IJT Japan NewsWith 16000 temples and over 400 shrines, Kyoto has no shortage of places to visit. In fact, the hardest part about coming here on holiday is trying to figure out which sites you should go out of your way to see and which ones you should leave for your next visit. As with tourist destinations [...]
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As a big Japan fan, I love it when something Japanese pops up in my favourite TV shows or films. Earlier this week I saw Inception at the cinema – a fantastic psychological thriller set in a world of dreams within dreams, with lavish cinematography to match. The opening scenes are set in a luxurious [...]
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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 you a glimpse of what it’s like to [...]
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Recently, there has been increasing criticism about the number of visitors to Mt. Fuji and the environmental impacts that tourism has had on Japan’s most scared mountain. The following article was written in response to these critiques.
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At lunchtime in central Unzen, three Japanese ladies standing outside their restaurants were competing for my custom. The restaurants looked ordinary, and with the greatest respect, so did the ladies. But in Unzen, a 90 minute bus ride from Nagasaki, I was reminded that the ordinary has hidden charms. In an ordinary looking shokudo (diner), [...]
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I really miss my Japanese food when I am in the UK as you can probably tell by the amount of food related posts on this blog. Japan offers some of the best food in the world and really is a culinary heaven. There are some eating experiences in Japan though that are more than [...]
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