Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Seeing Mount Fuji should be on every Japan bucket list, but where is the best place to spot its snowy summit? Senior travel consultant Tim Grisbrooke explores Kawaguchiko in search of that elusive perfect view. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Places & Where To Stay
Onsen with tattoos: Tattoo-friendly ryokans in Hakone
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Tattoos are increasingly popular in Japan, but connections between body art and the yakuza still exist, and at many onsen (hot spring baths) they are still prohibited. Travel consultant and tattoo enthusiast, Scott travelled to Hakone, home of hot spring baths, in search of ryokans where him and his tattoos would be […]
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 […]
Luxury hotels in Tokyo: 9 of the best
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! John McMillen, agent business co-ordinator in our Boulder office, had the enviable task of exploring the finest luxury hotels in Tokyo. It’s a hard job but someone’s got to do it. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Insider’s guide to staying at a ryokan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Staying at a ryokan should be up there on your Japan wish-list alongside spotting a geisha, seeing Mount Fuji and jumping aboard the shinkansen (bullet train). The experience of staying at these traditional inns is uniquely Japanese, so it might be worth a few pointers to get […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Staying at a ryokan should be up there on your Japan wish-list alongside spotting a geisha, seeing Mount Fuji and jumping aboard the shinkansen (bullet train). The experience of staying at these traditional inns is uniquely Japanese, so it might be worth a few pointers to get […]