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With Oku Japan's Guided Tours, you join as travellers and leave as friends, discovering facets of Japan you never knew existed.

The gentle rhythm of wind chimes on a sunny day, beautiful green forests, enchanting water-lotus flowers, summer festivals, gorgeous summer kimono outfits…

There are so many things to love about the warmer months in Japan.

Asuka is an ideal location to experience the rural lifestyle of the Japanese countryside.

Shikoku is home to one of the world's best known pilgrimage routes - the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage trail, with a history that stretches back 1200 years.

In this video, we interviewd Ueno-San, a Yamabushi ascetic monk, who explains what it really means to be a Yamabushi.

"There are various reasons we eat. Of course one is to feed an empty stomach so that we can live another day. But there's also another reason, which is to nourish our heart." 
Chef Hisao Nakahigashi

Chef Araki Shigeo, from Uosaburo restaurant, talking about Dashi, a key flavoring agent in Japanese cuisine.

Shikoku 88 Temple self-guided walking tour: one of the world's most iconic hiking journeys.

Andy from Oku Japan shows what to expect when staying at a traditional Japanese Minshuku or Ryokan.

Andy from Oku Japan shows what a typical day on one our self-guided walks is like.