執筆者 iPLANiT Dev | 9月 21, 2017 | カテゴリーなし
With now less than 2 years until Japan’s biggest Rugby tournament takes place, the official registration for tickets is well under way. This tournament is going to be an experience of a lifetime for all those who make the trip, as can be attested by those lucky...
執筆者 iPLANiT Dev | 7月 21, 2017 | カテゴリーなし
The below head-to-head battle pits the best snow resorts in Europe VS the best in Japan to see which will become your next first choice snow holiday destination! ROUND 1: Number of Ski Resorts Think of Japan and mountains covered in powder snow might not be the first...
執筆者 Darina Oomi | 7月 24, 2015 | カテゴリーなし
The Kumano Kodo are a series of pilgrimage trails, located in the Kansai region of Japan, south of Kyoto and Nara. Kumano is the name of the area, and “kodo” means the “old ways”, so the name literally translates as the old ways of Kumano. The trails were, and still...
執筆者 Darina Oomi | 7月 17, 2015 | カテゴリーなし
In our last blog post we talked about the Gokaido, the five routes built in the Edo period of Japan, which connected the capital of Edo, modern Tokyo, with the outer provinces of the country. We also talked about the Tokaido, one of the two routes connecting the old...
執筆者 Darina Oomi | 7月 15, 2015 | カテゴリーなし
In 1601, soon after he came into power, the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu started to build five routes connecting the capital of Edo (modern day Tokyo), with the other provinces. These routes were essential for the success of the Sankin-Kotai system, where lords would have...