From 16 February to 01 March 2025, I’ll guide a vegan group across Japan. We’ll explore the Japanese countryside (Ibaraki, Kochi, Wakayama prefectures) beyond the usual current & past capitals (Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara). I’m excited to make Japan travel more inclusive, to connect Japanese producers to world gourmets (including an influencer), and to share mind-blowing foods at places I love through this vegan Japan tour 💚
This month is perfect for plum blossoms, which are very colourful & perfumed. I prefer them to the more famous cherry blossoms, which are scentless, and have wonderful memories of hanami picnics and evening walks in parks surrounded by plum trees in full bloom.
This is the first vegan Japan tour that our company Japan Travel organises for a group, and we hope that success will lead to annual planning. Interestingly, I got the request to organise this vegan Japan tour via LinkedIn. I attended the first meeting with the client (who will be the group leader) and the manager of our travel department, taught my colleagues about vegan issues, made recommendations (foods, activities and spots based on nationwide consulting & holidays over 20+ years) to the tour designer, accompanied a colleague inspecting businesses in Kochi, and pointed out tiny issues that needed fixing during our last meeting. Now I have to pack big bags because I’ll stay at hotels all along and because snow may fall. I’m looking forward to the diverse, delicious and healthy meals 🙂
Recently on our itinerary:
Kyoto — Yasaka shrine on 08 February 2025 #snow #japan #kyoto #landscape
— Tanuki.no.mori (@tanukinomori.bsky.social) 8 February 2025 at 09:20
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