Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Tour leader Richard Farmer shares 10 highlights from a deluxe Small Group Tour this spring, including travelling in style; eating, drinking and sleeping soundly at the finest establishments; and seeing the landscape bloom with pastel pink cherry blossom. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
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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 […]
Luxury Japan: Staying at the Hoshinoya Fuji
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Japan isn’t short of special places to lay your head. Perhaps you’ve heard of Benesse House, the renowned hotel/museum on Naoshima Island. Or traditional farm-stays at Brown’s Field or Jiji no Ie. But, what about the modern cabins at the Hoshinoya Fuji? With a vastly different experience […]
See Mount Fuji in Kawaguchiko
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Seeing Mount Fuji should be on every Japan bucket list, but where is the best place to spot its snowy summit? Senior travel consultant Tim Grisbrooke explores Kawaguchiko in search of that elusive perfect view. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Onsen with tattoos: Tattoo-friendly ryokans in Hakone
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Tattoos are increasingly popular in Japan, but connections between body art and the yakuza still exist, and at many onsen (hot spring baths) they are still prohibited. Travel consultant and tattoo enthusiast, Scott travelled to Hakone, home of hot spring baths, in search of ryokans where him and his tattoos would be […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Tattoos are increasingly popular in Japan, but connections between body art and the yakuza still exist, and at many onsen (hot spring baths) they are still prohibited. Travel consultant and tattoo enthusiast, Scott travelled to Hakone, home of hot spring baths, in search of ryokans where him and his tattoos would be […]