Like this post? Help us by sharing it! With a series of ancient rituals that take place in traditional houses with tatami mat floors and sliding paper doors, the Japanese tea ceremony makes putting the kettle on look primitive. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
First-Timer’s Japan
Susie Chan: Running the Nakasendo Way in Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Having run countless endurance races and ultra-marathons, just reading Susie Chan’s list of achievements makes us feel like we need a lie down. Earlier this year, she laced up her well-worn shoes in search of Japan’s ancient Nakasendo Way. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Our favourite moments from Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! With countless trips through one of the greatest countries on the planet, we’ve racked up a fair few special memories along the way. In celebration, our Social Media Coordinator Brock Horning has rounded up 10 of our favourite photos from our Japan travels in 2018. Like this […]
Shinkansen in style: Going Gran Class on the bullet train
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The Japanese don’t do public transport by halves – everything is reliably efficient and immaculately clean, and staff are kind to a fault. Why then, would you upgrade on the bullet train, the epitome of perfect public transport? Tour leader Mark Fujishige goes all out with a trip […]
Tales from a female solo traveller in Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! After weighing up the pros and cons of travelling to Japan alone, Shayna set off for a solo adventure from Boston to Tokyo to spend three weeks in Japan. She lets us in on what it’s really like as a female solo traveller in Japan. Like this […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! After weighing up the pros and cons of travelling to Japan alone, Shayna set off for a solo adventure from Boston to Tokyo to spend three weeks in Japan. She lets us in on what it’s really like as a female solo traveller in Japan. Like this […]