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06/11/2024

Yebisu beer brewery reopened in Tokyo. This is one of Japan's best mass-produced beers

06/05/2024

New Corner Mall Experience in Harajuku Tokyo called Tokyu Plaza Harajuku (or Harakado for short)

06/04/2024

Travelers are loving their Rediscover Tours of Japan

★★★★★ "My husband and I had an unforgettable week in Japan thanks to the organization and expertise of Rediscover Tours. From the carefully planned itinerary to our wonderful local guides, we could not have asked for a more rich and memorable experience visiting Japan for the first time. O...

11/09/2023

Five Star Review of a Rediscover Tour !

★★★★★ "My wife, Pam, and I had a fantastic three week trip to Japan in October 2023. We worked with Rediscover to fashion an itinerary around a separate, one week cycling tour that we had already planned. Rediscover crafted a perfect two week route for us working around our cycling tour. A...

11/09/2023

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See what could be included in your trip to Japan with Rediscover Tours. We focus on cultural experiences for travelers to Japan. Rediscover Tours offers visi...

09/26/2023

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A bike ride in Kyoto to visit Kinkakuji and other sites.

There is no better way to explore Kyoto than by bike! Discover the beauties of Kyoto at your own pace.00:00 - Intro00:28 - Ginkaku-ji01:08 - Philosopher's pa...

08/12/2023

Dates for our 2024 small group tours are online at https://www.rediscovertours.com/japan/tours/ %20Group%20Tours

Showing travelers the beauty of Japan since 2000!

11/03/2022

An interview from before Japan was reopened to travelers!

Everyone at Rediscover Tours hops you can visit Japan soon to see its beauty.

‎Show Lost Without Japan, Ep Interview With Jeff Aasguard from Japanese Guest Houses and Rediscover Tours | LWJ EP 19 - Apr 11, 2022

10/19/2022

Rediscover Tour was mentioned in a book that used our Brief History in Japan. How cool is that
https://www.amazon.com/SAKURA-My-Time-Japan/dp/375265838X

It is with an open mind and familiar excitement that Carolina moves to the Land of the Rising Sun, where ancestral culture intermingles tightly with high-tech modernism, and social rules are taken to the extreme. She discovers a country filled with subtle beauty, well-preserved traditions and pol...

10/19/2022

A Brief History of Japan.
https://www.rediscovertours.com/japan/travel-tips/history-of-japan/

10/18/2022

Discovering the beauty of Japan is easy with Rediscover Tours.

Take-no-Michi (the Bamboo Path) is located in the northwestern part of Muko city (about 20 minutes away from Kyoto center) and has a total length of about 1....

10/18/2022

Sakai, Japan is often overlooked but is world-renowned for its knives and other bladed tools. The trick is knowing where to go and what to look for. Rediscover Tours creates amazing tours including walking tours to Sakai.

Yamawaki Knife Company, Crafts, and SweetsSakai City has been a very famous place in Japan for many things, such as Emperor's Mausoleums, and Japanese cookin...

09/28/2022

Having a great time in Japan!

09/27/2022

https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html?fbclid=IwAR1Mf_E998ofqaVfIlKLEmwFyhr_DDSzM0LemfPx60nglQDHUsmQ91joaNE

It is official - no tourist visa is required for most countries.

VISA Exemption of Visa (Short-Term Stay) September 26, 2022 Japanese Tweet Currently, the visa exemption measures for ordinary passport holders of 68 countries/regions as shown in the chart below are temporarily suspended, as border measures against novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Meanwhile, the above...

09/22/2022

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Japan's reopening to tourists is getting more official each day.

Everyone at Rediscover Tour cannot wait to show you the beauty of Japan!

速報です。アメリカ・ニューヨークを訪問中の岸田総理は、先ほどから記者会見を行い、来月11日から新型コロナの水際対策をさらに緩和すると表明しました。▽1日あたり5万人の入国者数の上限撤廃

09/20/2022

Hidden Nara, just a short bike ride from the main tourist sights are places that tourists never see but travelers seek out.

