Anne Sutherland-Smith
A common question is how to get around Tokyo, so we have put together this quick overview of the major tourist options to help give you confidence right from the beginning to the end of your visit to Tokyo and more broadly Japan! In this article we include options to get from and to both … Read more
One of the most popular time for people to visit Japan is during spring to see the cherry blossoms or Sakura. Across Japan there are many amazing Sakura locations, so we have reached out to fellow travel bloggers to put together this article to help you learn more about where you may wish to include … Read more
One of the first questions most people ask when planning a trip to Japan is when is the best time to visit? There is no simple answer as it depends on your particular interests. Also, many people are constrained to visit at specific times such as school holiday periods which limits your options, or depends … Read more
With international travel being delayed due to COVID we do not yet know when Japan’s borders will re-open and when leisure travel will resume, but in the interim period now is a great time to do your research and plan to travel in the future. You may not realise that there are different Japan travel … Read more
Most people who travel to Japan return home with a new found love of the vast range of Japanese Kit Kat flavors – and many with quite a few boxes and packets in their luggage! But once they have all been eaten the next question many people ask is how to buy Japanese Kit Kats, … Read more
On our recent Autumn trip to Japan a great day out which I planned and the weather helped to come to fruition was to ascend the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, which links the Nagano prefecture with Toyama. While you can traverse the full length, we decided to make a base in Shinano Omachi and then … Read more
One of the items on our bucket list for our trip to South Korea was to ride on a big zipline – and after doing our research we were pleased to discover that we could ride one of the biggest ziplines in South Korea at Nami Island, which was also on our itinerary to visit. … Read more
Visiting Nami Island is one of the most popular day tours from Seoul and rightfully so. Nami Island is a unique experience, consisting of the beautiful Nami Island which is situated in the middle of the Han River which is located 80km / 50 mi north east from Seoul. There are many different Nami Island … Read more
Visiting Nami Island is one of the most popular day trips from Seoul and rightfully so. Nami Island is a unique experience, with both thrilling and relaxing experience options available both on and nearby Nami Island. Nami Island is located in the middle of the Han River which is a distance of 80km / 50 … Read more
When we were planning our recent trip to Japan we decided early that we were keen to see a sumo wrestling tournament in Tokyo during our visit as a different way to experience the Japanese culture – and it certainly was a great experience which I would definitely recommend to other visitors to Japan! You … Read more