Accommodation & logistics While there are no hotels within the monasteries themselves, Mardin offers options ranging from boutique mansions to guesthouses. Many restored stone houses now operate as hotels with

Your complete Fukuoka travel guide hub: Fukuoka Tower, Dazaifu Tenmangu, central Tenjin and Hakata, and the city’s famous food.

Goryokaku is Hakodate’s other great landmark, a star-shaped fortress unlike anything else in Japan. Built in the final years of the shogunate as a Western-style citadel, it later became the

Hakodate is one of Japan’s great seafood cities, and its morning market is the place to taste why. Set beside the station, the bustling stalls overflow with crab, squid, salmon

Hakodate is the gateway to Hokkaido and one of Japan’s most charming port cities. A world-famous night view, historic Western-influenced streets, a star-shaped fort and superb seafood make it a

Takayama is the gateway to the Northern Japan Alps, and the mountains around it offer some of the country’s finest highland scenery. From hot-spring valleys to the famous Kamikochi plateau,

Everything you need to plan a trip to Irkutsk and Lake Baikal, from the carved wooden old town to sacred Olkhon Island.

Kamakura is Japan’s first samurai capital, a seaside town packed with ancient temples, a giant bronze Buddha and a grand shrine, all within easy reach of Tokyo. Add a coastal

Beyond its famous landmarks, Kamakura is a city of quiet Zen temples tucked into wooded hills. Wandering between them, especially in the hydrangea season, reveals a gentler, more contemplative side

Your complete Kanazawa travel guide hub: Kenroku-en garden, Kanazawa Castle, the station gate, and a Shirakawa-go day trip.