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Beauty of Japan is a young and dynamic travel agency with a deep passion and love of Japan. Our Vision is to transform the image of Travel industry in Japan by providing unique cultural experience, a mix of must-do's and off-the-beaten-track, with passion and flexibility to our B2B partners. Our services include the following: - Tailor-made tour creation and arrangement for FIT/Group/MICE - Unique cultural experience program - Accommodation (Hotel/Ryokan/Minshuku) arrangement - High-Net-Worth travel arrangement - Mountain/hiking guided tour
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Dani G
1 contribution
May 2024 • Couples
Amazing first Kinsugi experience. Taku has a very beautiful workshop in which he took us through the delicate process of creating fine points of detail on the broken pieces of ceramic, while explaining the significance of each step with video recordings and in person demonstration's. The whole process took just over an hour, and at the end our kinsugi dishes came out stunning!!
Written May 4, 2024
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rory s
Wellington, New Zealand41 contributions
Dec 2017 • Couples
We booked to view a morning sumo training with Beauty of Japan. We were given clear instructions on where and when to meet.
We arrived at the sumo stables with about another 20 or so people. No tour guide introduced himself or checked bookings. We just walked in with the rest of them. You could of been just walking past and walked on in without anyone knowing any different.
We took shoes off at the door and you sit down on a wooden floor with a cushion. If you can't sit cross legged I suggest you pick a spot with your back to the wall. With your back to the wall you will be able to sit on you knees and move around a bit and not block anyones view. Having the wall to your back is also great to lean on as we
were there for 2 1/2 hours. Being at the back though you might have 2 rows of people in front of you, we were lucky and had none.
The sumo stable was Oguruma beya. The junior sumo trained first and ended with the senior sumo and a warm down session.
Nothing was explained in the session. You sit their dead quiet and take photos with no flash or sound. At the end you get a photo with the sumo.
Apart from the lack of guidance it was an amazing experience with the sumo only being metres away from you doing their thing.
We arrived at the sumo stables with about another 20 or so people. No tour guide introduced himself or checked bookings. We just walked in with the rest of them. You could of been just walking past and walked on in without anyone knowing any different.
We took shoes off at the door and you sit down on a wooden floor with a cushion. If you can't sit cross legged I suggest you pick a spot with your back to the wall. With your back to the wall you will be able to sit on you knees and move around a bit and not block anyones view. Having the wall to your back is also great to lean on as we
were there for 2 1/2 hours. Being at the back though you might have 2 rows of people in front of you, we were lucky and had none.
The sumo stable was Oguruma beya. The junior sumo trained first and ended with the senior sumo and a warm down session.
Nothing was explained in the session. You sit their dead quiet and take photos with no flash or sound. At the end you get a photo with the sumo.
Apart from the lack of guidance it was an amazing experience with the sumo only being metres away from you doing their thing.
Written December 30, 2017
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TysonTRAVEL
Australia89 contributions
Mar 2018 • Family
You can't visit Japan without watching the wonder of Sumo Wrestling!! I decided to stay around after the training session to speak with some of the athletes & even got lucky enough to wrestle 2 of them & learn first hand the technique & just how difficult this sport is!! It is pretty amazing to watch the training session & learn all about the sport (20,000 calorie diet definitely blew me away!).
Written December 20, 2018
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AussieSmallfry
Melbourne, Australia13 contributions
Apr 2018 • Family
Extremely disappointed with this very pricey private Manga/Anime tour.
Not only was the guide inexperienced in the area of manga/anime, she also seemed disinterested in the subject. Being able to speak English is not enough! I'm sure there are many passionate Manga/Anime people living in Tokyo.
My 10 year old son was super excited to experience Japanese manga/anime culture up close but by the end of the day we felt let down.
I expected we would travel in style, not in a humble Japanese taxi. And maybe be given bottles of water and some snacks for the $1300 price tag for two people.
We could have simply done the tour ourselves in a taxi!
PLUS we needed to pay extra to get into the attractions such as Jworld and Namjama town. Also at first she suggested I pay for her to get into Jworld!!! I refused, she said she would ask for a reimbursement from her company.
When we were running 5 minutes overtime at the end of the tour the guide became very moody and rude. However she initially took 15 minutes of our time to set up the agenda with the taxi driver at the beginning of the day.
Don't bother!!
Not only was the guide inexperienced in the area of manga/anime, she also seemed disinterested in the subject. Being able to speak English is not enough! I'm sure there are many passionate Manga/Anime people living in Tokyo.
