Bridging Japanese Content and International Curiosity
Beautiful art and traditional furniture make Onsen Guesthouse Tsutaya in Hakone a one-of-a-kind place to stay. Each piece is curated by the owners, Shimada Group Holdings, with the same sense of chic modern retro as their other hotels and restaurants. Continue Reading
Jarman International was honored to support the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) and its promotion of Luxury Travel to Japan by translating the perfect Japanese narration on a series of seven videos into superb English subtitles that do the imagery and prose Continue Reading
Earlier this month, JI Core 50 member Louise George Kittaka visited Hotel Rilassare Tokyo, a tranquil oasis in the heart of Tokyo inspired by the island of Shodoshima island in the Seto Inland Sea. She shares her experience visiting this city Continue Reading
On July 4, 2022, Jarman International CEO, Ruth Marie Jarman, will serve as a keynote speaker at the Edo Kaido Project Symposium. The event will kick off a new tourism effort spearheaded by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Continue Reading
One of Jarman International’s partners, Bar Hotel Hakone Kazan, was featured on Travel + Leisure, which is one of the most popular travel magazines in the world. Although Travel + Leisure is based in New York City, it covers destinations Continue Reading
On May 19, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism officially announced the beginning of a new tourism project for the Kanto region. This project will aim to promote the food, culture, history and traditions of areas along the Continue Reading
If you’re a foreign passport holder, you might know that you can take advantage of the JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area), which unlocks five consecutive days of unlimited travel across northern Japan for only 20,000 YEN (10,000 YEN for children). Continue Reading
In mid-November, JI Core 50 member Sarah Achilles travelled to Akita Prefecture in the northeastern Tohoku region, which is sometimes referred to as the ‘Land of the Namahage’. In Japanese folklore, namahage are trolls or oni (demons) that scare little Continue Reading
During a weekend in mid-October, Jarman International CEO Ruth Marie Jarman along with four JI Core 50 members headed to Yonezawa city in Yamagata Prefecture as part of a monitor tour. This year, Jarman International is becoming more involved in Continue Reading
Jarman International has been supporting the owner of Kamikoya Washi Studio in Kochi Prefecture, Rogier Uitenboogaart, who has been hand making traditional Japanese paper (“washi”) for 40 years. In August, Kamikoya was featured in a beautiful video by Outdoor Japan about Continue Reading