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 ...