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Best Hotels in Nikko Japan
September 4, 2023  By janelawsonfood 

The best places to stay in Nikko Japan!

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Confessions of a Travel Writer
September 15, 2019  By janelawsonfood 

Dear All, I have something to confess. It’s been almost 12 months since my last blogpost. I’m ashamed. And ever so sorry. It’s just that… well, no excuses really – except that I’ve been super busy travelling for work (and writing elsewhere eg Escape, Delicious, Real […]

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Japan Blue
July 31, 2017  By janelawsonfood 

Every so often we get swept away with the colour in Japan. We cannot tell a lie. In fact it’s an every day occurrence whether we are in situ or looking at 30 something years worth of Japan travel photos.  Or merely dreaming. Last week it […]

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Sandor Does Kyoto
July 22, 2017  By janelawsonfood 

Earlier this year I had the great pleasure of introducing Fermentation Guru Sandor Katz to just a small snippet of some of Kyoto’s wonders.  He was on a mission to try some Funazushi (fermented sushi) so we tracked some down at a shop specialising in foods […]

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Anzukko Gyoza
September 5, 2016  By janelawsonfood 

Usually when I’m in Kyoto long term I stay in an apartment but this particular trip was a shorty so it was all about hotel life (5 of ’em to be precise!).  Being slap bang in the centre of town this time it was easy to […]

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Going gluten-free in Japan ?
September 1, 2016  By janelawsonfood 

A couple of years ago one of my clients contacted me about coming along on one of my Japanese cuisine and culture tours.   She was keen to join us but was concerned as she is coeliac.  To be honest  I was a little worried too… how the heck was […]

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TWO MORE ZENBU TOURS FOR 2017!
July 25, 2016  By janelawsonfood 

Well it seems that everyone wants to experience Kyoto these days.. and who could blame them? Certainly not us!   As our first Zenbu Zen Tour for 2017 sold out so very  fast AND we had a couple of people who missed out on a spot we […]

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Food Glorious Food…. on a Zenbu Tour!
May 22, 2016  By janelawsonfood 

Ever wondered what kind of deliciousness we get upto on a Zenbu Tour? The answer is pretty much anything and everything… as long as it is great!  Japanese food is so varied  – from the simple to the sublime, from the traditional and true to creative contemporary. […]

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Zenbu Wa-Mono Tour 2017
May 14, 2016  By janelawsonfood 

Zenbu Tours is offering two very special Luxury Cuisine & Culture Tours for early 2017   Hey Folks, it seems that most of our lovely clients who are interested in this tour are keen for it to happen in 2018 rather than 2017 so we’ll be postponing […]

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Pontocho
March 23, 2016  By janelawsonfood 

It’s thirsty work lurking around  Kyoto’s Gion for that elusive geiko/maiko shot – and when I take friends or clients to Hanamikoji at the witching hour  (less and less these days as it has become so crazy busy!) I often like to combine it with a […]

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