Hi Peta Just emailing to let you know that Daniel and I had a fantastic time in Japan, the skiing at Hakuba was awesome, the accommodation was great, the owners of the lodge made us feel very welcome and it was lovely to share stories/information in the common lounge/dining room with everyone else, lots of fun. All of the hotels you booked were great to stay […]

April 2014 Castle, Food, Hotel, Kyoto, Skiing and Snow Boarding, Temples and Shrines, Tokyo

Hello Eri,I’m not sure if you remember me but you helped organize my recent visit to Japan and I met up with you at your workplace one morning to collect documents etc just before I left. I returned from Japan last Friday and I just wanted to let you know that I had a great time and to thank you for all your help.All went very smoothly , the […]

June 2013 Castle, Countryside, Hotel, Kyoto, Museum, Studio Ghibli Museum, Tokyo, Tour

Olivia, We got back from Okinawa ok (just a little late due to fog in Sydney). For your interest I have attached the travel plans we put together for the trip. The version I have sent you has had minor updates, since we got back, to add in the things we found out while we were over there. eg. how to get to Hedo Misaki. General […]

April 2012 Castle, Food, Hiroshima, Hotel, Museum, Nature, Okinawa, Tickets, Tour

Hello Olivia,   We thoroughly enjoyed our 3 weeks in Japan. Just to recap a little, we spent the first 4 nights in Tokyo (Shiba Park Hotel); the next 2 in Yudanaka (Ryokan Biyu no Yado); 4 nights in Kyoto (Ryokan Hatoya); 4 nights in Osaka staying with Japanese friends; 3 nights in Hiroshima 1 in Kurashiki and, our final 2 nights in Tokyo at Shiba […]

November 2011 Castle, Food, Hiroshima, Hotel, Kyoto, Museum, Nara, Onsen Hot Spring, Osaka, Ryokan, Temples and Shrines, Tickets, Tokyo, Tokyo Disneyland, Tour

Hi ClemWe are back home after a fantastic trip to Japan and a bus tour of Taiwan. Everything worked exactly as planned. First let us compliment you on the level of accommodation chosen for us. The Nagoya’s “Marriott Associa Hotel”, once we found it, was very up market for our normal level, the Matsumoto “Tokyu Inn” was satisfactory and the Ryoken in Yudanaka was an extremely […]

May 2011 Castle, Hiroshima, Hotel, Kyoto, Nagoya, Nature, Osaka, Sakura Cherry Blossoms, Temples and Shrines, Tour

Dear Lily;Thanks for your help with our recent trip to Japan. We had a good time there….and plenty of walking. I will quickly ring you to say thank you and to also say next time and every time we would book with JTB.Regards Chris and Rita.A quick hotel report.Hotel Nikko Narita.Bus at the airport across the road…ready and waiting. Great…good breakfast…no noise…7 Eleven down the road […]

February 2011 Castle, Hotel, Nagoya, Osaka, Shinkansen Bullet Train