Bert Wishart
Novelist, copywriter and graduate from the most prestigious university in Sunderland, Bert whiles away his precious time on this Earth by writing about popular culture, travel, food and pretty much anything else that is likely to win him the Pulitzer he desperately craves.
Magome to Tsumago: Walking the Nakasendo Way
Jun 29, 2017 By Bert Wishart
During the Edo era the Tokkaido and the Nakasendo roads were the two main routes that connected the new capital...[ Click to read more ]
English Language Yoga Classes in Tokyo
By Bert Wishart
With its combination of strength, stamina and flexibility, there are very few forms of exercise that gets your body into...[ Click to read more ]
Family Fun at Nagoya’s Kodomo Land
May 31, 2017 By Bert Wishart
With the summer holidays fast approaching, its that time of the year when we start to think about how we...[ Click to read more ]
Ukiyo-e, The Japanese Art of Woodblock Painting
May 30, 2017 By Bert Wishart
When one thinks of Japanese artwork, there is a good chance that the picture above, or one very much like...[ Click to read more ]
Sanno Matsuri, One of Tokyo’s Three Most Important Festivals
By Bert Wishart
When it comes to festivals (matsuri), nothing can quite beat Japan in the summer. Pretty much every town and city...[ Click to read more ]
Japan Alps Art Festival 2017
May 19, 2017 By Bert Wishart
While the area is famous for hiking in summer and skiing in winter, when one thinks of the mountanous prefecture...[ Click to read more ]
Summer Nights With Tokyo’s Magical Fireflies
By Bert Wishart
There are four key ways that you can tell that summer on its way in Japan. The top three are obvious: the...[ Click to read more ]
Museum of Yebisu Beer, Tokyo
May 12, 2017 By Bert Wishart
In 1887, the Japan Beer Brewery Company cleared an area of farmland in order to build a brewery where...[ Click to read more ]
Feeling Crafty – The Top Craft Beer Pubs in Tokyo
May 08, 2017 By Bert Wishart
While Asahi and Kirin beers are world renowned, it could be argued that, along with Sapporo, they do not have...[ Click to read more ]
Getting Fit – The Best Places to Jog in Nagoya
Apr 28, 2017 By Bert Wishart
If like me you are struggling to shift those few extra pounds picked up over the winter, you may be looking...[ Click to read more ]
