North Japan is often associated with remote landscapes but this UNESCO World Heritage site was a big exception. Steph Marley's passion for premodern Japanese poetry and the history of the Tohoku region led her to a master's degree and a passion for this 'Lost Mirror of Kyoto'. She tells us what makes this place so incredibly special and how best to access and experience this slice of Old Japan.

On the 25th of December all thoughts about Christmas have been erased and the Christmas tree is packed away in preparation for the most important holiday! New year celebrations in Japan are THAT time of the year with incredible food, traditions, and meaningful ornaments. Take a peek into Japan's new year's and discover where lucky charms disappear each year...

Starting 2022 with a fresh mind, it’s time to take a look inside our 'tabigokoro' or ‘travel hearts’ and see what's been hiding there. Japan is about celebrating small experiences and little joys which turn your whole trip into lasting memories shared with your loved ones. This year we’re joining Japanuary, an initiative to celebrate different aspects of Japanese lifestyle that can help us make the year ahead a positive and energising one. Take a look at our list of experiences that will positively affect your wellbeing and let you hit that ‘refresh’ button in Japan!

They went from 0 to 5000 subscribers in just the space of a year and a half - Nick and Ryo (from NikoRyo Channel) are a jet-setting British-Japanese couple currently living in London. They originally met in the most unexpected of places in Japan but, joining Ryo in the UK, Nick moved to London in 2018 where the two of them later got married in the summer of 2019. They now run their own Youtube channel introducing everything about their lives as a British-Japanese couple living in London!