To the Japanese, the cherry blossom is much more than just a few flowers. It’s hard to explain to those who haven’t experienced it, but during the sakura (cherry blossom) season, the whole country is swept by a sort of festival atmosphere that lasts from the first […]
The early cherry blossom report for 2015
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Hanami party with geisha in Kyoto
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! It’s nearly here! The season that everyone has been waiting for, sandwiched between the long, cold winter months and the sweltering humidity of summer: spring! And spring means cherry blossom. The early cherry blossom forecast was published on the 4th of February 2015 by the Japan […]
A Very Japanese Christmas
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The Humber family travelled to Japan on a fully tailored trip over Christmas and New Year last year and had a fantastic time. Here, Paul Humber has kindly written us a blog piece about their experience – and why they’ll definitely be going back to Japan again! […]
A Winter snow and sun adventure in Japan: One world, two contrasts
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Taketomi Island, Okinawa
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 […]
Tokyo Christmas and Christmas lights
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Japan does not celebrate Christmas as a Shinto Buddhist nation, but it does Christmas lights better than most Christian countries. Tour leader, David Lovejoy, went to Tokyo Midtown and Roppongi Hills this weekend and took a few little snaps of the huge Tokyo Christmas light displays. Happy […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Japan does not celebrate Christmas as a Shinto Buddhist nation, but it does Christmas lights better than most Christian countries. Tour leader, David Lovejoy, went to Tokyo Midtown and Roppongi Hills this weekend and took a few little snaps of the huge Tokyo Christmas light displays. Happy […]