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The Lowdown on Seasonal Festive Fun in Japan
As is the case across much of Asia, summers in Japan consist of long hot days and humid sticky nights. To beat the heat and stay upbeat, summer in Japan is festival season, with events sprinkled across the calendar to give people something to look forward to. -
Rural Tourism on the Rise in Japan
Japan is in the middle of an “I-Turn” effect where people are increasingly leaving busy cities to return to the countryside. Linked to this are opportunities for sustainable tourism in rural parts of the country, which may be driving a recent trend. -
Cooking Traditional Buddhist Cuisine
Veganism is becoming an ever more popular choice of diet, but this can cause difficulties for those clients travelling to countries where it is still relatively unheard of. -
The Beauty of Bamboo
Destination Asia Japan is proud to share a new leisure focused product which involves visiting a beautiful bamboo forest in Kyoto before meeting a master craftsman, specializing in bamboo ware. -
The Future of Drinking
Japan’s national drink, sake, known as ‘nihonshu’ in Japan (literally ‘Japanese alcohol’) has a history deeply rooted in its religion, culture and mythology. -
Exploring the Seto Inland Sea
The Seto Inland Sea has featured in many international newspapers as a top destination in 2019. -
Tourism in Japan Breaking Records
Japan is eyeing an ambitious figure of 40 million visitors to the country in 2020, a figure that would widen the eyes of most ordinary folk like you and me. -
Destination Asia Japan Joins ‘Japan Alliance of Responsible Travel Agencies’
Destination Asia Japan has become an official member of JARTA (Japan Alliance of Responsible Travel Agencies), showing their commitment to responsible tourism. -
New Product Set for Japan’s Inland Sea
If you’ve recently read any articles about the top destinations to go in 2019, you will have no doubt found that the Seto Inland Sea is ranked highly among contenders. -
Private Noh theatre Experience in Central Tokyo
Noh is a symbolic form of theatre adapted from Japanese traditional literature with a 600 year history. Originally performed for the shogun (the military ruling class) and nobility, it has over the centuries become a more popularized form of entertainment. -
Dine with our In-house Culinary Expert in Tokyo
Allow us to introduce Kyuma, Destination Asia Japan’s new in-house guide who is ready take your clients on a journey revealing the sensational culinary highlights of Tokyo. -
Go Green in Japan with a Low-impact Itinerary
Destination Asia Japan is delighted to share a brand new itinerary, ‘ECOs of Tradition’. This is our first low-impact trip, designed with sustainable tourism at the forefront.