Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Amy from Inside Japan’s US office was recently travelling around Japan doing a bit of research. We all know Tokyo pretty well, but there is always something new to discover….even if it is old…. As visitors soon discover, Tokyo is a big place—it would take decades of […]
Places & Where To Stay
5 Reasons to Visit Kamakura
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Amy, from Inside Japan’s US office is traveling around Japan! She’s currently in Kamakura, and should you need a reason to visit, she has plenty! The small seaside town, temple town of Kamakura is just a one hour trip from the Tokyo Metropolis and an excellent day trip […]
Enjoying Tokyo for Free
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Tokyo’s reputation as an expensive place to visit is slowly changing. The word is out that the hedonistic days and astronomical prices of Tokyo’s “bubble period” are a thing of the past. In their place is a city that is more interesting, more diverse and more inviting […]
Outside the Green Bubble
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The Chuō Line, or central line, cuts through the circular Yamanote Line from Tokyo to Shinjuku, and continues west to the nearby mountains, with some trains even going on as far as Nagoya. The first few stops, from Nakano to Kichijōji, top many Tokyoites’ list of most […]
Okinawa’s Haunted Hotel
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The Royal Hotel
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! This Halloween, some friends and I decided that before we followed the crowd to the photo-fest that is the costume party at Okinawa’s American Village, we would seek out a notorious abandoned (and reputedly haunted) hotel near the ruins of Nakagusuku-jo castle. The Japanese are seriously superstitious, […]