Festivals

Kabuki Man

This Week in Tokyo and Yokohama – 5 November 2019

We once again begin the latest edition of This Week in Tokyo with a message of support, love and respect to the victims and those who continue to be seriously affected by the impact of all of Japan’s recent typhoons.  Mac, our Founder and Lead Guide, presents a review of the Maction Planet week that […]

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Bak-san - Japanese Rugby Superfan - with Mac, Founder and Lead Guide of Maction Planet

This Week in Tokyo and Yokohama – 29 October 2019

We once again begin the latest edition of This Week in Tokyo with a message of support, love and respect to the victims and those who continue to be seriously affected by the impact of Typhoon #19 AKA Typhoon Hagibis.  Mac, our Founder and Lead Guide, presents a review of the Maction Planet week that […]

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Mac, Founder and Lead Guide of Maction Planet, with Beer-loving friends at BeerFes Yokohama 2019

BeerFes Yokohama 2019 – The Video!

The ‘Great Japan Beer Festival’, more commonly known as ‘BeerFes’ began in  Tokyo in 1998 and spread to Osaka in 2003, Yokohama in 2006, Nagoya in 2011 and Okinawa in 2014. It is the largest beer festival in Japan and arguably its most prestigious. BeerFes hosts two beer awards: the ‘Asia Beer Cup’ (established in […]

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Cat man in Hachiko Square Shibuya on 7 September 2019

This Week in Tokyo – 10 September 2019

The latest edition of This Week in Tokyo – a review of the Maction Planet week that was and a look ahead to what’s coming up in and beyond the city. Check out photos from our tours and read insights into our explorations as we get under the skin of the World’s Greatest Metropolis, and beyond. This […]

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This Week in Tokyo – 27 August 2019

The latest edition of This Week in Tokyo – a review of the Maction Planet week that was and a look ahead to what’s coming up in and beyond the city. Check out photos from our tours and read insights into our explorations as we get under the skin of the World’s Greatest Metropolis, and beyond. This […]

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Ebisu Bon Odori 2019 Yagura seen on a Maction Planet Tokyo Private Tour

This Week in Tokyo – 30 July 2019

The latest edition of This Week in Tokyo – a review of the Maction Planet week that was and a look ahead to what’s coming up in and beyond the city. Check out photos from our tours and read insights into our explorations as we get under the skin of the World’s Greatest Metropolis, and beyond. This […]

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Kabuki Nyantaro statue

This Week in Tokyo – 23 July 2019

The latest edition of This Week in Tokyo – a review of the Maction Planet week that was and a look ahead to what’s coming up in and beyond the city. Check out photos from our tours and read insights into our explorations as we get under the skin of the World’s Greatest Metropolis, and beyond. This […]

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Mac, Marci and Ryan at Tiffany Cafe in Tokyo

This Week in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Nagoya -16 July 2019

Mac here. What a week! I’ve been guiding on average for 14 hours per day all across Japan. It has been so jam-packed that the five photos which we usually feature in each installment of ‘This Week in Tokyo’ will not cut it. This edition expands to include images from our expolartions in Kyoto, Osaka […]

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Tanabata wishes from Maction Planet

This Week in Tokyo – 9 July 2019

The latest edition of This Week in Tokyo – a review of the Maction Planet week that was and a look ahead to what’s coming up in and beyond the city. Check out photos from our tours and read insights into our explorations as we get under the skin of the World’s Greatest Metropolis, and beyond. This […]

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Mac with Sanel and Neylan - the three brothers enjoying Ramune on a Backstreets of Tokyo Private Tour

This Week in Tokyo – 14 May 2019

The latest edition of This Week in Tokyo – a review of the Maction Planet week that was and a look ahead to what’s coming up in and beyond the city. Check out photos from our tours and read insights into our explorations as we get under the skin of the World’s Greatest Metropolis, and beyond. This […]

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