Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Toby, a travel consultant in our Bristol office, recently returned from a trip to Japan – on which he cycled the country’s most impressive cycle path: the Shimanami Kaido. Here, he shares his experiences and gives some advice on how to do it yourself! Like this post? […]
Transport & Travelling
Underground Mysteries in Tokyo
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! In this blog post, charismatic tour leader and video game extraordinaire, Brett Plotz, joins the author, David Lovejoy, on a quest to clear the Tokyo Metro Real Escape Game. For those who aren’t in the know, “real escape games” are produced by a company named SCRAP, and call […]
Getting around Japan
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Japanese bullet train driver
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! So you’re going on holiday to Japan. One of the first questions you’ll probably ask yourself is: how are you going to get around? Japan has one of the safest, cleanest, fastest, most efficient, punctual and convenient public transportation networks in the world, comprising city subways, cross-country […]
Making Sense Of The Tokyo Metro
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! You see that spaghetti dinner up there? That’s the map for Tokyo’s subway system, Tokyo Metro. Although it may look daunting at first glance, with a little explanation (and a lot of pictures) you’ll be riding the underground like a true Tokyoite in no time! First off, […]
Better than the orient express? The 7 Stars
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7 Stars Coffee
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The 7 Stars or Nanatsuboshi (ななつ星) cruise train started operating in October 2013 and has proved a huge hit, both with the domestic market and international travellers alike. The concept, design and course have been very carefully thought out to provide a wonderful and relaxing experience of […]
All Aboard Japan’s New Maglev Train!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! It’s here: Japan’s first magnetic levitating bullet train, and it has just whisked its first ever passengers on a 500 kph (311 mph) journey between the towns of Uenohara and Fuefuki – a distance of 27 miles. And that’s not even as fast as it can go – in […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! It’s here: Japan’s first magnetic levitating bullet train, and it has just whisked its first ever passengers on a 500 kph (311 mph) journey between the towns of Uenohara and Fuefuki – a distance of 27 miles. And that’s not even as fast as it can go – in […]