The ultimate guide to Japan travel
Visit Takasakiyama Monkey Park in Kyushu where you'll find one of the largest groups of monkeys in the world.
Fukui city is all too often just a jumping off point for visitors to Eiheiji Temple, but the town, in Fukui Prefecture on the Sea of Japan, is worth a look in its own right. Things to do in Fukui Eiheiji Temple Eiheiji is a stunning Zen temple …
A guide to visit this impressive Zen Buddhist complex—or stay overnight and practice living like a monk.
A stunner of a place, mixing ancient and modern in a relatively compact area, with some of the finest ramen.
These local dishes are a must-try!
So you’ve ambled round Kanazawa's teahouse districts and soaked up the beauty of Kenrokuen. If you’ve also exhausted our list of rainy day things to do in Kanazawa, we have yet more Kanazawa museums for you to try for a total of less than ! …
If you’re in the mountains of central Honshu and looking for a lovely day away from the crowds, Komoro in Nagano Prefecture is a great bet.
A evening spent with the geisha in Kanazawa is an opportunity not to be missed. The night's are intimate and the sake delicious, what's not to love?
Discover Sendai, one of the biggest cities in Japan and an easy 90 minutes from Tokyo.
It’s compact and charming, and the palm-tree flanked boulevards add to Kochi's chilled-out vibe.
Business hotels aren't the most spacious, but have everything you need at seriously cheapo prices.
Osaka lives up to its "Japan's Kitchen" reputation with these craft beer bars.
A practical guide to getting to and exploring Ainoshima, aka Cat Island.
Naoshima should top all art lovers' list of vacation spots.
Poor Uwajima. It has one of only 12 castles in Japan to survive from the Edo period, and yet all people want to talk about is the porn museum attached to Taga Shrine. That’s fair enough. Japan’s sex museums are on the decline (even the famous …
If you're looking to travel between Hiroshima and Shikoku, the good news is there's currently a great deal for foreign passport holders across the Seto Inland Sea. There are two ferry lines that travel between Hiroshima and Matsuyama: a …