Cherry Blossoms or Colouring Leaves?
If someone asks when the best time to visit Japan is, we will say cherry blossoms season in spring or colouring leaves season in autumn without a doubt! As Japan […]
Kobe and Himeji Castle
Kobe Kobe is the 6th biggest city in Japan with over 1.5 million population. It’s about 3 hours from Tokyo or 30 minutes from Kyoto by Shinkansen Bullet Train. A little […]
Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi
This sublime beauty Mt. Fuji is the pride of Japan and Japanese people. It is 3,776m from the ground and the highest mountain in Japan. But the popularity of Mt. […]
Is Tokyo expensive?
In many surveys we often see Tokyo as the world’s most expensive city, but is that really true? Surely there are many posh restaurants where would charge you $200 per […]
Nara
Nara is situated in the west part of Japan, about 3.5 hours by Shinkansen (Bullet) Train from Tokyo Station and about an hour away from Kyoto. We recommend taking a day trip […]
Shinjuku
Shinjuku is one of the major towns of Tokyo and if we explain it in one word, it is “HUGE”! From the mammoth station, there are so many station exits to the outside and […]
Kyoto
If you can spare 3-5 days outside of Tokyo, go to the ancient capital Kyoto! It’s about 2.5 hours by a Shinkansen Bullet train ride to the west of Japan […]
Nikko
If you have a holiday in Tokyo and can spare 1 day, you cannot miss Nikko! It is a serene mountain area, about 2 – 2.5 hour train trip to […]
Kamakura
Like Kyoto or Nara, Kamakura was also once the capital of Japan in 12th Century. There are many ancient temples and shrines worth visiting and it only takes about 1 […]
Imperial Palace
In the middle of Tokyo’s business district near Tokyo station is where the Imperial Palace rests. It also used to be the Edo Castle (the last Shogun era) site and is presently the […]
Japan Retreats 