HISTORY

Japan is wonderful for history buffs, whether focusing on ancient Jomon artefacts, the Kofun ...

PERFORMANCE / ARTS

Japan has cultivated its own unique performances and arts over centuries of human history an ...

TRADITIONAL CRAFTS

Ceramics, woodblock art prints (ukiyo-e), flower arranging, the tea ceremony… the list goes ...

LOCAL DELICACIES

A huge plus for any visit to Japan is its wonderful, diverse cuisine - you could spend a mon ...

HOT SPRINGS

On the downside - earthquakes, on the plus side - hot springs. Japan’s location on the Pacif ...

SEASIDE

Predictably for an island nation, many of the towns in Japan - 100 Hidden Towns face the sea ...

MUSEUMS / GALLERIES

As a nation that lays claim to such a unique history, wide biodiversity, super-modern techno ...

WILDLIFE / NATURE

The rural location of many of the hidden towns recommended within Japan - 100 Hidden Towns e ...

FESTIVALS

A proud sense of heritage is clearly in evidence in the huge number and variety of ancient f ...