Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Despite having picturesque tiny hot spring towns, traditional festivals and sacred mountains, Tohoku (just two hours from Tokyo) is often woefully forgotten by first-time visitors to Japan. Travel consultant Aaron returns to his former home city of Sendai, the largest city in Tohoku, to reveal just how special […]
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Travel to Japan in November
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Do we really need an excuse to travel to Japan in November? Just look at those trees! Look at that landscape! Believe it or not though, there are plenty of reasons, other than that patchwork landscape, to visit during fall. Like this post? Help us by sharing […]
Guide to Japan Rugby Travel 2019
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! After more than 20 years bouncing between Europe, Australia and New Zealand, the Rugby World Cup is finally coming to Asia! Between 20th September and 2nd November 2019, fans will be packing up their flags to watch their teams play in Japan (with fingers crossed for that […]
Travel to Japan in December
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Picking the right time of year to visit Japan isn’t easy. Many first-time visitors plan Japan holidays around cherry blossom in spring and koyo (the changing leaves) in autumn. But if you’re happy to ignore the hype in favour of forging your own travels to Japan in […]
Quiz: What type of Japan traveller are you?
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! We would never suggest travellers can be categorised, but if you don’t know where to start planning your Japan trip, this handy quiz (and perfect procrastination tool) will give you somewhere to start. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
6 of the best summer festivals in Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! As the colds of winter crept closer last year, we picked our 6 favourite winter festivals – crisp evenings, thick snow and twinkly illuminations make the season a special one. But with long hot days, icy beer and a calendar fit to burst with events, when it […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! As the colds of winter crept closer last year, we picked our 6 favourite winter festivals – crisp evenings, thick snow and twinkly illuminations make the season a special one. But with long hot days, icy beer and a calendar fit to burst with events, when it […]