SAKURA SEASON
Springtime in Japan brings the fleeting season of 'sakura' (cherry blossoms), a major annual event that has been celebrated here for...
POSTCARD FROM TOKYO
I've been in Tokyo for four weeks now. Generally weather has been mild since arrival, a jacket barely required on some days and even...
KICKING BACK IN KYOTO
Kyoto, the former capital of Japan, has been a centre of Japanese culture for over a thousand years. Easily reached by bullet train from...
DISCOVER JAPAN - 5 UNIQUE PLACES TO ADD TO YOUR ITINERARY
Japan is known as the the land of the rising sun. It's also a land resplendent with mountains & volcanos, beautiful beaches, automation...
SLEEPING IN A TOKYO ARTWORK
How often do you get the chance to spend time in a unique one-off artwork? Or to choose if you would rather sleep surrounded by sumo...
THE WORLD'S BEST RESTAURANT GOES TRAVELLING
The Copenhagen restaurant Noma has been called "the world's best restaurant". It ís a strange title - with something as subjective as...
JAPAN .... BATH TIME
Tokyo may be extraordinarily safe, clean and efficient for one of the world's largest cities, but the pace of modern life can still be...
