... travel is becoming a thing too. What exactly does this mean? Well, essentially, it's a global reaction against the cult of speed. Slow travel means unhurried, low-economic impact journeys that usually involve travel ...
... travelling two or three days on foot from Tokyo (then Edo) along the Tokaido Way. The station houses a small tourist office, but the main office is up the hill on the left. Here, you'll find ...
... able to find travel-related variety goods and gift items here, in addition to clothing, suitcases and other essentials. If you have time to kill at the airport, this place should provide some stylish relief. ...
... Travel services such as JAPANiCAN bring together accomodation, travel and transport information together with deals that make planning your trip in Japan easier. Kinugawa Park Hotels in Nikko Departing from Tokyo, you can find yourself ...
... travel on a slower, local train instead? We have, which is why we've compiled this list of interesting local lines to try, complete with extra ideas for sightseeing in the area. Minato line The modern ...
... Travel by Hikari and Sakura trains will require an extra hour and another transfer at Shin-Osaka Station. More info www.city.beppu.oita.jp/01onsen/english/ GINZAN ONSEN, YAMAGATA Photo: YFGEO/Pixta In the hot spring area of Ginzan Onsen ...
... travel details, below). It's not hard to see why –on arrival from the ferry boat the postcard-worthy image of the beachfront where the Club Mabuhay La Laguna dive resort (which is in the process ...
... travel great distances in order to find peace of mind –Taiyoji, a Zen temple deep in the mountains of Saitama's Chichibu region, offers a retreat complete with first-hand insight into the daily ...
... traveller, whatever time of the year you're visiting. Chatan is perhaps best known for the American Village, a hodgepodge of shops, restaurants, a multiplex cinema and a huge Ferris wheel, but it's the still ...
... travel time to around two-and-a-half hours –and that's only if you don't miss your connections. You'll find the beach after a mellow walk through suburbia. Along the way, there ...
... travelers have a number of options for getting into Tokyo, including the JR-operated Narita Express (which connects to Tokyo Station, with some services continuing to Yokohama and Shinjuku) and Keisei Skyliner (to Nippori and Ueno ...
... travel) –Tanoshii Tabi no Otetsudai' –helping to make each traveller's experience as enjoyable as possible. The store sell a selection of items available at other stores in the United Arrows group, as well ...
... From 2016, Japan will inaugurate an annual August 11 Mountain Day public holiday. Good news for overworked salarymen who might just need a lie in, but the government hopes the day off will encourage people ...
... hotels for Tokyo Disney Resort and located on the Tokyo Bay side of the park, Tokyo Bay Maihama Hotel Club Resort offers suitable rooms for everyone from families with children to couples and business travellers. ...
... If Tokyo is the friend who rushes you between sights and social engagements to a turbo timetable, Fukuoka is the relaxed southern cousin who sits you in a sunny spot, pours you a beer and ...
... Japanese adherents of Shinto number around 106 million, while those regarding themselves as Buddhists amount to 95 million. This tally of around 200 million is not bad for a country with a population of less ...
... Instead of suffering in the crowded concrete of Tokyo, hit the dusty trails of the many mountainous regions that hug the prefecture's border. The following day hikes provide excellent vistas, close encounters with nature ...
... For 150 years, from the 12th to the 14th centuries, Kamakura was Japan's military and administrative capital. The factors that made it a strategic location for the first military government –hills ...
... Travel to the island is easier than one might expect, with ferries that leave from Takeshiba Sanbashi Pier (in the Hamamatsucho area) and Atami (in Shizuoka prefecture). Website: www.town.oshima.tokyo.jp/english/ Umi no Furusato Central Lodge ...
... travel. With a vast range of exhibits, the museum not only delves into the history and development of railways but also into more practical aspects, such as how they work. Plus they also have an impressive ...
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