Two seasoned trip planners on how to best tour the Golden Route through five cities, including Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka.

Dreaming of your first Japan trip? Let me show you exactly how to plan a trip to Tokyo like a pro! This post about how to ...

A KIMONO-CLAD woman takes photos of cherry blossoms at Shinjuku Gyoen park in Tokyo, Japan, April 9, 2016. - REUTERS TOKYO – Japan crossed the 10 million visitor mark at the fastest ever pace this ...

Shinjuku, the bustling heart of Tokyo, is a paradise for shoppers—and a dream for food lovers too. Whether you're craving a hearty meal before or after your spree, or just a quick bite on the go, ...

Yuen Shinjuku: Most of Tokyo’s central hotels are Western-style and modern, but Yuen offers the opportunity to stay in a contemporary take on a ryokan inn in the city center, complete with ...

More than 80% of the guests at Odakyu Hotel Century Southern Tower are international tourists. Located in Shinjuku, one of Tokyo's the busiest areas, the hotel is surrounded by tourist attractions, ...

Apricots sit on a railing outside a pavilion at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, one of Tokyo’s largest and most popular parks. Nikko Toshogu Shrine enshrines the most famous samurai leader ...

For example, if summer is the peak season and winter is the off season, shoulder seasons are spring and autumn ... s incredible Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden and Ueno Park.

By nightfall, the park will be littered with passed-out hanami casualties. Tokyo’s Shinjuku Gyoen Park is far calmer, as there’s an admission fee and no-alcohol policy for anyone who wants to ...

By nightfall, the park will be littered with passed-out hanami casualties. Tokyo’s Shinjuku Gyoen Park is far calmer, as there’s an admission fee and no-alcohol policy for anyone who wants to relax ...

The cherry blossom season in Tokyo – or Japan for that matter – revolves around the somei yoshino variety of sakura. This five-petal flower, whose colour ranges from the palest of pink to ...

But somehow, they have since dropped to No. 12. Why this dramatic decline? “They shed leaves profusely in autumn, and ‘rain’ caterpillars on the streets, too,” explained Seiya Ebisawa ...