The Japanese town where the rich (and the royal) holiday
For over 140 years, this has been the summer getaway of choice for the rich and the royal of Japan.
The Tokyo eatery serving only one dish, one wine, one soundtrack
The 12-seat design of Out is spare, but the menu is positively skeletal.
Taking a dry bath in Japan - this is what it's like
I'm wearing nothing but black disposable underpants and a white hairnet.
The most magical gardens you can see in Japan
Most visitors to Kyoto tour temples, but Japan's old capital has outstanding classical gardens too.
Japan's newest bullet train goes through the world's deepest tunnel
More than 50km long and 240 metres below sea level, the Hokkaido Shinkansen is Japan's latest engineering marvel.
One of Tokyo's greatest attractions is now gone forever
Tsukiji Fish Market will soon be no more.
We test the healing powers of Japan's onsens
Japanese onsens are not only for relaxation – the waters are also said to have healing properties, many of them steeped in legend.
Visiting one of the most sacred places in Japan
People leave little knitted hats and scarves on the statues in the town's splendidly eerie cemetery.
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Sublimely unique, Japan is beautiful, warm and inviting. This archipelago of islands, also known as the "Land of the Rising Sun", is meeting point between traditional and contemporary. With an abundance of cultural wonders from The Golden Pavilion to Nijo Castle; natural wonders from Mount Fuji to snow onsens; and modern pow-wows of high-rises, malls and restaurants.
