Immaculately wrapped gifts are the norm in Japan
Anytime a Japanese person goes abroad, he or she will go armed with a long shopping list – not of things for themselves but those for their loved ones, friends, work
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Giving goes a long way in Japan
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Celebrating O-bon in style
Traditionally, Japanese people like to take their holidays on mass. One of the biggest holidays of the year is O-bon or the Festival of Bon, which normally falls around mid-August of each year.
A Japanese Buddhist custom held in honour
…A theatrical workout for the senses
Take kabuki and remove from it the gorgeously colourful costumes, entrancing music and fantastical stories and what you are left with, in its bare essence, is a living, breathing traditional art form.
Any visitor to Japan that goes to watch
…A dazzling display to excite the senses
They say that “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Well, then, how many words do you think the photo here is worth? Too many to count, I reckon.
It would be futile to try to describe a fireworks display
…Rocking it Fuji style
Summer is in full swing in Japan and that means one thing for music fans: Fuji Rock Festival. This year the festival will take place between July 27 and 29.
Although other popular music festivals do exist in Japan, nothing
…Japan’s festival season is off to a sizzling hot start
This is the time of the year where Japan braces itself for the upcoming summer temperatures and for another reason too – matsuri (festivals)!! Japan is the home to a whole smorgasbord of festivals that take place throughout the Japanese
…Tokyo Sky Tree
Move over Tokyo Tower, there’s a new, bigger brother dominating the capital’s skyline now. Welcome to the Tokyo Skytree. When it was officially opened to the public on May 22, the Tokyo Skytree became the world’s tallest broadcast tower. Its
…Sumo in Japan
Watching a sumo tournament in Japan is like taking a trip back to medieval Japan. Any visit to Tokyo would not be complete without seeing this living, breathing art form.
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…Japan Discovered Cherry Blossom
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2011 Mt Fuji Climbing Tour with English speaking guide
Climb Japan’s most extraordinary mountain with expert mountaineers and English speaking guide!!
The people of Japan think that Mt Fuji is a mountain that should be climbed at least once in a lifetime. It is not just a famous landscape …
