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About Walk Japan Limited
Walk Japan Ltd. pioneers and specialises in 'off-the beaten track' walking holiday tours of Japan. Since 1992, the Company has been introducing unknown areas of Japan in contexts that are informative and make sense of sights and customs. These would otherwise remain elusive to most visitors. Avoiding the 'bus tour style' excursions, Walk Japan's tours bring Japan up close by 'mixing in' with its people. We use public transport, in its many varied and efficient guises, and use local inns (and the odd temple) and restaurants that otherwise remain little known to the outside world.
The three partners in Walk Japan are Tom Stanley, Dick Irving, and Paul Christie. The partners and all the Walk Japan staff are expert in the Japanese language and have an intimate knowledge of Japan and its people. Llewelyn Thomas is an experienced climber and hillwalker and besides leading tours is a member of our core staff working on the development of some new, 'off-the beaten track' hiking tours that will soon be available to our customers. Riwa Komatsubara, the first Japanese person to join our staff as a tour leader, takes time off her from her career as a TV director to join us in Japan. Recent new recruits to our full time staff include Ed Dickinson, whose mother is the granddaughter of a famous Japanese historical figure, and Naomi Addyman, an Englishwoman born in Tokyo.
Walk Japan tours have been featured in many publications including The New York Times, The Australian, The Observer, Sunday Times, Melbourne Herald Sun, Sydney's Sun Herald and Edmonton Journal newspapers; BusinessWeek, Time Asia and Cathay Pacific Airways' Discovery magazines; and the best selling books Sacred Places of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Most Peaceful and Powerful Destinations, The Rough Guide to Ultimate Adventures, 1,000 Places to See Before You Die and Walking the World's Most Exceptional Trails.
Walk Japan is skilled at unveiling many aspects of Japan during the course of its tours. Since its beginnings the company has taken many people from North America, Europe, Asia and Australasia to beautiful and interesting areas of Japan that would otherwise be difficult to access and fully appreciate. Currently, Walk Japan has four regular scheduled tours and is planning more for the future. Each year the Company also creates many different custom tours tailored to our clients' particular requirements.
Walk Japan has the pleasure of introducing another two tours: The Mt. Fuji Circuit Tour, a walking tour of the hills and countryside surrounding Japan's iconic peak; and our Tokyo Tour, an interesting exploration into the heart of historic Tokyo.
Two more new tours join our roster of scheduled tours: The Winter Nakasendo designed for the colder months and our first city specific tour for Kyoto.
The Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne Age newspapers recently featured Walk Japan's Nakasendo Way tour. This follows an article on Walk Japan published in Singapore Airlines Silver Kris in-flight magazine.
Our new website is up and running. We have improved the layout, functionality and made navigation easier. For social networkers we have also created a Walk Japan Facebook page. We hope you like our new look for 2010.
2011 scheduled tour dates now available. Please click on Tour dates for details.
Another new tour for 2010. Walk Japan's Summer Nakasendo Way tour provides a great walking experience of Japan during its hottest season. Please click on the Walking Tours link above for details.
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