Japan

City life
Modern and exciting cities make up much of the Japanese landscape, encapsulated by sleek bullet trains, flashing neon lights and dizzying skyscrapers. Scratch the surface to find hidden temples, preserved samurai quarters and local markets.
City life
Food
From delicate sashimi to prime grade steaks washed down with a local beer or a cup of hot sake, every mouthful you try in Japan will certainly be memorable and more often than not, delicious.
Food
Ryokan accommodation
A stay in a Japanese ryokan inn is an unbeatable opportunity to experience true Japanese hospitality, including kaiseki cuisine, hot onsen baths and sleeping on a tatami mat.
Ryokan accommodation
Scenery
Although the image of Japan is that of skyscrapers and flashing neon, most of the country is rural, rugged and mountainous, providing excellent walking and hiking in the summer and skiing in the winter.
Scenery
Temples & shrines
Kyoto alone has over 1600 Buddhist temples and 400 Shinto shrines paying homage to a number of different deities and gods. Enter the through the large torii gate and contemplate.
Temples & shrines
Traditional culture
From tea ceremonies and flower arrangements to lavish Geisha attended kaiseki banquets, Japanese culture is the most refined and elaborate in the world.
Traditional culture

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Visit Beppu, Kyushu

A very popular resort town with the Japanese, Beppu is famed for its mud baths, black sand and hot springs all of which provide the 12 million visitors each year with traditional ways to relax.

Chinoike Jigoku "Blood Pond Hell", Beppu

Beppu, Japan Chinoike Jigoku "Blood Pond Hell", Beppu

Beppu

Kyushu, Japan

A very popular resort town with the Japanese, Beppu is famed for its mud baths, black sand and hot springs all of which provide the 12 million visitors each year with traditional ways to relax.

There are more than 3,000 hot springs around Beppu feeding around 170 public bathhouses.

Any visit to this town inevitably centres around this and it offers perhaps the best opportunity to meet vacationing Japanese in their own surroundings. Beppu is surrounded on one side by the sea and on the other by steep hills and mountains offering visitors a stunning setting.