Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I travel as much to learn about a new culture and experience a new landscape, as to reflect on my own life back home. On every trip I inevitably return with a scribbled ‘to do’ list of ways I can live better: improve my Italian, practice yoga […]
Culture & History
Tokyo life – business as usual shock
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Whilst the headlines have been screaming of imminent and impending doom, all the reports we have been receiving have been of life in the capital returning rapidly to normal, of the Japanese just “getting on with it”. Could this possibly be true? I went to Japan to […]
Life in Tokyo and the people of Japan…
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The People of Japan - Kyoto
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 […]
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 […]
Visiting the Emperor
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! On the 2nd of January, I went to see 79 year old Emperor Akihito at his Palace in central Tokyo. It was a huge event – you can go only go into the Palace grounds twice a year, on his birthday and for New Year celebrations. I […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! On the 2nd of January, I went to see 79 year old Emperor Akihito at his Palace in central Tokyo. It was a huge event – you can go only go into the Palace grounds twice a year, on his birthday and for New Year celebrations. I […]