Hike the sacred Yanbaru forest, a.k.a. The Galápagos of the East, with a female shaman (yuta) and learn about the spiritual ...

our series on gorgeous travel related coffee table books, is the latest in Taschen’s series on various destinations at the turn of the century—Japan 1900. The extra large book is filled with ...

Planning your first trip to Japan? This step-by-step travel guide is your ultimate companion to navigating one of the world’s most fascinating destinations. Whether you're drawn by ancient temples, ...

an online course for the next generation of travel journalists. Japan is ready towelcome tourists once again. Not only should you immediately book a flight, but you should also book a seat on the ...

The best guides can help you truly connect with a destination, perhaps immersing you in unique activities or sights, or using ...

let alone the rest of Japan. As a celebrated author and son of Tsugaru himself, Dazai Osamu must have seemed the perfect choice for this 1944 volume in Oyama Shoten's series of books on regional ...

in alphabetical order — isn’t a typical or comprehensive guide. But it is, hopefully, full of surprises for even regular visitors to Japan, ones who might not yet have climbed the steep wooden ...

Then in April, the Japan Tourism Agency decided to deregulate the tour guide industry, saying there could be a massive shortage of licensed guides in the face of growing demand. In a time of both ...

International Cross-Cultural Exchange (ICCE) has launched its guide matching service, “Japan Tour Guide (JTG),” on smartphones. For this guide service, the guest (tourist) fills out a request form for ...

However, maximizing this opportunity depends on addressing capacity bottlenecks, especially in markets like Japan ... the bus capacity, the tour guide capacity, are all a challenge right now ...

This means that travellers no longer have to book their trips through a travel agency and visa-free entry is back on. Coming to Japan is a lot simpler now than it was a few months ago, but there ...