My 10 year old son was super excited to experience Japanese manga/anime culture up close but by the end of the day we felt let down.
I expected we would travel in style, not in a humble Japanese taxi. And maybe be given bottles of water and some snacks for the $1300 price tag for two people.
We could have simply done the tour ourselves in a taxi!
PLUS we needed to pay extra to get into the attractions such as Jworld and Namjama town. Also at first she suggested I pay for her to get into Jworld!!! I refused, she said she would ask for a reimbursement from her company.
When we were running 5 minutes overtime at the end of the tour the guide became very moody and rude. However she initially took 15 minutes of our time to set up the agenda with the taxi driver at the beginning of the day.
Don't bother!!
Written April 16, 2018
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bradleyrichardson1
Brisbane, Australia2 contributions
Paid and recieved no tour despite calling and being promised tour details via email. Booked this tour, recieved online tickets and told details of tour including location and start time would be confirmed before tour. Rang the company the day before and after providing my booking and reference number (which did not feel me with confidenc) they asked for my email. Told me the details would be emailed that evening - recieved noting!! Did not want to stand on the side of a random road and hope for the best. I have requested a refund but at this have heard nothing. Do not bother wasting your time as this was a disappointment and a financial lost.
Written April 19, 2019
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Richard W
Orlando, FL52 contributions
Nov 2017
While traveling to a foreign country you need to see a home town favorite. Disneysea was totally different then any other Disney Park that I’ve visited. Rides and shows were A+. Food quality great and visit ship and Roosevelt’s lounge. A can’t miss when in Tokyo.
Written October 14, 2018
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Ally D
1 contribution
So easy to organise, the driver is early, ready and waiting for you at your hotel before 8:30, has a sign with your name on it. Once we arrived at Disneyland the driver even explained how to use our tickets he gave us and how to get home using the trains! Very helpful and so much fun.
Written September 18, 2018
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Wendy H
Venice, Italy64 contributions
I really couldn’t tell if this trip is worth going to because we were bluntly cancelled just 1 hour before starting time!
I made a reservation, paid, got a confirmation and then just before starting time (we were just about to leave the hotel), we got a phonecall that we were cancelled. Not because the trip was cancelled because something bad happened (Sumo wrestlers sick, earthquake or something else unexpected), but just because they OVERBOOKED the trip. And apparently they decided that our family couldn’t join. Since we are leaving Tokyo tomorrow there will be no chance for us to see sumo again which really spoils our day. This was to be our highlight! Still really mad that the organisation just refused us.
Not trustworthy
I made a reservation, paid, got a confirmation and then just before starting time (we were just about to leave the hotel), we got a phonecall that we were cancelled. Not because the trip was cancelled because something bad happened (Sumo wrestlers sick, earthquake or something else unexpected), but just because they OVERBOOKED the trip. And apparently they decided that our family couldn’t join. Since we are leaving Tokyo tomorrow there will be no chance for us to see sumo again which really spoils our day. This was to be our highlight! Still really mad that the organisation just refused us.
Not trustworthy
Written August 4, 2019
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Wendy L
Sydney, Australia10 contributions
We arrived at 8am as requested, sat on floor for 30 mins while wrestlers went through a warm up routine. No English commentary or any commentary!! We had a photo with 2 of the wrestlers that came out to us & that was it!!! We were very disappointed with this, expecting more time (90 mins minimum as indicated). We feel very ripped off!
Written January 20, 2019
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Joana S
Oxfordshire, UK26 contributions
Watching the morning practice of SUMO is an activity that I definitely recommend. It is incredible the strength of these man! You get to be really close and are truly engaged in watching the training session.
However... where to start with beauty of Japan organisation? The organisation was a disaster.. starting by meeting point.
We received confirmation of the booking but on the day before the practice we still had not received information on where the practice was going to be. We only had a phone number to call (which would not work from our international phone). So we decided to find their offices on google and go there. We followed google and ended up in a corporate office that clearly was not Beauty of Japan. Luckily they were lovely people and with very little English were able to find them online, phone them up and take us to their office which was on a parallel street on the 5th floor. We get there and finally are given the meeting point (Tamanoi Stable)!
