Tokyo

Sleeping in a work of art – Park Hotel Tokyo’s Artist Rooms

It’s not unusual for hotels to feature artworks in their guest rooms, but it IS relatively unusual for the room itself to …

Every Japan itinerary usually includes a visit to a temple or shrine or two. But they’re often not top of the kids’ …

We may have missed out on the famous tuna auction, but nothing was going to stop me having a sushi breakfast at …

A few days into our Japan trip, we discovered the quirky world of purikura photo booths in Japan. And that was it …

We’re not huge sports fans, but I had been told that seeing a baseball game at Tokyo Dome was a highly recommended …

One of the trickiest things for do-it-yourself travel planners to work out, especially when visiting a destination for the first time, is how …

Sitting on a sofa with a hot cup of tea and a biscuit, patting a cat…sounds just like a Sunday afternoon at home, …

We’ve just returned from two weeks in Japan: a stunning, exciting, and at times, surprising country. Below is my list of 10 things you …

Dateline: 20 June 2015 On arrival at our Tokyo hotel, the reception staff said they offer ‘welcome’ green tea or sake. …

In this post I outline some of the process of planning a first-time trip to Japan, based on my own experience of …