Japan is one of the most fascinating countries on the planet thanks to its unique skill in effortlessly combining the ultra-modern with the highly traditional. Known the world over for being at the cutting edge of modern technology, it’s also a country still governed...
Humbled, sad, astounded, angry, heartbroken and ashamed are just a few of the emotions I felt shortly after we arrived in Hiroshima. We piled off our coach from Fukuoka at 6:30am and not being able to check into our apartment until 3pm we put our bags into a storage...
When most travellers talk about culture shock they refer to it in the sense of the feeling they get when they leave home and travel to a new far flung destination. Or also in the sense of ‘reverse’ culture shock when they return home after a period of travelling and...
Never heard of it? Neither had we until it came up as being the destination in Japan with the cheapest flights from China. It made for an interesting experience being questioned on our next destination and trying not to swear going through Shanghai customs I can tell...
When you think of Japanese sports, the one that tends to spring to mind is the traditional form of wrestling where man mountains wearing nothing but a thong and a topknot compete to see who can shove the other one to the ground. Whilst Sumo is still considered the...
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