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When Japan is ready for us, and we are ready for Japan, you will want to check out what is new ........... so let's start wandering Japan...
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Saizen Tours
Feb 25, 20227 min read
Hokkaido winter wonderland!
Go bird watching: Winter in Hokkaido! The beautiful snow bunting (ユキホオジロ) is a wild Arctic bird that only appears in Hokkaido in winter....
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Saizen Tours
Jan 12, 20222 min read
Welcome Year of the Tiger!
2021 certainly brought new challenges and Australians faced these challenges with strength and resilience. So bring on 2022 and the year...
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Jun 30, 20216 min read
Japan rail passes do's and don'ts
Lewis Carrol wrote “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there”. Currently we are still no closer to knowing when...
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May 31, 20217 min read
May highlights
The month of May falls in spring and signals the early beginnings of summer, warmer weather, floral displays, holidays and festivals. As...
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Apr 13, 20214 min read
Takayama Spring Festival
Spring has sprung in Japan and the cherry blossoms have bloomed much earlier this year! One festival not to miss in spring is the...
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Mar 14, 20213 min read
Cherry blossoms and snow!
By early spring the cherry blossoms are beginning to bloom. Late March and early April is a delightful time to visit Japan as school...
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Saizen Tours
Feb 28, 20216 min read
Let it snow ......... Japan's Yuki Matsuri
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow ........ February is the month for Japan's famous Snow Festivals (Yuki Matsuri 雪祭り). Of course I...
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Saizen Tours
Jan 3, 20218 min read
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! あけましておめでとうございます！ 2020 was a year that tested and challenged us all. So, let us bid goodbye to the Year of the Rat and...
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Saizen Tours
Dec 4, 20208 min read
Gateway to Japan ~ Narita
Many years ago I lived in Narita City, famous for its centuries-old Naritasan Shinshoji Temple and narrow streets that are lined with...
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Saizen Tours
Oct 25, 20204 min read
The Beauty of Autumn
When I lived in Japan my most favourite season was autumn and since it is now autumn season in Japan, I think it is fitting at this time...
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Saizen Tours
Sep 8, 20207 min read
My Japan ~ Okinawa Eisa Festival
楽器の音色を聞いて、胸が高鳴ることはありますか？ 私はエイサーの音を聞くといつも心がウキウキして地元沖縄を思い出します。 Do you ever feel your heart beating fast when you hear the sound of a...
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Saizen Tours
Aug 19, 20202 min read
Magical and Enchanting Japan
I first visited Japan as a sixteen year old exchange student and found an instant love and admiration for the country, the people, the...
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Saizen Tours
Aug 4, 20209 min read
Hiroshima City of Peace
PEACE MEMORIAL CEREMONY Every year on the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, on 06 August, the City of Hiroshima holds the...
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Saizen Tours
Jul 10, 202010 min read
Tanabata and Summer Festivals!
Japan’s official summer season commences at the beginning of June and finishes at the end of August. Except for a short rainy season,...
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May 25, 202010 min read
Kodomo no Hi and boys activities!
May is the perfect time to introduce some activities that will appeal to both male and female students, especially some activities that...
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Saizen Tours
May 5, 20208 min read
Kyoto in the pink!
Cherry blossom season has now made its way north to the alps and Tohoku region. However we can't forget glorious Kyoto during spring and...
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Saizen Tours
Apr 8, 20206 min read
Japan and cherry blossoms!
I'm sitting at my desk, self-isolating and day dreaming of cherry blossoms in Japan! I know many of our students and teachers would have...
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