Embarking on a photographic journey of exploration and cultural immersion, Arigato Travel brings you an exclusive interview with Lisa, also known as Lisa in Japan. As a skilled photographer, Lisa has captured the beauty of everyday life in Japan. But her talents don’t stop there – […]
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Today we are happy to interview Quinlan, who created a Youtube channel called ‘Go North Japan’ to document his travels and give insights and recommendations to other travelers who are interested in visiting Japan. He has a passion for exploring, hiking, and sharing his experiences of […]
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Today, we are interviewing Josh from Accessible Japan, which aims to provide information to help tourists with disabilities who want to explore Japan! Accessible Japan offers a trove of useful information, including essential phrases, instructions for navigating the transportation system, lists of hotels and attractions, and […]
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We had the pleasure of interviewing Andrea Fazzari, the multi-talented creative based in Tokyo, Japan. With a diverse background in fashion, film, and photography, Fazzari draws inspiration from the city’s rich culture and cuisine. As a James Beard Award-winning author, photographer, designer, and chef collaborator, she […]
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Today I want to introduce you to Alex, one of our foreign Tour Guides, and our HR and Training Manager here at Arigato Travel. Many of us wonder why foreigners decide to come live in Japan. Despite having interviewed expats in Japan before on our blog, […]
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Today we are really excited to interview a special guest for our “Expat in Japan” series: Patrick Loyer, an inbound travel professional living in Shizuoka Prefecture. Hi Patrick, thank you so much for your time. Can you please introduce yourself? My name is Patrick Loyer and […]
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Hey Adrian, Welcome to our “Expat in Japan” series! Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself: how long have you been in Japan? What do you do? My name is Adrian Rydz. I am originally from Poland, where I grew up in […]
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Teaching gives me live human to human communication which I feel we all need. Creating videos on YouTube gives me a creative outlet to reach a world wide audience. It’s a comfortable balance…
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Practicing the tea ceremony gave me the opportunity not only to deepen my understanding of the ritual, but simultaneously to expand my knowledge into other areas of Japanese culture because of its relation to the practice. In essence, I have come to feel that the tea ceremony is a microcosm of Japanese culture as a whole.
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I was expecting Japan to be more exotic. It actually surprised me, that Japan was more “normal” than I expected it to be. The first thing I saw at the station when I got off, was a young Japanese man who was probably 200 cm of height. Therefore, I totally forgot all assumptions that I had about Japan…
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