This Week in Tokyo

This Week in Tokyo – 14 March 2023

Welcome to ‘This Week in Tokyo’, a review of the Maction Planet week that was and a look ahead to what’s coming up in the city. Hosted by Mac, our Founder and Lead Guide, you can check out photos from our tours and read insights into our explorations as we get under the skin of the […]

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This Week in Hitoyoshi – 7 March 2023

Mac here! This week, my travel consulting work took me to Hitoyoshi in Kyushu where I trialled some tours to help promote GI-protected Kuma Shochu! Shochu is Japan’s indigenous spirit. One of the things that makes it unique is that it can be made from 53 ingredients or ingredient families. One of these is rice… […]

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Tim Key, British comedian, in Tokyo at Tokyo Comedy Bar in February 2023

This Week in Tokyo – 28 February 2023

Welcome to ‘This Week in Tokyo’, a review of the Maction Planet week that was and a look ahead to what’s coming up in the city. Hosted by Mac, our Founder and Lead Guide, you can check out photos from our tours and read insights into our explorations as we get under the skin of the […]

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Starbucks Japan Sakura Limited Edition Drinks 2023

This Week in Tokyo – 21 February 2023

Welcome to ‘This Week in Tokyo’, a review of the Maction Planet week that was and a look ahead to what’s coming up in the city. Hosted by Mac, our Founder and Lead Guide, you can check out photos from our tours and read insights into our explorations as we get under the skin of the […]

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This Week in Tokyo – 14 February 2023

Happy Valentine’s Day from the World’s Greatest Metropolis! Featured image – Love Love Love: In the series of works started in 2016 and presented in the Roppongi Crossing 2023 exhibition at Mori Art Museum, Yokoyama Nami paints realistic renditions of neon signs she commissioned of words such as “History” and “LOVE” that have been handwritten […]

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Setsubun 2023

This Week in Tokyo – 7 February 2023

Welcome to ‘This Week in Tokyo’, a review of the Maction Planet week that was and a look ahead to what’s coming up in the city. Hosted by Mac, our Founder and Lead Guide, you can check out photos from our tours and read insights into our explorations as we get under the skin of the […]

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Mt Fuji

This Week in Tokyo – 31 January 2023

Welcome to ‘This Week in Tokyo’, a review of the Maction Planet week that was and a look ahead to what’s coming up in the city. Hosted by Mac, our Founder and Lead Guide, you can check out photos from our tours and read insights into our explorations as we get under the skin of the […]

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LOVOYs

This Week in Tokyo and Nagoya – 24 January 2023

Welcome to ‘This Week in Tokyo’, a review of the Maction Planet week that was and a look ahead to what’s coming up in the city. Hosted by Mac, our Founder and Lead Guide, you can check out photos from our tours and read insights into our explorations as we get under the skin of the […]

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This Week in London – 17 January 2023

On my recent visit to London I was honoured to be hosted by co-founder Tom Wilson (featured image) and the team at Kanpai London, the UK’s first Sake Brewery. Check out my adventures at Kanpai’s Brewery and Taproom in a special extended edition of ‘This Week in… London’! When you exit Peckham Rye station, this […]

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This Week in London – 10 January 2023

An international edition of ‘This Week in…’. coming to you from London! The Royal Collection holds some of the most significant examples of Japanese art and design in the western world. For the first time, highlights from this outstanding collection have been brought together to tell the story of 300 years of diplomatic, artistic and […]

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