In-depth guides, local insights, and practical tips from our team on the ground in Japan.
In this article: Introduction The single most useful piece of advice we give people travelling in Japan has nothing to do with...
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In this article: Introduction The water at Kin-no-Yu comes out of the tap the colour of rust and leaves a ring on...
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In this article: Introduction The Dogo Onsen Honkan is a three-storey wooden building from 1894 with a small tower on the roof,...
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In this article: Introduction Hakone is the onsen most visitors to Tokyo actually go to, and it is a caldera rather than...
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In this article: Introduction There is no ticket office at any of the thirteen bathhouses in Nozawa. You open the door, you...
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In this article: Introduction A good taiyaki has a crust thin enough to shatter at the tail and red bean packed all...
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In this article: Introduction The capybara’s reputation in Japan rests on an accident. In 1982 keepers at a zoo on the Izu...
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In this article: Introduction An African pygmy hedgehog weighs about 400 grams, fits in two cupped hands, and is awake at night....
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In this article: Introduction Japanese drugstores are excellent, open late, and everywhere, and the cold medicine aisle is completely impenetrable if you...
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