Japan luxury travel: high-end hotels, gourmet (Michelin) restaurants & activities with value for money

Kitashinchi Yumiba Shinnosuke Osaka/Kai Izumi/Yokoi Kyoto - top restaurants Japan
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6 top fine-dining restaurants in Japan, 5 recognized by Michelin

Where to go for high-end dining in Osaka, Kyoto & Izumi (Kyushu):  Japan is a heaven for lovers of fine dining. No trip in this country is complete without eating your way through its diverse culinary landscape. When first visiting Japan…
Onomichi Honshu/Setouchi Retreat by Onko Chishin Matsuyama/Enowa Yufuin, Japan - off-the-beaten-path Japan luxury hotels
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Where to stay in style on a second trip to lesser-known Japan

Luxury hotels on a Japan journey through Kyushu, Shikoku & unknown Honshu: Here is the information on which luxury hotels to choose on a second journey to lesser-known Japan. It is about traveling Kyushu, Shikoku and unknown Honshu. In…
Nagasaki, Kyushu/Matsuyama, Shikoku/Onomichi/Honshu, Japan - off-the-beaten-path Japan itinerar
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A second trip to Japan, a 24-day off-the-beaten-path itinerary

Where to go in Japan as second-timers who are into travel in style:  Have you done Japan's (Extended) Golden Triangle/Route already, and are you looking for an off-the-beaten-path itinerary for a second visit? Here I may provide some advice,…
Narai Kiso Valley Japan
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Kiso Valley & Yakushima Island, 2 of Japan’s off the beaten path destinations

How to travel these two hidden gems in style: My three-week Japan trip together with my husband (before the pandemic) brought me not only to the typical route of the "Golden Triangle" (Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka) with three extensions (Hakone, Takayama…
ryokan experience in Japan: stay at luxury Madoka no Mori in Hakone
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How it is staying at a luxury ryokan (Japanese guesthouse)

Total immersion in Japan's culture at ryokan Madoka no Mori in Hakone: No Japan trip is complete without staying at a ryokan, a traditional Japanese-style inn. When my husband and I traveled this country on a three-week trip (before the pandemic),…
Gourmet (Michelin) restaurants Japan, here Okas Yakushima Island
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My Google RESTAURANT Map of a Japanese journey in style

Gourmet (Michelin) restaurants Japan: "Second Golden Triangle" & 3 rural additions: This is the last part of my mini-series about a three-week trip to Japan (made before Corona). In the following, I will inform you about types of restaurants…
Michelin one-star Gion Sushi Tadayasu Kyoto Japan
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Western gourmet in search of culinary highlights in Japan

How to find & reserve (Michelin) restaurants as foreign traveler: My last two posts about a Japan trip together with my husband - which took place before the coronavirus outbreak - were about a three-week itinerary and hotels to stay in…
Japan in style: Ryokan Madoka no Mori Hakone
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My Google HOTEL Map of a Japanese journey in style

Luxury accommodation in Japan: "Second Golden Triangle" & rural additions: In my first blogpost - before the coronavirus outbreak - I introduced my Google Map with all the activities, hotels and restaurants of a three-week trip through…
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My Google ITINERARY Map of a Japanese journey in style

Criss-crossing Japan in 3 weeks: “2nd Golden Triangle” & 3 rural additions: When planning our 3-week Japanese journey (together with my husband), I aimed at a mix of popular places (Tokyo and Kyoto) and some quieter, more rural ones…