Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Toby, one of our senior travel consultants in Bristol, shares his experiences travelling around the Yaeyama islands in winter. Far closer to Taiwan than Japan’s southernmost main island, Kyushu, he explores a lesser-known side of Japan in winter. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
May 2017
Beef fillet tataki recipe from Scott Hallsworth
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! After six years as head chef at London’s premier Japanese restaurant, Nobu, and five years at the Mirai restaurant in Dubai, Scott Hallsworth turned his attention to Japanese “junk food”, launching Kurobuta in London as an ode to the Japanese izakaya (Japanese gastropub). Now wildly popular, he is committing some of […]
Japan Insider Guide videos: The Izakaya (Japanese gastropub)
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! When visiting somewhere new it’s always handy to have a friend waiting to greet you; someone to lighten the load and guide you on local etiquette, secret restaurants and cultural attractions away from the tourist trail. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
The Great Wave: 10 things you didn’t know about Hokusai
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The image of Hokusai’s majestic wave arcing a dwarfed Mount Fuji is one of the most iconic representations of Japan, and arguably the most famous piece of Japanese art internationally. The Great Wave off Kanagawa has reproduction prints, keyrings, backpacks, t-shirts, scarves, cushions and phone cases (we […]
Top three places to see neon lights in Tokyo
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! First-timers to Tokyo expecting towering skyscrapers, cutting-edge technology and neon lights will not be disappointed. The dazzling vertical shop signs alongside striking adverts vying for attention have become attractions in their own right. So where are the best places to find them? Like this post? Help us […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! First-timers to Tokyo expecting towering skyscrapers, cutting-edge technology and neon lights will not be disappointed. The dazzling vertical shop signs alongside striking adverts vying for attention have become attractions in their own right. So where are the best places to find them? Like this post? Help us […]