Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Despite being a huge fan of his home city, Fukuoka, InsideJapan Tour Leader Mark Rawlins swaps the south to see the highlights of northern Japan in autumn. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
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Japan Insider Guide videos: The Izakaya (Japanese gastropub)
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! When visiting somewhere new it’s always handy to have a friend waiting to greet you; someone to lighten the load and guide you on local etiquette, secret restaurants and cultural attractions away from the tourist trail. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
The Great Wave: 10 things you didn’t know about Hokusai
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The image of Hokusai’s majestic wave arcing a dwarfed Mount Fuji is one of the most iconic representations of Japan, and arguably the most famous piece of Japanese art internationally. The Great Wave off Kanagawa has reproduction prints, keyrings, backpacks, t-shirts, scarves, cushions and phone cases (we […]
A visit to the Kanazawa Ninja Temple
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At first glance, Myouryuji may seem like just another ordinary temple, but there’s more than what meets the eye!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Jackie is a customer support assistant in our office in Nagoya, Japan. She recently paid a visit to the “Ninja Temple” in Kanazawa – read on to find out how she fared… Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Bonsai: Tiny trees, big work
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Few things are as indelibly Japanese as the art of bonsai, or “tray planting”. This is where, through artful growing and pruning, a tree is miniaturised to look exactly how it would look in nature. You can see these tiny tree masterpieces all over the country, from […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Few things are as indelibly Japanese as the art of bonsai, or “tray planting”. This is where, through artful growing and pruning, a tree is miniaturised to look exactly how it would look in nature. You can see these tiny tree masterpieces all over the country, from […]