Like this post? Help us by sharing it! At Inside Japan Tours, we often send our tour leaders out to research new tours and experiences for our customers. Here, Long Islander Mike Reddy describes a recent training day, during which eight of our intrepid tour leaders gathered to road test Brett’s new video game tour […]
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We’ve got it covered: Umbrella culture in Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! After recently spending a warm and sunny June in Europe, I returned to Japan during tsuyu, the rainy season. This is not the best time of the year to be without a trusty brolly (kasa in Japanese), and so after losing two in the space of 24 […]
Japan’s weirdest manga and anime in 140 characters
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Ordinarily, we like to steer people away from the idea that Japan is “weird” and “crazy”. Yes, there are lots of things about Japan that are different from what you’re used to – but that doesn’t make them weird, it just makes them different. A lot of […]
Celebrating Super Mario’s 30th Anniversary
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! This year marks the 30th anniversary of the venerable Super Mario Bros. series and, in addition to making millions the world over suddenly feel very old, Japan celebrated by doing what they do best – creating themed food! In partnership with Tower Records, Nintendo took over three […]
Visit Tokyo’s all-new Ganguro Café
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David & Tyler meet the Ganguro girls
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! If you’ve had an eye on the Japanese news recently, you may have heard of the newest odd attraction to hit Tokyo – the Ganguro Café. Not ones to miss out on anything new in Japan, we sent two of our tour leaders, David and Tyler, to […]
Godzilla hotel to open its doors in Tokyo
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! As you may or may not know – Japan is not just the land of the rising sun; it is also the land of outlandishly themed hotels. Japan has a fantastic array of accommodation options, ranging from low-budget, space-age capsule hotels to super-high-end traditional ryokan – but […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! As you may or may not know – Japan is not just the land of the rising sun; it is also the land of outlandishly themed hotels. Japan has a fantastic array of accommodation options, ranging from low-budget, space-age capsule hotels to super-high-end traditional ryokan – but […]