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Aiko Tanaka

Trip planner based in Kyoto. Aiko has guided walking tours of Higashiyama for nine years and writes our seasonal guides.

About Aiko Tanaka

Kyoto-based trip planner and seasonal guide writer.

When the maples turn, where to see them, and how to plan your days so you spend them in gardens instead of queues.

Washing, towels, tattoos and the unwritten rules of a Japanese hot spring.

Typical first-bloom dates from Kyushu to Hokkaido, and how to plan around them.