by Angelie | Last updated Jun 24, 2026 | Japan Experience Guides
One of the reasons Japan is such a popular tourist destination is the sheer number of unique and memorable experiences you can have in the country. But what we have seen as a boutique travel agency here is that this existence of so many choices seems to paralyse many...
by Angelie | Last updated Jun 23, 2026 | Japan Experience Guides
Most people outside Japan grow up with a fairly cartoonish idea of what samurai and ninja actually were. Samurai become noble swordsmen in slow motion films, all silence and honour. Ninja become black clad shadows who can apparently vanish into smoke. I had the same...
by Jessica | Last updated Jun 29, 2026 | Japan Travel
As a Japan-based travel agency, we know that the experience of travelling anywhere in the world as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community comes with more complications than it should. There are additional safety considerations, concerns around public perception, and...
by Angelie | Last updated Jun 15, 2026 | Japan Cultural Experiences, Japan Experience Guides
Living in Japan for a decade now, I would love to tell you that sumo is completely mundane to me already. I would love to say I attend tournaments every other weekend, and act as though bumping into massive professional athletes on the street is a completely normal...
by Angelie | Last updated Jun 11, 2026 | Japan Experience Guides
Most visitors to Tokyo see sumo from the outside. By this, I mean that they watch tournament highlights on a screen, maybe spend half an hour at the Kokugikan Museum in Ryogoku, or buy a cool sumo-themed souvenir from one of the stalls in Asakusa. It’s no wonder they...
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