Eating in Japan
Drinking in Japan: Sake, Shochu, Highballs and Where to Try Them
How to read a sake label, why everyone is drinking whisky and soda, and the difference between a standing bar and a…
Travel style: Solo
Eating in Japan
Izakaya Etiquette: How a Japanese Night Out Actually Works
The small dish you did not order, the rule about pouring your own drink, and why everyone orders a beer first. An…
Destination Guides
Wakayama: Koyasan and the Kumano Kodo
A monastery town of 117 temples on a mountain plateau, a pilgrimage route walked for a thousand years, and a night sleeping…
Getting Around
When Things Go Wrong: Missed Trains, Lost Tickets and the Last Train
You will miss a connection, feed the wrong ticket into a gate, or look up at 11:40pm and realise the last train…
Getting Around
Highway Buses: The Cheapest Way Between Japanese Cities
Tokyo to Osaka overnight for the price of a decent lunch. How Japanese highway buses work, which seat class is worth paying…