Like this post? Help us by sharing it! It’s a rainy Monday afternoon in Tokyo, but signs of spring have been appearing lately. This weekend the sun was shining, the first buds of sakura began to bloom, and just down the street from my apartment families were in the park drinking beer and playing with […]
Culture & History
The Good Old Japanese Public Bathhouse
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Written by InsideJapan Tours tour leader, Steve Parker Many people have heard of the famous Japanese hot spring baths (onsen) – water heated geo-thermally and then pumped into often landscaped bathing areas to create the perfect way to relax – washing and then soaking away till as […]
Spaced out!
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Mister Tanaka's Mat Tie
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! When on tour, I often get questioned about my apartment and the housing condition in Japan. ‘Capsule hotels‘ and ‘Manga Cafés‘ have led westerners to believe that the Japanese live in shoe boxes. While it is true that, on the same income, Japanese workers settle for less […]
Getting Naked in Japan: The bath blog
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Get naked in style - Funaoka Onsen, Kyoto
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! It is pretty well known that Japan is a land of natural hot springs. You may also be aware of the long history of bathing in Japan, a nation which was extolling the hygiene and relaxation benefits of a long soak when us Brits still thought taking […]
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! On this day 64 years ago Hiroshima experienced the most horrific effects of war when the atomic bomb was dropped on the city by American forces during World War II. Every year on this day the Peace Bell is rung at 8:15am, the time when the bomb […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! On this day 64 years ago Hiroshima experienced the most horrific effects of war when the atomic bomb was dropped on the city by American forces during World War II. Every year on this day the Peace Bell is rung at 8:15am, the time when the bomb […]