Best Hotels in Nikko Japan
September 4, 2023
By janelawsonfood
The best places to stay in Nikko Japan!
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Japanese Gardens
BEAUTIFUL KYOTO HOTELS Early 2023
August 8, 2023
By janelawsonfood
In Japan I regularly find myself swooning over accommodations with ‘it’ – there’s often an indescribable attraction or connection with the place. It could be the energy of the space, or something small and subtle- yet masterfully curated, like the house ‘scent’ , but more often […]
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KANAGAWA Region – Hakone, Odawara, Yokohama & Kamakura, Japan
March 22, 2020
By janelawsonfood
When the world gets back on its feet…. I’m fairly certain all of us who suffer from travel-lust (not just travel writers and tour operators) will be desperate to bust out of isolation and travel our buns off . So in an effort to maintain positivity […]
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Spring in Japan – but not as you know it
June 28, 2018
By janelawsonfood
We can’t seriously be at the end of June already? I swear we just arrived back from February’s Japan winter tour? Turns out…. no. We have in fact just returned from our 2nd Japan trip for 2018 (this time for Zenbu Haru spring tour in May […]
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Ten Reasons to Winter in Japan
October 18, 2017
By janelawsonfood
You don’t need an excuse to want to winter in Japan.. but just in case you need to convince anyone …
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Tofuku-ji
August 18, 2017
By janelawsonfood
Get off Kyoto’s well-worn tourist track and visit Tofukuji Temple renowned for its Zen moss and rock gardens designed by a famous Japanese garden architect.
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OHARA and Sanzen-in
August 10, 2017
By janelawsonfood
I like to visit Ohara as regularly as I can. It’s just north of Kyoto city – about an hour in the bus from Kyoto station but feels so much further away. I love the local farming atmosphere and the greenery but the main reason I […]
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Korakuen Garden Okayama
August 1, 2017
By janelawsonfood
Okayama is famous for its castle (peeking over the shoulder of the tree on the right in the image below), sweet, sweet summer peaches, the story of Momotaro – the Peach Boy), Bizen ceramic ware, various citrus fruit and this spectacular garden –Korakuen – ranked as one of […]
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Japan Blue
July 31, 2017
By janelawsonfood
Every so often we get swept away with the colour in Japan. We cannot tell a lie. In fact it’s an every day occurrence whether we are in situ or looking at 30 something years worth of Japan travel photos. Or merely dreaming. Last week it […]
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Nijo Castle in Winter
July 2, 2017
By janelawsonfood
Naturally I’m rather fond of Japanese architecture but for some reason traditional buildings of the castle variety have never really grabbed me… Nijo Castle is different. For one… it’s not your A-typical castle. It isn’t a wedding cake perched high on a hill overlooking the town, […]
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