by iPLANiT Dev | Nov 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
‘Gardens & Galleries’ Travel Talk Friday, 20 November, 2020 @ 10.00 Dublin/London [GMT+1] Thank you for all those who joined our 5th zoom webinar of the year. For those who want to rewatch or for those who missed the webinar but wanted to...
by Darina Oomi | May 16, 2017 | OOMI travel Blog, OOMI travel News
With a rich array of pristinely preserved castles, temples, shrines and tea houses, the ancient city of Kyoto is widely regarded as the cultural heart of Japan. For over a millennium, from 794 until 1868, Kyoto was the capital of Japan and seat of the Emperor. Kyoto...
by Darina Oomi | Nov 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
In late September and early October, Unique Japan Tours joined a familiarization trip organised by the Japan National Tourist Organisation. The purpose of these trips is to introduce new, unique places in Japan to promote trips there. The familiarization trip (or...
by Darina Oomi | Jul 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Kenrokuen Garden is a magnificent garden located in Kanazawa. Renowned throughout Japan as one of the country’s Three Great Gardens, Kenrokuen means “Garden Combining Six Features”, referring to the spaciousness, seclusion, artificiality, antiquity, broad views and...
by Darina Oomi | Jan 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
You may have seen Kanazawa was selected by the Guardian newspaper as one of their Holiday Hotspots for 2015. Kanazawa features on several of our tours, both small group and self-guided, and is a favourite destination among everyone here in the UJT offices. Today...
