Like this post? Help us by sharing it! We would never suggest travellers can be categorised, but if you don’t know where to start planning your Japan trip, this handy quiz (and perfect procrastination tool) will give you somewhere to start. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Wildlife & Environment
Discovering the Japanese Tanuki on Miyajima Island
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Travel consultant Rachel Rykala lived in Japan for years and has arranged countless holidays, so when it came to the popular (and picturesque) Miyajima Island, she thought she knew it inside out. On her last trip though, she made an unexpected new friend: the Japanese tanuki (raccoon dog). […]
7 reasons to visit Hokkaido
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Of the four main islands that make up Japan, Hokkaido is a little different. Actually, it’s very different. This is partly to do with its geography — all windswept plateaus and freezing Siberian storms — but it’s partly because Hokkaido wasn’t even part of Japan until the […]
Winter in Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Escape the crowds and experience winter in Japan. Tour leader Steve Parker shares his top tips for this magical season in the most recent issue of East, our in-house travel magazine. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Walking the Nakasendo Way
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! We’re all looking forward to watching Joanna Lumley walk the Nakasendo Way this evening, but what should she expect? Travel consultant Kester recently fulfilled his ambition to walk a section of the old feudal highway, so read on to find out how he fared. Like this post? […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! We’re all looking forward to watching Joanna Lumley walk the Nakasendo Way this evening, but what should she expect? Travel consultant Kester recently fulfilled his ambition to walk a section of the old feudal highway, so read on to find out how he fared. Like this post? […]