A postcard from Japan

Konnichiwa from Japan.

By far one of the ‘toughest’ parts of our job is making sure we’ve tried and tested all of the fabulous places in Japan that we recommend to our clients.

We’re currently on a two-and-a-bit week journey taking us across the country to discover wonderful new hotels, bars and restaurants, and activities to add to our little black book. It’s hard work but you’re worth it…

While we’re spending the bulk of our time in Tokyo as we find this endlessly fascinating city very popular on all of our itineraries. We’ve also headed a little bit further afield with time spent in the regions around Fukuoka, Osaka (The Japan Concierge’s old home town) and Kanazawa.

We’ve added a bunch of new hotels and restaurants to our go-to list and can’t wait to share them with you. As well as visiting incredible sights, we’ve eaten some unbelievably good meals at local restaurants that you won’t hear about in any standard tour guide. We’re still dreaming about the meal we had at a little izakaya in the outskirts of Fukuoka and already planning a trip back…not to mention the fab sake bar in Kanazawa that we discovered.

We’re Tokyo bound right now, travelling at around 260km an hour on the Hakutaka Shinkansen (bullet train). We’ve got some exciting exploring to do in Tokyo and will update you soon.