Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Elizabeth Connolly travelled to Japan in April after developing a tailored itinerary with our travel consultants. Once there, she wasted no time sampling the local delicacies, octopus balls anyone?! Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Food & Drink
Dining etiquette in Japan: An illustrated guide
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! While not burping at the table might seem like the obvious polite thing to do, did you know that cancelling a dinner reservation is frowned upon? Or that you should wear slippers to the bathroom? This handy illustrated guide to dining etiquette in Japan will help you avoid any faux […]
Little shrimp tempura with kimchi recipe from Scott Hallsworth
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Do you remember when rock shrimp was as en-vogue as Harrods clothing or coked-up models? I do. It swept the planet like a plague of boy bands – you couldn’t avoid it. I remember when I was asked to smuggle two large suitcases of frozen rock shrimp […]
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!
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!