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 […]
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Beach breaks in Japan: Family travel in Ishigaki
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! After a beach break? There’s more to Japan than big cities, traditional towns, rural villages and ski slopes. Just look to the Okinawa archipelago. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
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 […]
7 reasons to visit Hokkaido
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Of the four main islands that make up Japan, Hokkaido is a little different. Actually, it’s very different. This is partly to do with its geography — all windswept plateaus and freezing Siberian storms — but it’s partly because Hokkaido wasn’t even part of Japan until the […]
6 of the best hotels in Japan for architects and design lovers
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Having grown up glued to Grand Designs and studied urban design at university, Claire has long been fascinated by the contemporary architecture of the big cities. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Having grown up glued to Grand Designs and studied urban design at university, Claire has long been fascinated by the contemporary architecture of the big cities. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!