Stop giggling. Countries around the world are known for their unique fertility rituals — just look at Victor Noir?s Grave in France or The Mira ...
How do you make one of the most beautiful places in Japan even more stunning" Add cherry blossoms. Here are all the best places in Kyoto to see them. ...
The journey from Tokyo to Osaka and Kyoto is quick and easy on the T?kaid? Shinkansen — but it’s also expensive, and you miss a lot alon ...
I am still surprised often by quite how reasonable eating out can be in Tokyo. Of course, if you want to go for 30,000 yen ($278, £175) sushi at a re ...
These are ten of my favourite breweries in Japan. Craft beer here has some interesting characteristic, and the one that recurs over and over again is ...
Hitchhiking never crossed my mind as a way to travel in the UK. Too dangerous, I told myself. Too much chance of meeting a pub bore who would pick you ...
If you?re only planning one trip within Japan and spending the rest of your time in and around Tokyo or another large city, it may be cheaper to buy a ...
Accommodation in Japan is about the same price as in most Western countries, so it?s not quite as reasonable as prices for eating out and there aren?t ...
There?s an old joke about American beer, but it applies equally in Japan. Q: Why is Japanese beer like having sex in a canoe" A: They?re both fucking ...
Lake Biwa is Japan?s largest lake, named after the biwa or Japanese lute whose shape it is said to resemble. The lake?s surrounds were hotly contested ...
Hokuriku (??), literally ?Northern landmass?, is the name given to the three prefectures of Fukui, Ishikawa and Toyama than encompass the central sect ...
This itinerary takes in a number of major sites with connections to the events of World War Two; Tokyo, which was the site of the heaviest firebombing ...
To check train times and routes in Japan, use the excellent Hyperdia website, which makes getting around Japan’s rail network simple. Japan Rai ...