We thought ok, we got the address! Woop!Well.. when we got wi-fi at the hotel we were able to check where it actually was. It was 1h 10min away from roppongi-tokyo (where we were staying), the training was starting at 7.30am and the trip there costed ¥960 each (¥1920 for both of us). We woke up at 5.30am, no breakfast (hotel would not serve us that early) and head to the train journeys. We got there, it was in a very residential area and we get to the stable. Watching them was amazing but after 35min we see the wrestlers stretching and finalising the training session which we were told that would last 60-90min depending on how tired the wrestlers would be. We were told that it was shorter that usual due to the big tournament that was ongoing.
Needless to say it was badly organised by beauty of Japan and we received no compensation for all the hassle we went through, for the session being shorter than usual or for any additional costs.
However... where to start with beauty of Japan organisation? The organisation was a disaster.. starting by meeting point.
We received confirmation of the booking but on the day before the practice we still had not received information on where the practice was going to be. We only had a phone number to call (which would not work from our international phone). So we decided to find their offices on google and go there. We followed google and ended up in a corporate office that clearly was not Beauty of Japan. Luckily they were lovely people and with very little English were able to find them online, phone them up and take us to their office which was on a parallel street on the 5th floor. We get there and finally are given the meeting point (Tamanoi Stable)!
We thought ok, we got the address! Woop!Well.. when we got wi-fi at the hotel we were able to check where it actually was. It was 1h 10min away from roppongi-tokyo (where we were staying), the training was starting at 7.30am and the trip there costed ¥960 each (¥1920 for both of us). We woke up at 5.30am, no breakfast (hotel would not serve us that early) and head to the train journeys. We got there, it was in a very residential area and we get to the stable. Watching them was amazing but after 35min we see the wrestlers stretching and finalising the training session which we were told that would last 60-90min depending on how tired the wrestlers would be. We were told that it was shorter that usual due to the big tournament that was ongoing.
Needless to say it was badly organised by beauty of Japan and we received no compensation for all the hassle we went through, for the session being shorter than usual or for any additional costs.
Written May 28, 2018
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Hi
We are in Sapporo on Sunday 26th.
There are 4 in my family. My husband and I and two children, aged 21 and 20.
We travel from Niseko 9am to the airport in Sapporo. Then we have a flight at 8pm that evening.
Do you have a tour that can pick us up and show us the sights of Sapporo for the day please?
We would like to visit the Sapporo beer museum and tasting also.
Other fun stuff for us to do for the rest of the day before we fly out of Japan to Australia.
Thank you
Written January 23, 2020
Thank you for your message.
This is Takuya working for BOJ.
Yes, we have a private customized tour. This tour includes a private vehicle and an English speaking assistant. As this is the last minutes request, we can not guarantee your request. The price is 160,000JPY/group.
Written January 25, 2020
Hello, we are a pax of 10 people. Currently at chitose and planning to go arrange tours for tomorrow 12 june 2018 for shiroi koibito private tour with vehicle included. Can u help arrange for us ? We re english speaking people
Written June 11, 2018
hi. which is the difference between the three locations?
Written April 3, 2018
Atmosphere is different. You will see different type of people drinking in the three locations. Also, we choose the area by day (weekday/weekend). Type of food and drink is the same.
Written April 4, 2018
Hi, Taka-San. Me and my partner will be in Tokyo on 3th-9th, september.
Are you avaliable for a tour at those days?
Tks.
Fink, D
Written August 3, 2016
Hello Fink!
Thank you for your message!
Here are available date/start time.
Sep. 4th: 3PM
8th, 9th: 5PM, 5:30PM, 6PM
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Regards,
Taka
Written August 4, 2016
Hi Taka-San. We are a party of 13 pax traveling to Tokyo early August. Do you have availability on the 7th of August that can accomodate all of us? Thank you.
Written June 30, 2016
Hello,
Yes, we can arrange your party on August 7th.
Location will be Ueno. Can we begin at 3PM?
Thank you.
Regards,
Taka
Written July 1, 2016
Hi Taka,
Thank you for your message, I would like to book the tour at 21st of May.
Thank you in advance!!
Niels & Sanne
Written February 29, 2016
Hello,
Thank you.
Would you please send us email from the top page by clicking the email icon?
Payment request will be sent to you via Paypal. Once the payment is received, your spot will be confirmed.
Thank you.
Taka
Written February 29, 2016
Hi! i would like to book a tour, we plan to go to Tokyo from 20 may till 2nd of june.
Regards,
Niels & Sanne
Written February 27, 2016
Hello,
Thank you for a message.
Available dates are May 20th, 21st, 23rd.
Would one of these dates work with you?
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you.
Taka
Written February 28, 2016
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