by iPLANiT Dev | Aug 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
At Unique Japan Tours, we pride ourselves with discovering hidden gems in Japan before they gain mainstream popularity. When we design our itineraries, of course we usually create a balance between some well know and popular highlight destinations, but where other...
by iPLANiT Dev | Jun 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
There are various different vantage points from which to see Mt Fuji, but only on lake Ashinoko can you ride an old wooden pirate ship and be afforded incredible views of Mt Fuji from the comfort of the ship. Most people allow only 24 or max 48 hours in a resort with...
by iPLANiT Dev | Jun 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
The below is an excerpt from one of our recent online travel webinars where we were joined by a guest speaker from Japan who happened to be a tourism expert in the Kii Peninsula. Kumano Kodo is an ancient network of pilgrimage trails located in Kii Mountain Range,...
by iPLANiT Dev | May 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Japan’s four main islands Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu make up 90% of its territory, however many people forget that Japan is basically one large archipelago of island. 6,852 island to be precise, of which 430 of them are inhabited. If you asked the...
by iPLANiT Dev | May 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
On August 6th 1945, Hiroshima became the first city in the world to be struck with an atomic bomb. Its something we may all have read about in history class in school, or learned about briefly whilst watching some documentary on TV. But this cannot compare to actually...