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Exploring Japan’s Inland Sea: The Setouchi Art Triennale
During my trip in August, I took a few days out to visit the beautiful Island of Naoshima in the Seto Inland Sea. The island has become renowed in recent years for its art exhibitions – particularly...
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Family travels in Japan
The Basford family originally from the UK and now in Australia travelled to Japan in the Summer. Mum, Dad and 13 year old Tyler dropped us a line and took off to Nippon for a big family adventure. We...
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Horsing around in the Year of the Horse – Japan
Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu!!!…or Ake Ome if you are a bit cooler. Another year has been and gone and the 12 year cycle of the Chinese Zodiac makes this year, the Year of the Horse. The horse is a...
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5 things you didn’t know about Japan
I recently put this together for a good travel agent of ours, but thought I would share it on our very own blog… Fact 1 – Japan is made up of over 6000 islands There are four main islands, but the...
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Enjoying Tokyo for Free
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...
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5 Reasons to Visit Kamakura
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...
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Land of the Gods | Kamikochi Japan
The Historic Mountain Trail tour recently travelled through Kamikochi. Here’s tour leader David to tell us more… Nestled deep in the Alps, Kamikochi seems worlds away from the urban sprawl most people...
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An Introduction to Birding in Japan
Covering a total of 377,708 sq kms, Japan is three times larger than England. Located between 24° to 46° north latitude and from 123° to 146° east longitude, the island chain covers a wide climatic...
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Alternative Tokyo – An afternoon in Shimokitazawa
“What’s your favourite area of Tokyo? – Shibuya, Shinjuku, Harajuku?” These are places you have probably heard of. When I am showing around friends and tourists Tokyo’s nightlife, one of my favorite...
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Rediscovering Nikko (Part 1 of 2)
Kegon Falls in Nikko National Park For me, there is almost nothing better than going to a part of Japan that I have never been to before and seeing yet another facet of this wonderful country. But I am...
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