Tag: Japan
Further afield – Two weeks in Japan
My most requested travel itinerary, shared with many a friend before they head to an increasingly popular tourist destination. This summarises a few different posts I’ve made recently, linked to…
Further afield culture – books on Japan
Haruki Murakami – Norwegian Wood, The Wind-up Bird Chronicle and Underground Easily the best known Japanese author overseas if not necessarily that representative of Japanese literature. Expect accessible and emotive…
Further afield – day trips from Kyoto
Kyoto makes a great base from which to explore the southern part of Honshu (the largest island), with frequent and fast train connections from it’s vast and futuristic main station.…
Further afield – Kyoto
The former Imperial Capital is more historic and better preserved than Tokyo, thanks to not being heavily bombed in WW2, and makes a great base to explore the region. Kyoto Station…
Further afield – day trips from Tokyo
Fewer options than Kyoto but there are still some great day trips from Tokyo. Nikko If you like temples, then this is the place for you. Interestingly while temples in…
Further afield – Tokyo
One of the largest and most fascinating cities on the planet, Tokyo is very ‘modern’ but very different from Western cities. Not sure I’d agree with Monocle magazine that it…