Our family fell down the Japanese camping rabbit hole about three years ago after binge-watching Yuru Camp together on Netflix. Apparently, watching anime girls cooking outdoors and waking up to...
JAPAN TRAVEL
Planning a trip to Japan? These blogs are your go-to guide for all the practical stuff — the real-world tips that make travelling smoother, smarter, and way less stressful.
The Best Ski Resorts in Japan for Skiing and Snowboarding
If you've ever seen videos of skiers or snowboarders floating through waist-deep powder, there's a good chance they were filmed in Japan. The snow here is famously light and dry, especially in...
Nagano Guide With Itineraries for Every Season
It really bugs me that most tourists treat Nagano as a stopover. There. I said it. They ride through to a ski resort, suffer through a miserable and winding line to photograph the snow monkeys (only...
Is Japan Stroller-Friendly? The Blunt Truth From a Local Mum
There's a certain video format doing the rounds on Japan TikTok right now. You've probably seen it: a couple dragging an enormous suitcase (or two) up three flights of station stairs, sweating,...
Yanagawa Guide: An Honest Look at Kyushu’s Dreamy Canal Town
Yanagawa is a historic canal town in Fukuoka Prefecture, best known for its network of waterways and traditional boat rides. Often called the "Venice of Japan", it offers a slower side of Kyushu...
5 Amazing Fukuoka Day Trips to Experience More of Kyushu
We’ll just say it: more people should visit Fukuoka! It’s one of the most underrated cities in Japan for so, so many reasons, but today we want to talk about the amazing Fukuoka day trips! The...
Japan Hotel vs Airbnb: How to Actually Choose Where You Stay
The Japan hotel vs Airbnb question comes up on nearly every trip we help plan, and like any good agency, we don't steer clients toward one by default, because the right call depends entirely on...
Japan Museums for Kids: 10 Local Picks Worth the Trip
What I've learned through the years is that Japan museums for kids come down to two categories: places built to be touched, climbed on and shouted at, and places where you're quietly steering a...
Luxury Kyoto Trip: A Boutique Travel Agency’s Guide to Doing It Right
As a Japan-based boutique travel agency, we spend a lot of time with guests who've done the five-star circuit elsewhere first. Luxury in places like Dubai or Paris tends to mean scale: bigger...
3 Japan Honeymoon Itineraries for Different Types of Couples
Planning a honeymoon in Japan is such an exciting prospect. You’re probably envisioning once-in-a-lifetime dinners, private tea ceremonies, late-night walks through lantern-lit alleyways…and all of...
3 Japan Retirement Trip Itineraries for Different Types of Travellers
If you’re planning on celebrating your retirement with a trip to Japan, then first of all, congratulations! And secondly, we think you’ve made a great choice. Japan has so much to offer, with its...
Kyoto vs Osaka: Which City Should First-Time Visitors Choose?
Kyoto vs Osaka is a classic dilemma for anyone planning their first trip to Japan. The two cities sit a fifteen-minute Shinkansen ride apart, close enough that people assume the choice barely...
6 Refreshing Summer Day Trips From Kyoto to Escape the City
There are so many reasons to visit Kyoto during the summer…but the weather probably isn’t one of them. It’s always crowded, but when it’s also super hot and unbelievably humid, the city can become...
Lake Biwa Things to Do and Relaxing 2-Day Itinerary
The first time I saw Lake Biwa properly, from the window of a Biwako Line train pulling into Otsu, I was surprised by how big it actually is. You hear "Japan's largest lake" and your brain still...
Best Indoor Play Areas in Tokyo (Perfect for Kids on Hot and Rainy Days!)
Tokyo in summer does something to a family holiday that nobody warns you about. The humidity sits on your chest before nine in the morning, and by midday even the most enthusiastic six-year-old is...