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We’re feeling optimistic about Japan opening up before the spring next year.

COVID-19 Update #5

August 20, 2021/in COVID-19, Practical Tips /by Shawn Weldon

We’re halfway through 2021 and finally starting to see a light at the end of this long, dark COVID-19 tunnel. We’re keeping our nose to the grindstone and working hard towards showing our guests an amazing time in spring of 2022.

COVID-19 Update #4

May 7, 2021/in COVID-19, Practical Tips /by Shawn Weldon

Tourism to Japan for 2021 is looking much like 2020…BLEAK. Although Japan is going to hold the Olympic games, they’re not going to allow foreign spectators. The athletes will be tested frequently and will only be permitted to go to practice and their competitive events.

COVID-19 Update #3

February 9, 2021/in COVID-19, Practical Tips /by Shawn Weldon

2020 is over! Which officially puts us in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic and there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccine rollouts are under way in the G7 nations, which include both the USA and Japan.

COVID-19 Update #2

November 27, 2020/in COVID-19, Practical Tips /by Becki Benedict

2020 has been an extremely difficult year on a global scale. Japan is currently restricting entry to foreign tourists from over 150 countries around the world, including the United States. It is unclear when tourists will be able to enter the country, but there has been mention of a gradual reopening starting in April 2021.

COVID-19 Update

June 22, 2020/in COVID-19, Practical Tips /by Shawn Weldon

2020 has been extremely difficult on a global scale and no country, company or individual is exempt from dealing with COVID-19. Since the beginning of this pandemic, we have received a number of emails and messages from both former and future tour participants encouraging us and wishing us well.

Kishiwada Danjiri Festival

September 12, 2017/in Featured Events /by Becki Benedict

The Kishiwada Danjiri Festival, or Danjiri Matsuri, dates back over 300 years and is held every year in September in Osaka. Around 500,000 tourists visit Kishiwada to experience this exciting festival.

Danjiri are traditional floats used in festivals in Japan. The floats at this festival are hand-made from wood and Read more

Mount Fuji Climbing Season Ceremonies

June 12, 2017/in Featured Events /by Becki Benedict

Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan and is open to climbers for only a couple of months of the year. The climbing season starts on July 1 and opens with an official ceremony at Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Jinja, a shrine in Yamanashi prefecture at the base of Read more

Fuji Rock Festival 2017

March 23, 2017/in Featured Events /by Becki Benedict

The Fuji Rock Festival is Japan’s largest outdoor music festival held every year at the Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture. It is a 3-day event that draws in over 100,000 people from all over the world.

This year, the event will be held July 28-30. The lineup includes musicians Read more