In late September and early October, Unique Japan Tours joined a familiarization trip organised by the Japan National Tourist Organisation. The purpose of these trips is to introduce new, unique places in Japan to promote trips there. The familiarization trip
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JNTO FamTrip 2015: Iya Valley & Tokushima
By Unique Japan Tours on 16/10/2015 in Beauty, Himeji, Knowledge, Travel, Tours, Autumn, Castle, Culture, Tea House, Awa Odori, Tokushima, Gardens, Kurashiki, Okayama, Old Town, Cherry blossom, Dancing
In late September and early October, Unique Japan Tours joined a familiarization trip organised by the Japan National Tourist Organisation. The purpose of these trips is to introduce new, unique places in Japan to promote trips there. The familiarization trip
…JNTO FamTrip 2015: Okayama & Kurashiki
By Unique Japan Tours on 13/10/2015 in Beauty, Himeji, Knowledge, Travel, Tours, Autumn, Castle, Culture, Tea House, Awa Odori, Gardens, Kurashiki, Okayama, Old Town, Cherry blossom
In late September and early October, Unique Japan Tours joined a familiarization trip organised by the Japan National Tourist Organisation. The purpose of these trips is to introduce new, unique places in Japan to promote trips there. The familiarization trip …
JNTO Familiarization Trip 2015
By Unique Japan Tours on 07/10/2015 in Japan, Beauty, History, Himeji, Knowledge, Travel, Tours, Autumn, Castle, Culture, Testimonial, Food, Tea House, Awa Odori, Tokushima, Gardens, Round Up, Kurashiki, Okayama
In late September and early October, Unique Japan Tours joined a familiarization trip organised by the Japan National Tourist Organisation. The purpose of these trips is to introduce new, unique places in Japan to promote trips there. The familiarization trip
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Celebrating O-bon in style
By Unique Japan Tours on 08/08/2012 in Japan, Knowledge, Travel, Tours, Culture, Awa Odori, Tokushima, Bon Odori, Obon

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
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Japan’s festival season is off to a sizzling hot start
By Unique Japan Tours on 02/07/2012 in Festivals, Osaka, Japan, Knowledge, Travel, Tours, Awa Odori, Matsuri, Kyoto, Gion Matsuri

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
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