

6 Alternative Experiences for Your Next Trip to Kyoto
Beyond Kyoto’s well-trodden tourist trail lies a city filled with local curiosities, artisans and experiences found nowhere else on earth.

Health, Wellbeing, and History: A Stay at Garrya Kyoto
An intimate 25-room hotel in a quiet corner of Japan’s ancient capital with a strong focus on wellbeing. With countless accommodation options in Kyoto, let’s take a look at Garrya stand out from the crowd.

Indigenous Insights: UPOPOY National Ainu Museum
Whether you’re taking a road trip through Hokkaido or just passing through, the UPOPOY National Aunu Museum is an insight into Japan’s indigenous past.

Fukuoka Travel Guide: Everything You Need for a Trip to Kyushu’s Capital
Street food vendors draw crowds for their famous Hakata ramen, Shinto shrines celebrate modern day artworks, and a samurai mansion opens as ryokan hotel.

7 Design Hotels for Your Next Trip to Kyoto
From luxury ryokans to modern architecture showcases, here are six of my favourite design-focused hotels across Japan’s ever-evolving ancient capital.

Hoshinoya Taketomi Island: A Timeless Subtropical Escape
Nowhere is the timelessness of Ryukyu culture more beautifully preserved than the hidden village of Hoshinoya Taketomi Island.

10 Places to Visit in Japan for Art & Architecture
From design hotels and creative living spaces to art islands and floating tea houses, Japan has so many unique places to experience art and architecture.

35 Days of Rain: The Ultimate Guide to Yakushima Island
A trip to Yakushima Island promises a different kind of adventure; think ancient forests wrapped in emerald-green moss and mystical waterfalls hidden amidst the mountains.

What I Learnt from Travelling to 30 Japanese Prefectures
Photography has allowed me to see so many corners of Japan, from snowy mountains to white sand beaches and rare cultural experiences along the way.

Hoshinoya Fuji: Glamping with a Luxury Twist
A private cabin, toasted marshmallows, and breakfast at the foot of Mt Fuji, Hoshinoya Fuji is Japan’s first-ever glamping resort.

Everything You Need to Know to Get Your First Hotel Photography Assignment
How can you stay at your dream hotel and get paid in the process? Here I share everything I know when it comes to making money whilst working with hotels.

In With the Old: A Stay at Maana Kiyomizu, Kyoto
The third property by Maana Homes, Maana Kiyomizu is designed by local architects Shigenori Uoya and Takeshi Ikei, with each of three guest suites created as intimate spaces to enhance the senses.

Subtropical Adventure: Your Alternative Guide to Okinawa
Explore remote islands only accessible via water buffalo, hike deep into Natural Heritage-protected rainforest, and snorkel amongst coral-fringed shorelines on this rare island adventure.

A Three Day Road Trip Through Hokkaido’s Shiretoko National Park
Everything you need to know before taking a trip to the edge of the world.

Nature Through a Luxury Lens: The Ritz-Carlton Nikko
Inspired by Japanese minimalism, the concept of The Ritz-Carlton Nikko is based around ‘celebrating nature through a luxury lens’.

Aman Tokyo: The Gateway to Urban Discovery
Created to ‘temper urban dynamism with a profound atmosphere of serenity’, each curated space at Aman Tokyo is inspired by timeless Japanese design traditions.
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