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Take me home country road…

Posted on 2 May, 2012 by jimbojapan

I am sure that by now, you have realised what a talented bunch we are at IJT….if not, please don’t judge me on my picture on the website staff profiles! Anyway, IJT UK’s newest member Rie Fujimoto recently returned to Japan for the first time after moving to the UK and wanted to share her [...]

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Asama Onsen: Have bath, drink milk.

Posted on 4 April, 2012 by tomointokyo

Hotto Puraza Asama, a 20 minute bus ride from Matsumoto station, has all you need for a relaxing afternoon soak: outdoor and indoor baths, a jet-bath and a sauna. Oh, and a vending machine stocked with milk. For some reason, onsen and milk go together like sport and Lucozade. The cow juice is a rare treat - but it makes you miss Weetabix even more.

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Mad cows in Kobe

Posted on 28 March, 2012 by jimbojapan

I am putting this blog post together just before lunch time and its not easy as it is making me incredibly hungry. One of our fantastic Japan staff, Ayako Kiyono recently took it upon herself to visit a Kobe beef farm. I am sure that you have heard of Kobe Beef, but these days the [...]

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10 Reasons why Japan is so great – No.10 New experiences

Posted on 22 March, 2012 by jimbojapan

I am going to finish the 10 reasons why Japan is so great with another broad but a valid reason. Japan is bursting with new experiences for even the most intrepid of travellers. When you go for dinner, walk to the shop, get on the train and from when you wake to when you go [...]

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10 Reasons why Japan is so great. No. 9 – Respect

Posted on 20 March, 2012 by jimbojapan

Once again, this overlaps with other categories such as culture and the people, but it is one aspect of Japan that is obvious in every day life and deserves a big mention. At the risk of sounding too much like an old man here, I think that the respect shown by Japanese, young and old, [...]

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10 Reasons why Japan is so great – No.8 Contrasts

Posted on 19 March, 2012 by jimbojapan

Having already mentioned the fact that culture and tradition are so prevalent in everyday life everywhere in Japan this is pretty similar but worth a mention on its own I think. Japan is a working synchronisation of old and new which is witnessed everywhere, but especially so in some of the big cities. I don’t [...]

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10 Reasons why Japan is so great – No.7 Japan just does things better

Posted on 16 March, 2012 by jimbojapan

I have already mentioned the culture which plays a part in every aspect of life in Japan. We all know that things in Japan are going to be different. So what does “Japan just does things better” actually mean? What I mean is, in Japan they have a lot of the same things that we [...]

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10 Reasons why Japan is so great – No. 6. The country (Mountains, beach & rural life)

Posted on 15 March, 2012 by jimbojapan

When people think of Japan, they usually think of the excitement of Tokyo or the mix of temples and city of Kyoto, but many people don’t think about the rest of the often stunning countryside that you will find in the Japan archipelago. Japan is 70 percent mountainous which means that, in a country that [...]

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10 Reasons why Japan is so great – No.5 – Food

Posted on 14 March, 2012 by jimbojapan

As I have said before, this list is in no particular order, but food has got to be high on anyone’s list of reasons why Japan is so great. Tokyo and the Kansai region including Kyoto, Osaka and Nara have ensured that Japan has got the most Michelin rated restaurants in the world and the [...]

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10 Reasons why Japan is so great – No. 4 It’s very safe

Posted on 14 March, 2012 by jimbojapan

Doesn’t sound particularly exciting, but this factor does stand out when you are travelling in Japan. Tokyo is home to approximately 30 million people and is one of the biggest cities in the word, but there are no ‘dodgy areas’ to accidently walk into. In fact, I would say that you can happily walk about [...]

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