How to Culfox Start of a Journey
23/24th July Landing at Narita Airport in Tokyo marked the beginning of my Culfox stay. The first thing that struck me was the great attention to detail, evident from the airport’s cleanliness to the efficiency with which everything…
Exciting First Insights into Japans Tourism Organisations
25th July After waking up the first thing I do is grab a quick breakfast in a convenience store. Which mostly consists of a cold green tea and a tuna mayonnaise riceballs. When it comes to convenience stores…
The magical Pull of the Shibuya Crossing
26th July Today I’ve decided to have a look at Shibuya’s famous crossing and I wanted to write a analysis about this crossing which has become somewhat of a tourist attraction. As I have seen in the past…
The Beauty of Japanese Summer Festivals
27th July So today marks the day I am able to attend a Japanese Summer Festival for the first time, I’ve learnt that convieniently there is the Sumidegawa Festival happening near my area when I conducted my first…
A refreshing concept for japanese Culture
28th July As this day marks my last full day in Tokyo I have decided to conduct a short interview with a representative of the Nui. Hostel where I have stayed at for the last few days. I…
Commute To Kyoto
29th July Today I took the day off as I commuted to Kyoto, using the Shinkansen. One thing I have noticed though is even if Japan is very convienient when it comes to transportation with the IC cards…
Kyoto, The holy city
30th July The first day in Kyoto I wanted to dedicate to research a bit about it’s history as it is I would say the cultural and historical hotspot of Japan. Kyoto, is often called the heart of…
Overtourism In Kyoto?
31th July Today, I would like to shine a light on the recent closure of certain areas in the Gion district due to tourists behaviour similar to certain areas being photo banned. Under my impression, it is quite…
Nara lost in time
1st August Today I commute to Osaka after some insightful days in Kyoto, before I head to Osaka though I wanted to give an Insight into Nara another very popular tourist location in Japan. The former capital Nara…
Osaka gone “wild”
2nd August With Osaka being on of the most visited destinations in Japan, I thought it is only right to conduct a Interview here as well. This time it will be with a representative of the Namba Tourism…