Kyoto

Inoshishi wild boar ema votive tablet at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto

This Week in Tokyo and Kyoto – 8 January 2019

HAPPY NEW YEAR! A special New Year edition of This Week in Tokyo and Kyoto. 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 week’s edition is hosted by Mac, our Founder and Lead Guide, who has been guiding across […]

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Pagebear, the Iconic Peninsula Hotel teddy bear outside Tokyo Peninsula

This Week in Tokyo and Kyoto – 25 December 2018

MERRY CHRISTMAS! A special festive edition of This Week in Tokyo and Kyoto. 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 week’s edition is hosted by Mac, Founder and Lead Guide of Maction Planet, who has been guiding […]

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Tokyo Yakult Swallows achieve second place in Central League in 2018

This Week in Tokyo – 9 October 2018

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. This […]

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Geometry in Gion, Kyoto seen on a Maction Planet Kyoto Private Tour

This Week in Kyoto – 26 June 2018

A special edition of This Week in Tokyo… from the streets of Kyoto! Mac, our Founder and Lead Guide, has been leading tours there this week and shares photos and insights from this historic city.  Featured image: The beautiful geometry found in the backstreets of Gion, the most famous geisha district in Japan. The machiya […]

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