Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Despite spending four years living in Japan (as well as plenty of visits back since), Senior Travel Consultant Amy had never gone behind the wheel before. Here, she offers her top 10 tips for swapping that famously efficient public transport to take to the “wrong” side of […]
Transport & Travelling
Make the most of a layover: 48 hours in Hong Kong
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Layovers aren’t all about hiding in a coffee shop, or stalking around duty-free shops for the umpteenth time. Lily took a couple of days for her Hong Kong layover, but was it worth it? Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Shinkansen in style: Going Gran Class on the bullet train
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The Japanese don’t do public transport by halves – everything is reliably efficient and immaculately clean, and staff are kind to a fault. Why then, would you upgrade on the bullet train, the epitome of perfect public transport? Tour leader Mark Fujishige goes all out with a trip […]
48 hours in Kagoshima
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Few first-time Japan visitors make it down to the island of Kyushu, but with a subtropical climate, natural hot spring and beaches to boot, it’s well worth a visit. Travel consultant Laura explores the picturesque seaside city of Kagoshima. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Accessible travel: Japan for wheelchair users
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Few know what to expect on their first trip to Japan, but travelling in a wheelchair requires a little more forward planning. Lorna and her husband Mike share their experiences of accessible transport, accommodation and sightseeing in Japan. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Yakuzen: Healthy train travel in Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! As far as Japanese public transport goes, nothing competes with the shinkansen (bullet train), but tour leader Mark Fujishige has found no end of novel ways to take to the tracks. As one of the world’s healthiest nations, perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised by the Yakuzen Resha […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! As far as Japanese public transport goes, nothing competes with the shinkansen (bullet train), but tour leader Mark Fujishige has found no end of novel ways to take to the tracks. As one of the world’s healthiest nations, perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised by the Yakuzen Resha […]