Japan

8 tips for viewing cherry blossoms in Japan
ByJosephine Lim March 19, 2025
Last year, I spent an amazing 4 days in Japan wandering under the heavily-laden boughs of cherry blossoms in full bloom. This wasn’t the first time I had seen these…
Cherry blossoms off the beaten path: Inuyama and Enakyo
ByJosephine Lim April 16, 2025
Each year, somewhere between the beginning of March and the end of April, cherry blossom trees in Japan burst into bloom, covering the landscape with a blanket of pastel pink…
8 lesser-known tips for your trip to Japan
ByJosephine Lim January 13, 2025
If you want to experience a large Japanese city without many tourists, go to Nagoya Everyone’s all about the Osaka – Kyoto – Tokyo circuit. And while those cities are…
Visiting Japan on a budget (2025 edition)
ByJosephine Lim February 5, 2025
In 2024, with a weakened yen and Covid restrictions removed, Japan is one of the best developed countries to visit on a budget. Here’s how you can travel comfortably in Japan without breaking the bank.