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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 Information Center, which is a part of the Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau.  In this Interview I […]

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 is a small but important city in Japan, located not too far from Kyoto. It’s known as

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 a strong stand that the city of Kyoto has taken with this action especially for a low-

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 Japan. To me Kyoto is the perfect city when it comes to history and modernity. It even

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 that I have previously explained, when it comes to Shinkansen tickets it’s a little more complicated. At

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 wanted to answer questions regarding, the guest demographic, their concept and peak- seasons and how they deal

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 Interview and I wanted to use this opportunity to research and inform about the cultural significance of

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 on social media it intruiged me why and how this crossing has become so famous and does

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 there are many kinds of Japanese konbini brands. (convenience stores) Such as 7-11, Lawson and Family mart

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 operated. The atmosphere was a mix of calm precision and  hospitality—a reflection of the Japanese principle of omotenashi, also