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Planning a Trip to Japan?

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Japan at 300km per hour: Discover the locations featured in the Bullet Train movie

July 26, 2022

Matthew Joslin

Bullet Train, the film adaptation of Kotaro Isaka's pulse-pounding novel of the same name, has now arrived and is ready for boarding! While the train races its way from Tokyo to Kyoto we do get a small glimpse at some of the incredible places the film hurtles past at each of the stations it stops at en route from Tokyo to Kyoto but what is there to see and do in the destinations where the film is set?

Ghost stories: What is a 'yokai' and why is it important, with artist Chubei Yagyu

July 26, 2022

Matthew Joslin

Join us as we sit down with the man behind Shodoshima's Yokai Bijutsukan Art Museum, Chusei Yagyu, to discuss the oft-misunderstood 'yokai' spirits. What defines a yokai? Are they all scary? Where can you encounter them for yourself?

Postcards from Japan: Life in Tokyo, trips to Okinawa and LGBTQ Japan, with Jacob Emile

July 19, 2022

Matthew Joslin

Jacob didn't have your everyday entry into living in Japan! He has somehow found himself living a crazy, beautiful life in Japan (his words, not ours). Mostly known for making Tiktoks and documenting his life in travel, beauty and comedy content, he told us what the process of falling in love with Japan has been like for him.

The Hotlist: Best of Japan in 2022

May 6, 2022

Matthew Joslin

Tokyo was splashed across our screens this year, and while much is happening in the way of redevelopment in Japan’s capital city, it's still only the tip of the iceberg of changes happening across Japan. Join us as we take a little look outside of Tokyo and see the best of Japan in 2022, off the beaten track and on the beaten track, post-covid and beyond, once Japan is open for holidays again.

Postcards from Japan: The beauty of plum wine and Japanese heritage, with Risa Iwashita of Umeshuya London

Jan. 22, 2022

Matthew Joslin

There's a reason why food is what brings a lot of people to Japan - but what about drink? Sake is maybe the best known, but did you know that the humble plum forms the base of one of Japan's other most enjoyed beverages? Umeshu, or plum wine/liqueur is a popular alcoholic drink which will have anyone with a sweet tooth addicted after one glass but there is a world of variety and cultural significance behind his drink, something Risa Iwashita from Umeshuya London was happy to tell us all about!

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Planning a Trip to Japan?

Japan at 300km per hour: Discover the locations featured in the Bullet Train movie

Ghost stories: What is a 'yokai' and why is it important, with artist Chubei Yagyu

Postcards from Japan: Life in Tokyo, trips to Okinawa and LGBTQ Japan, with Jacob Emile

The Hotlist: Best of Japan in 2022

Postcards from Japan: The beauty of plum wine and Japanese heritage, with Risa Iwashita of Umeshuya London

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