March 7th: Takasu to Tomakomai

March 7, 2006 - 11:55 am by Up and Down Japan in Travel  

We went on to Tomakomai, to visit the recreated Ainu village Poroto Kotan. I wasn’t expecting much after passing the caged bears near the entrance. Luckily the bears were an exception: The recreated buildings had great atmosphere and at least looked authentic, with thatched roofs, wooden beams and real salmon hanging from the rafters.

Ainu are [...]

About Us

- 11:29 am by J.Hopper in Others  

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Media Publicity, Award

29/12/2007 Kiyotaka Maruyama appeared on the radio show “Yumekigyou Tanhou” on Radio Nikkei
5/11/2007 Japan Hopper was featured in the Japanese financial/business newspaper “Nihon Keizai Shimbun”
29/5/2007 IPA (Information Technology Promotion Agency Japan) Domestic Japan Venture Support Project - Winner

Nihon Keizai Newspaper (PDF)

Company Profile

Company name
Japan Hopper Co.,Ltd.

Location
6F EBIYA BLDG 3-1-28 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo [...]

A little about me

March 2, 2006 - 6:12 pm by Up and Down Japan in Travel  

Born in the suburbs of Toronto, I grew up with a natural love of travel, fostered by my family’s frequent road trips throughout North America. I have many happy memories of the different places, people and food we encountered on those travels, but my parents seem to remember things differently- apparently the back seat of [...]

Tour itinerary

- 4:13 pm by Up and Down Japan in Travel  

March 5th: Hokkaido
Sapporo - Wakkanai
March 6th: Journey begins
Soya - Nayoro - Furano
March 7th: Hokkaido
Tomam - Biratori - Tomakomai
March 8th: Aomori, Iwate
Hachinohe - Sangayu - Hirosaki
March 9th: Iwate, Yamagata
Kuroishi - Hiraizumi - Sakata
March 10th: Niigata, Nagano
Niigata - Obuse - Jigokudani
March 11th: Nagano, Tokyo
Karuizawa - Tokyo
March 12th: Tokyo
Edo walking tour - Nihon-ichi event
March 13th: Shizuoka, Aichi
Susono - [...]

Up and Down Japan

- 10:41 am by Up and Down Japan in Travel  

For three weeks, a bunch of strangers are cramming themselves into a van and driving from the top of Japan all the way down to the bottom. The pace will be fast, covering several cities or prefectures each day. But there will be plenty of time for leisurely and educational activities along the way. Like [...]

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February 27, 2006 - 1:42 am by J.Hopper in Others  

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