Like this post? Help us by sharing it! With world-class resorts and enviable powder conditions, Japan is a mecca for ski-lovers. In fact, we’d wager that it’s the best place in the world to take to the slopes. But maybe treating mountains like enormous adult slides isn’t your style; you’d rather celebrate the snow from […]
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Yokohama in the winter
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Winter is no long coming – it’s well and truly here (in Bristol, at least). But there’s no need to despair – because winter is actually one of the best times to visit Japan, bringing its festive illuminations, snow festivals, warming hotpots and steaming hot spring baths. […]
10 places to see autumn leaves in Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Updated for 2021 Japan is extremely proud of its seasons (seriously, you’d think nowhere else in the world had them) — and for good reason. From mid-September until the beginning of November, Japan’s deciduous trees begin to change colour, painting mountains, parks and forests in a vibrant […]
10 reasons to visit Japan in the summer
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Perhaps it’s the sweltering heat, or the humidity so thick you could spread it on toast – or perhaps it’s just that everyone goes so gaga for spring that they forget there was ever any other season. For whatever reason, summer in Japan tends to get a […]
10 fantastic places to see cherry blossom in Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! To the Japanese, the cherry blossom is much more than just a few flowers. It’s hard to explain to those who haven’t experienced it, but during the sakura (cherry blossom) season, the whole country is swept by a sort of festival atmosphere that lasts from the first […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! To the Japanese, the cherry blossom is much more than just a few flowers. It’s hard to explain to those who haven’t experienced it, but during the sakura (cherry blossom) season, the whole country is swept by a sort of festival atmosphere that lasts from the first […]