Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Amy Tadehara is one of the latest additions to the talented IJT team taking her place in the US office. This Colorado born girl spent four years living in wonderful Sendai and you may guess from her name that she some Japanese ancestry. However, just because Amy […]
Transport & Travelling
Take me home country road…
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I am sure that by now, you have realised what a talented bunch we are at IJT….if not, please don’t judge me on my picture on the website staff profiles! Anyway, IJT UK’s newest member Rie Fujimoto recently returned to Japan for the first time after moving […]
Crabs, stags & the monk: Kumano trail
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! It started with an onsen and finished with a waterfall. The two-day hike in the hills, from Yunomine Onsen to the waterfall at Nachi, frequently took my breath away. Fortunately, there was an abundance of fresh air around to revive me. I spent around six hours on the trail each day. […]
Walking with Emperors: The Kumano trail
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Stop, look and listen: an ocean of green-topped hills; nothing in sight, except blue sky, green forest and the moss-matted trail; no sound except, birdsong and your own panting breath; no thought except, why have I not done this before? The secluded Kumano rises to the south […]
Enjoying the journey. From Matsumoto to Takayama.
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Worth the wait? Osaka Station new building finally opens
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! It’s been a long time coming but finally, after 7 years, the new building at JR Osaka Station in the Umeda district of the city, is open! InsideJapan HQ received the following hot of the press from our very own guide in Osaka, Ayako Kiyono. Many thanks […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! It’s been a long time coming but finally, after 7 years, the new building at JR Osaka Station in the Umeda district of the city, is open! InsideJapan HQ received the following hot of the press from our very own guide in Osaka, Ayako Kiyono. Many thanks […]