A serene luxe hideaway on the Izu Peninsula
— by Kiyofumi Machida
Breakfast in the kitchen of Osaka
— by Yiling Chio
Discover a city on the slopes of Mount Fuji
— by Chieko Ando
Escape to a remote alpine village
— by Makiko Asano
Experiencing the gentler pace of mountain life in Takayama
— by Takeaki Shibuya
Explore Kyoto's backstreets on two wheels
— by Hiroko Wakayama
Exploring Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park
— by Patrick Loyer
Fantastic Mount Fuji and Hakone
— by Ken Yoshioka
From steam trains to tea farms: a day in lesser-known Shizuoka
— by Patrick Loyer
Gajóen Tokyo: the hotel that thinks it’s a gallery
— by Claire Ross
Get under the skin of Japan on an escorted group tour
— by Richard Pearson
Getting an insider view of old Kyoto
— by Claire Ross
Getting into hot water in a Yudanaka inn
— by Malcolm Holcroft
Gion Yoshi-Ima: a Kyoto hideaway with a sense of history
— by Ms Makishima
Going backstage at Tokyo’s fish market
— by Takeaki Shibuya
Hiking Japan’s most iconic mountain
— by Chieko Ando
Hotel Niwa: the secret Tokyo garden retreat
— by Satoshi Ebinuma
How to responsibly interact with Japan’s Asiatic black bears
— by Amelia Hiorns
How to spend a day in Kyoto, from frenetic markets to real-life geishas
— by Hiroko Wakayama
How to spend a day in Tokyo - shrines, shoguns and the Shibuya Scramble
— by Ken Yoshioka
Inside sacred Koyasan through the eyes of a monk
— by Nobuhiro Tamura
Join a sushi-making class in Tokyo
— by Ken Yoshioka
Kurayado Iroha: the inn with a World Heritage view
— by Makoto Yamaguchi
Learn how to swing a real samurai sword
— by Ken Yoshioka
Learning the secrets of growing tea
— by Takeaki Shibuya
Noku Kyoto: contemporary living at the heart of Japan's ancient capital
— by Keren Miers
Oyado Koto no Yume: a traditional ryokan in Takayama
— by Ms Akira
Reach speeds of up to 199mph on Japan's famous bullet train
— by Patrick Loyer
Stay in an authentic Japanese ryokan at Hoshokaku, Takayama
— by Katsuyoshi Dentani
Stepping into Tokyo's digital age
— by Michiyo Seko
Susukinohara Ichinoyu, a hot-spring hideaway in Hakone
— by Hirofumi Chiba and Masaki Nakano
Taste your way round Kyoto's sake district, Fushimi
— by Hiroko Wakayama
The hands-on noodle-making experience
— by Takeaki Shibuya
The lost art of sugar sculpting
— by Claire Ross
The not-so-simple cup of tea
— by Claire Ross
The pretty-as-a-picture fishing village
— by Takeaki Shibuya
The tale of two cities: Okayama & Hiroshima
— by Satoshi Inuki
Tokyu Hotel: the modern face of Kanazawa hospitality
— by Zhi Yang
Visit a floating shrine on Miyajima Island
— by Patrick Loyer
Waqoo Shitaderamachi: the Osaka temple-style lodging with cosy beds
— by Mr Hirai
Why art lovers fall in love with Naoshima
— by Reiko Takemaru
Why you should e-bike around Mount Fuji
— by Masanori Shintani
Wild deer, colourful temples and the world's biggest bronze Buddha: Nara Park, Kyoto
— by Hiroko Wakayama
