Zenbu Tours: Discover Japan’s Winter Wonderland
A review of January 2026’s 17 day Zenbu Kyo-za tour of Kyoto, Kanazawa and Noto Peninsula. And what a wondrous winterland it was. While reports
A review of January 2026’s 17 day Zenbu Kyo-za tour of Kyoto, Kanazawa and Noto Peninsula. And what a wondrous winterland it was. While reports
Are you ready for Fukuoka to become your next favourite destination in Japan? I’ve long been a huge fan of this fabulous city and prefecture
Zenbu Tours is back from November’s inaugural Shikoku and the Art Islands tour and it took our breath away! Come take a look. Perhaps you’d like to join us in 2024?
Dear All, I have something to confess. It’s been almost 12 months since my last blogpost. I’m ashamed. And ever so sorry. It’s just that…
Recently I had the pleasure of writing a story about gorgeous Nara for Escape – you can read it HERE. If you haven’t already visited
You don’t need an excuse to want to winter in Japan.. but just in case you need to convince anyone …
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.
Disclaimer – this post was stolen from our other blog (eatspeakjl.blogspot.com) and was written in 2015 – but we just stumbled across it and thought
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
Earlier this year I had the great pleasure of introducing Fermentation Guru Sandor Katz to just a small snippet of some of Kyoto’s wonders. He
Locals generally eat breakfast at home in Kyoto -town so unless you are staying in a hotel, ryokan or an apartment a sit down breakfast,
Last week I was blissing out on all the calming green of Kyoto and this week I’m seeing RED. Red, white and black that is. Dramatic,