Based on real consultation data, the guide highlights common health issues faced by American visitors and offers ...

Japan is famous for doing things efficiently, if not downright bureaucratically, so it is a little surprising how inefficient booking a private guide can be. Travelers often end up juggling emails, ...

Ever wondered when the real magic happens in Japan? Is it under a canopy of cherry blossoms in April? Or beside a huge snow sculpture at a February festival? Maybe you’ve pondered the best time of the ...

This take on Japan’s most popular itinerary celebrates quieter corners as well as big hitters, delivering a quintessential taste of the country — from shrines to matcha tea, volcanic peaks to rich ...

Two things can be true at once — and in Japan they usually are. It’s a land of contradictions and, thanks to this and its reputation for complex, manners-driven culture, visitors can sometimes feel ...

There’s a thing I’m not supposed to tell you about Beppu, a hot-spring town in southern Japan that is known as a place of medicinal healing, a resort town with a wide range of accommodation and ...