Like this post? Help us by sharing it! With a team who have each lived in Japan, narrowing down this list wasn’t easy. We’ve got whole posts dedicated to incredible seasons and off the beaten track destinations, so I’m taking it back to basics. Where to start? Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
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9 ways to see Japan in 9 days
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! You could spend years exploring Japan without seeing it all. But if you’re short on time and big on enthusiasm there are ways to experience some of the best bits in just 9 days. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
First timer’s taste of Japan: Foodie discoveries
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Elizabeth Connolly travelled to Japan in April after developing a tailored itinerary with our travel consultants. Once there, she wasted no time sampling the local delicacies, octopus balls anyone?! Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Only in Japan: A first-timer’s experience
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Sam is our Tailormade Groups Manager in the Bristol office. Recently returned from her first trip to Japan, she shares her “only in Japan” moments including ravenous deer, secret Picasso and excitement she never thought she’d feel for a toilet. Like this post? Help us by sharing […]
Japan Insider Guide videos: The Izakaya (Japanese gastropub)
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! When visiting somewhere new it’s always handy to have a friend waiting to greet you; someone to lighten the load, guide you on local etiquette, secret restaurants and cultural attractions away from the tourist trail. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
8 spoilers for your first trip to Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Inside Japan customer Cat Jones travelled with us for the first time in 2015, and loved it so much she headed back out in September this year. Having explored Tokyo in-depth on her first visit, this time Cat decided to make the Kansai region the focus of […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Inside Japan customer Cat Jones travelled with us for the first time in 2015, and loved it so much she headed back out in September this year. Having explored Tokyo in-depth on her first visit, this time Cat decided to make the Kansai region the focus of […]