I have been doing some searches across the various carriers and through some affiliated sites to try and find the cheapest flights to Tokyo. I am really looking at 2 periods; firstly for the new year holiday and then Easter. Both periods seem to...

Takaragawa Onsen In Japan there are literally thousands of onsen (hot springs), so although I am not claiming that the onsen I am about to talk about is definitively the best in Japan, it is just the best that I have been to so far. If I find a better...

From central Tokyo there are many great day trips but one of my favourite is Kamakura. It is only about 45 minutes on the JR train from Tokyo station and is quite a nice ride – mainly along a small river that is lined on both sides with cherry blossom...

My wife is Japanese and cooks us a lot of Japanese food – although I am proud of English food and love a good shepherds pie I have to say that I do enjoy this luxury that most of my English mates only get to experience on the odd occassion. However,...

I just had a quick check on updated flight costs to japan for the new year 2010 and didn’t much like what i saw – they have rocketted over the past month. BA flights to japan are now going for £336 each way if you fly out on the 28th December and...