Japan
This affordable way to see Japan is the perfect introduction
It’s Japan 101 – offering insights into this complex country, with a focus on affordability and a relaxed pace without sacrificing creature comforts.
- Julie Miller
- ★★★★½
- Airport reviews
The ‘world’s best regional airport’ houses a key part of aviation history
It’s easy to see why this place has been named the world’s best regional airport 11 years running. It’s a delight.
- Rob McFarland
‘I thought the sun had fallen’: What a nuclear bomb survivor taught me
Seiichiro Mise witnessed the moment an atomic bomb was dropped in Japan. Eighty years later, traumatic memories still remain.
- Kerry van der Jagt
When I arrive in Tokyo, this is the first thing I always do
Seeing this gargantuan city on two wheels lets you weave through charming alleyways, and unlock parts of the city that would have otherwise been off-limits.
- Paul Marshall
Can’t get into one of Tokyo’s biggest attractions? Try Osaka’s instead
Having failed to book my tickets for Tokyo’s famous teamLab attraction, I discovered a fantastic alternative in Japan’s third-largest city.
- Julie Miller
Port guide: Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo is a fast-paced, exhilarating encounter with ultra-urban Japan, and showcases its latest music, pop culture, fashions and technology.
- Brian Johnston
The ‘Seven Hells’ of this Japanese town feel more like heaven
Part spa town, part post-apocalyptic film, the theatrical town of Beppu is like nowhere else.
- Kerry van der Jagt
I visited ‘Japan’s most boring city’ and found it was the opposite
The highlight of this city is not what it has, but what it doesn’t have: tourists.
- Paul Marshall
The best way to eat udon noodles is something we don’t do in Australia
Hot udon noodles are great, but for the true, unadulterated taste of udon, try them cold.
- Ben Groundwater
Want a taste of Shogun-era Japan? It’s harder to find than you’d think
There’s not much shogun-era history left in Japan but Matsumoto, north-west of Tokyo, is a great place to relive samurai rule and shogunate warfare.
- Ben Groundwater