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Nagoya is one of Japan’s largest cities with numerous accommodation options. The area immediately around and nearby Nagoya Station including the Nakamura Ward has many large hotels – ranging from h...

Lying around 2.5KM to the east of Nagoya Station - 5-minutes by train - Sakae Station and surrounding area including the Nishiki District, offer a large range of accommodation options including bus...

Situated on an island in Ise Bay, Chubu Centrair International Airport is one of four international airports in Japan. Within easy reach of Nagoya City using the μ Sky Limited Express or Limited Ex...

As the centre of the Shingon Buddhism, Mount Koya or ‘Koyasan’ is one of Japan’s most important centres and home to numerous temples. Many of those temples – over fifty in total – offer lodgings in...

The area known as Ise Shima (or Ise Peninsula) is home to Japan’s most important Shinto shrines, onsen (hot spring) areas, themes parks and a renowned pearl cultivation industry. As such, it attrac...

Kumano Hongu Taisha is one of three shrines making-up the ‘Kumano Sanzan’ or Kumano Grand Shrines. As such, it is one of the primary destinations for visitors walking the pilgrimage trails of Kuman...

Located within reach of the Kumano Grand Shrines, Katsuura Onsen is a beautiful and tranquil area known of its idyllic ‘onsen’ (hot springs). Once a fishing port, the area is now home to an array o...

Tanabe City is a convenient start or end point for visitors walking the pilgrimage trails of the Kumano Kodo. Tanabe can be easily accessed via Kii-Tanabe Station from where bus services run to and...

Approximately two hours from Nagoya using public transport, ‘Koraneki’ or the Koran Valley is regard as one of the reigon’s best locations for viewing autumn leaves., Known as ‘koyo’ in Japanese, enj...