Like this post? Help us by sharing it! When reading Matt’s blog post on itasha car culture, I was struck by an awful thought – we have never explained to you what an otaku is. We’re constantly referring to them, referencing their culture and generally bandying about the term – yet we’ve never once written […]
Culture & History
Three tips for an alternative Kyoto day trip
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! As a resident of Japan’s ancient capital, I sometimes find it hard to find a reason to leave this great city. With more temples, shrines, museums, restaurants and bars than you can shake a kyosaku (Zen hitting-stick) at, there is so much going on in the city […]
Greetings, earthling!
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Welcome to the world of Japanese greetings
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Lots of people ask us for useful phrases in Japanese to make their travels easier – and we highly recommend that you do learn a few words here and there to impress your Japanese hosts. As our Senior Operations Assistant, Akiko, quite rightly says: “It makes us […]
A local’s guide to onsen bathing
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Everyone here at Inside Japan Tours loves a soak in one of Japan’s many wonderful and famous hot springs (onsen) – in fact, we’ve written about onsen etiquette and our favourite hot spring baths a few times before. However, tour leader Richard Pearce claims to be the […]
In Miyazaki’s footsteps: 5 destinations for Ghibli fans
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Totoro's reception at the Ghibli Museum
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Following the runaway success of Spirited Away, an animated film about a young girl who has to save her parents by infiltrating a bathhouse for the spirits, Studio Ghibli has become a household name all over the world. Hayao Miyazaki, the mastermind behind the studio, has been […]
The secret world of geisha
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The world of the Japanese geisha is shrouded in myth, mystery, and misconception. Though nearly everybody will recognise their distinctive make-up, hairstyles, and elaborate kimono, surprisingly few people really understand the role of the geisha in Japanese society. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The world of the Japanese geisha is shrouded in myth, mystery, and misconception. Though nearly everybody will recognise their distinctive make-up, hairstyles, and elaborate kimono, surprisingly few people really understand the role of the geisha in Japanese society. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!