Like this post? Help us by sharing it! New year, new you? Thanks to its excellent accessibility from a number of cities such as Tokyo, Kanazawa, and Nagano, the 70km (44 mile) long Shin-Etsu Trail is one of our favourite undiscovered hiking trails and the perfect place to blow away those December cobwebs. Like this […]
Travellers’ Tales
Our favourite moments from Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! With countless trips through one of the greatest countries on the planet, we’ve racked up a fair few special memories along the way. In celebration, our Social Media Coordinator Brock Horning has rounded up 10 of our favourite photos from our Japan travels in 2018. Like this […]
Japanese food: Five must-try regional dishes
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! As someone who made Japan home back in 2005, tour leader Marky Hobold certainly knows his way around the foodie scene. Don’t leave Japan without trying his top regional dishes. 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 […]
Tales from a female solo traveller in Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! After weighing up the pros and cons of travelling to Japan alone, Shayna set off for a solo adventure from Boston to Tokyo to spend three weeks in Japan. She lets us in on what it’s really like as a female solo traveller in Japan. Like this […]
Top 10 things to do in Kobe
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! “The home of Kobe beef?” 9 times out of 10, when you ask someone if they’ve heard of Kobe, the famous marbled meat comes to mind, but (while apparently delicious) this port city has a whole lot more going for it. Despite being overshadowed by big brother […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! “The home of Kobe beef?” 9 times out of 10, when you ask someone if they’ve heard of Kobe, the famous marbled meat comes to mind, but (while apparently delicious) this port city has a whole lot more going for it. Despite being overshadowed by big brother […]