His Majesty Emperor Naruhito of Japan spent the evening of 14 November until the predawn of 15 November performing the Daijosai ritual, completing the last rite before acceding to the Chrysanthemum Throne, in the Daijokyu complex. Mac, our Founder and Lead Guide, visited the Daijokyu during its limited opening to the public. As a bonus, […]
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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, was there to witness the end of the Japan […]
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The latest edition of This Week in Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara and Hiroshima – 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 […]
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Jet lag – the arch-nemesis of travel. Mac, Founder of Maction Planet, has travelled to over 100 countries. Straight from an expert traveller, here are several tried-and-tested tips to make sure you hit the ground running in The World’s Greatest Metropolis, and beyond. I’ve been fortunate enough to go round-the-world 13 times. It has taken […]
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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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PRESS RELEASE: Maction Planet is delighted to announce that they have been appointed on-the-ground coordinator for Japan Folding Bike Tours. Their partnership will begin in the lead up to their upcoming trip in Spring 2019. Alex Kent, Japanese translator, interpreter, and lover of all things Japan, will be leading a 2-week tour of Japan by […]
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Mac was recently invited to see Japan’s Ground Self-Defence Force Central Band perform in the Royal Military Tattoo in Edinburgh, the first time the country has participated. He shares his experience, talks more widely about what an amazing place Edinburgh is in August, discusses Japan at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and in the process makes […]
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At 14:46 today, the exact time six years ago that the Great East Japan Earthquake hit, I was outside Koyo Sokushin Jutaku, one of the buildings in Rikuzentaka which has been preserved as a memorial to the devastating impact of the natural disaster. As I took the video you can watch here, I could barely […]
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