09/07/2022

Have you ever wondered why real wasabi is so rare? Well, this video explains it all.

It seems that everyone knows that tube wasabi is not real wasabi. So what exactly is the real stuff like? And what makes it so expensive?In Japan? Order the ...

09/05/2022

Japanese Hospitality: Omotenashi service at Rediscover Tours

A key to your cultural Japanese experience

08/26/2022

Yakushima - a place for healing and anime

Yakushima is a subtropical island off the southern coast of Kyushu and part of Kagoshima Prefecture. It is covered by an extensive virgin cedar forest that c...

08/25/2022

Each Moment in Life Occurs Only Once - this is the heart of the Japanese tea ceremony

During your stay in Kyoto, you will be able to select a variety of cultural activities. In this video, we present to you what a Japanese tea ceremony looks l...

08/15/2022

Discover Japanese Hospitality, omotenashi, when building your ideal trip to Japan with Rediscover Tours.

A key to your cultural Japanese experience

08/08/2022

teamLab is now in Osaka! Beauty and Light!!

The new show from teamLab has just opened in Osaka.After nearly two decades of experimenting in the realm of interactive three-dimensional digital art, the T...

07/28/2022

Osaka is known for its amazing food and down-to-Earth people. It is also known for its sense of humor like when you see people posing for photos in front of the Glico Man with their arms up. If you love food then let your tour designer know that you want to add Osaka to your trip to Japan.

07/26/2022

Cycling from Osaka to Ine via Amanohashidate in one day. Ine is known for its boat houses which have parking for boats. Many of these are now converted into minshuku inns where you can stay.

For many years, I've been wanting to go to Ine (in Kyoto Prefecture) and last week I finally got a chance. I live in the suburbs of Osaka and decided to go t...

07/24/2022

When my son was 2-3 years old, we visited this mall in Kobe and he watched this kinetic art for hours. He is now 24 and it is still standing surrounded by a bunch of small kids and their parents. Why do things like this lose their magic as we get older?

07/23/2022

Osaka often gets overlooked by travelers, but check out the amazing architecture that Osaka has. Impressive, right?

There is even a building that has a highway running through it! Why was that necessary? Still fun.

Take a virtual tour of architecture in Osaka. Featuring architecture and design in Osaka, a port city in Japan, including narrow houses, highways passing thr...

07/11/2022

I had lunch at a café in Kyoto that used to be a sento (public bathhouse). These kinds of cafes are popping up all over Japan and are a great way to see old Japan.

https://www.cafe-sarasa.com/shop-info/%E3%81%95%E3%82%89%E3%81%95%E8%A5%BF%E9%99%A3/

営業時間 12:00→22:00 定休日 水曜日 映画「千と千尋の神隠し」のお風呂屋さんの様な唐破風の屋根、格天井と呼ばれる立派な高い天井、和製マジョリカタイル全面張りのアンティークと呼ぶにふさわしい店内です。築80年の.....

07/11/2022

During a cycling tour in Kyoto, Japan, we visited Enishi which makes handmade cycling caps and bags. Really cool stuff run by a great guy.

https://www.facebook.com/enishi.cyclecap

縁-enishi-は全て京都西陣製のハンドメイドに拘ったcyclecapやsacoche（サコッ?

06/30/2022

Our other COVID-compliant tour is an exploration of the Kumano Ancient Trail and the Kansai area of Japan.

https://www.rediscovertours.com/japan/tours/special-summer-opening-kumano-ancient-trail/

06/30/2022

We are pleased to announce a new tour that follows the current guidelines for travel in Japan.

Explore old Japan with our Nakasendo and Kiso Valley small-group walking tour.

https://www.rediscovertours.com/japan/tours/nakasendo-and-kiso-valley-covid-compliant/