Tour leader Charlea Jefts thinks that no trip to Japan is complete without a traditional countryside experience, and where better than Takayama, a well-preserved town in the Japanese Alps. (more…)

Japan is full of surprises - this is the country of J-Pop, sumo wrestling and geisha after all. Perhaps one of the loveliest and most surprising things about Japan though is the way that public places are cared for. Those clean streets are one of Japan's finest attributes, but look beneath your feet for that Japanese attention to detail... (more…)

Lily, one of our senior travel consultants, recently returned from Japan with a new, and unexpected, passion for a little place called Hida Furukawa. (more…)

A self-confessed Japanophile, Daniel couldn't wait to visit for the first time. Luckily he wasn't disappointed! Although we can't say we're surprised... (more…)

Despite being a huge fan of his home city, Fukuoka, InsideJapan Tour Leader Mark Rawlins swaps the south to see the highlights of northern Japan in autumn. (more…)