Like this post? Help us by sharing it! After swapping her native Kyoto for London, Reiko set up a successful Japanese catering company. It proved so popular with diners that she opened a cookery school to share some of her secrets, before penning a book chock-full of her favourite recipes. She has just released her […]
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An introduction to kakigori
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Tour leader Mark came to Japan from sunny Hawai’i to discover his Japanese roots. Like so many of us, he never left! Though Mark currently lives in Gifu Prefecture, he has also lived in rural Tottori and Aichi, and leads tours all over Japan. In the summer, […]
Sayonara hangover: we’ve found a cure!
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Japan's hangover remedies
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Brian Beatty is a tour leader for InsideJapan, and has suffered through his fair share of hangovers in his time (haven’t we all). For those of you who aren’t attempting Dry January, Brian reveals a mystery of the Orient that’ll keep you perky and bright no matter […]
Guide to izakaya food: Must eats in a Japanese inn
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Originally from Australia, these days tour leader Ben is based permanently in Fukuoka – one of the biggest and most exciting cities on Japan’s southwestern Kyushu Island. He gives us a sneak peek behind the noren curtains to share his guide to izakaya food. Hope you’re hungry! Like this post? Help […]
5 regional specialities to try in Japan
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From Okinawa to Hokkaido: Discover Japan's regional specialities
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Travel consultant Rachel Grainger recently spent a month travelling in Japan and tried a number of local specialties as she made her way around the country. Here, she introduces each of them – and explains why you should go out of your way to try them! Like […]
A delicious day out in Japan: Making takoyaki from scratch
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Richard Farmer is our very own travel-consultant-turned-tour-leader, blogger extraordinaire and expert in Zen Buddhism. When he’s not turning his hand to those pursuits, however, what does he get up to? We caught up with Richard after a day of culinary adventures in the Kansai region. Like this […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Richard Farmer is our very own travel-consultant-turned-tour-leader, blogger extraordinaire and expert in Zen Buddhism. When he’s not turning his hand to those pursuits, however, what does he get up to? We caught up with Richard after a day of culinary adventures in the Kansai region. Like this […]