Japan
Travel guides and trip-planning tips on Japan, from the team building the travel companion that comes with you.
August 10, 2026 · 10 min read
Kyoto's autumn colour is running late in 2026, and half-term is already too early
October half-term sits three to six weeks ahead of Kyoto's usual window, Japan's only November long weekend falls on 21 to 23, and five places within an hour of Kyoto Station colour on a different schedule.
July 30, 2026 · 8 min read
Japan in Typhoon Season: Should You Cancel Your August or September 2026 Trip?
A typhoon disrupts 24 to 48 hours, not two weeks. The month-by-month risk, what actually stops running, and the six moves that typhoon-proof a trip.
July 16, 2026 · 8 min read
Japan Ends Instant Tax-Free Shopping in November 2026: Is Luxury Still Cheaper?
The instant 10 per cent discount dies on 1 November: the before-and-after sums on a designer bag, and why the weak yen still wins.
July 14, 2026 · 7 min read
3 Days in Kyoto: A First-Timer's Itinerary
Temples, bamboo groves and tea houses, paced across real days so you beat the crowds.
July 12, 2026 · 8 min read
4 Days in Tokyo: A City-Break Itinerary
Senso-ji at dawn, the Shibuya scramble at dusk, teamLab barefoot in water: four days across Tokyo, paced to beat the crowds.
July 8, 2026 · 8 min read
Is Japan More Expensive to Visit in 2026? Taxes Are Up, the Yen Is Down
The sayonara tax has tripled and Kyoto's lodging tax has crept up, but a near-record-weak yen still makes Japan one of the best-value trips going, if you budget for the fees.
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