Like this post? Help us by sharing it! A Message from Tokyo IJT tour leader Tom Orsman is concerned about the Wests image of Tokyo right now and slightly perplexed about the current FCO advice for Japan’s capital city. Here is a copy of his email sent on the 31st March; I have heard some […]
Travellers’ Tales
Tohoku – Can’t Wait to Go Back
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Tohoku is a beautiful part of Japan, but receives very few foreign visitors, as most arrive in Tokyo and head west for Kyoto, ignoring the amazing sights to Tokyo’s north. The tragic events of the last few weeks mean there is a danger that this trend will […]
Life in Japan from a tour leader & Tokyoite
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Mt. Fuji in Spring
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Blog post written by Steve Parker (InsideJapan Tours tour leader) The images beamed across the globe in recent weeks have been indeed deeply distressing – not least for those of us who have spent a number of years in this great country. However, Japan is a country […]
Family trip during the earthquake & tsunami
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The Linville family travelled to Japan at the beginning of March 2011, a couple of days before the massive earthquake and tsunami struck the Tohoku region in northern Japan on March 11th. The family of four started their trip in Tokyo before heading to the cultural capital […]
West Meets East – A response to the UK TV show ‘JLC: Turning Japanese’
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Tokyo at night - Japan is great
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! InsideJapan Tours staff have all lived and worked in Japan and love the place, people and culture. We all get excited with the prospect of seeing a new Japan film or television programme. The upcoming adaptation of Murakami’s “Norwegian Wood” is one to watch but the current […]
The Streets of Takayama
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! If a picture is worth 1,000 words then I apologise for being a bit longwinded. This is a photo blog of Hida Takayama, one of my favourite places in Japan. I couldn’t possibly do it justice with words or pictures but hopefully the following images will give […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! If a picture is worth 1,000 words then I apologise for being a bit longwinded. This is a photo blog of Hida Takayama, one of my favourite places in Japan. I couldn’t possibly do it justice with words or pictures but hopefully the following images will give […]