Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Travelling into the mountains of Nagano on the Japan Unmaksed trip, we stay at a great place – Zenkoji temple in Nagano. Zenkoji is a beautiful temple and one of the most important in the prefecture. It is also the only one in Japan run by two […]
Culture & History
Dr. Kanji – Japanese language master of mystery
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! After a long absence, the mysterious Dr. Kanji returns with musings about the Japanese language and comments on its use and evolution in the modern Japanese language that we can read, write and hear today ….but who is this doctor of the Chinese character? The mystery of […]
Random cultural experiences – The Barbers
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The key to the 10-minute cut!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! You find yourself in the middle of Tokyo with a free hour on your hands. You scratch your chin and ponder the question – where can I experience an immediate authentic cultural experience that is guaranteed to not be on any travel itinerary? Why not a local […]
Japan Geisha Dreams
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! It is always nice to hear from our customers; especially if they absolutely love Japan…thankfully, more often than not, they usually find themselves loving it. It is fantastic receiving feedback that is so gushing about Japan and its culture and the services that we provide, we get […]
Haiku from Spring Elegance Tour April 2012
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Spring Elegance in Matsumoto City
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Here is a selection of some of the Haiku that my Spring Elegance tour group came up with in a semi-inebriated state during our last dinner together… Drink Japanese sake, Eat tempura, sashimi, You are Japanese. We were very dry, Our yen pieces at the ready, […]
Fushimi Inari
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! One of our guides in Kyoto is the very lovely and talented Ayako Kiyono san. Kiyono san knows her stuff when it comes to Kyoto and has shown hundreds of our travellers around the old Imperial capital. Kiyono san wanted to write about one of her favourite […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! One of our guides in Kyoto is the very lovely and talented Ayako Kiyono san. Kiyono san knows her stuff when it comes to Kyoto and has shown hundreds of our travellers around the old Imperial capital. Kiyono san wanted to write about one of her favourite […]