Part of the experience of staying in a ryokan, a traditional Japanese guesthouse, is the relief you’ll feel as soon as you walk in the door. It’s a mindset shift, the opportunity to fully switch to a ...

The Tohoku region of Japan is synonymous with the great 17 th-century writer Matsuo Basho — whose journey into the north of his country was recorded in his masterpiece, The Narrow Road to the Deep ...

Ahead, our guide to the best hotels in Tokyo. The business district of Otemachi might not be the first location that would come to mind for a ryokan (traditional Japanese inn), but you won’t find a ...

Ryokan is a traditional Japanese inn that offers guests a unique and immersive experience of Japanese culture and hospitality. These establishments have a long history and are known for their warm ...

Ryokan are traditional Japanese inns that offer an only-in-Japan experience sought after by many visitors. Presenting ...

It’s a familiar experience: the baggage carousel, the jetlag-induced microsleeps in the back of the taxi and the realisation that you haven’t got any local currency to tip the bellboy. Then, once he’s ...

Traveling alone with two teenagers in Japan should have been enough of a challenge for me. Add to that the fact that we are kosher and eat only certain fish and vegetarian food when we travel, and we ...

An American tourist highlighted their innocent confusion concerning a “missing bed” in her Japanese hotel room, and this has ...

An American tourist’s confusion over a missing bed in her Japanese hotel room has ignited both mockery and sympathy online.

As Japan struggles to contain the spread of the coronavirus, officially named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization, the local economy is being hit hard, with businesses at popular tourist sites ...