About Walk Japan Limited
Walk Japan Ltd. pioneers and specialises in 'off-the beaten track' 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.
Tom Stanley, Dick Irving, Paul Christie and Fusao Ariga, the four partners in Walk Japan Ltd., have between them well over one hundred years of experience of Japan. The partners and all the Walk Japan guides are very able in the Japanese language and have an intimate knowledge of the country and its people.
Walk Japan tours have been featured in many publications including The New York Times, The Observer, Sunday Times, Melbourne Herald Sun and Edmonton Journal newspapers; BusinessWeek, Time Asia and Cathay Pacific Airways' Discovery magazines; and the best selling books 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.