If you’ve had a search for family rooms in Japan, you’re probably becoming more and more exasperated trying to find something that will suit all of your requirements. Before we get started, it’s important to understand a few cultural differences that will explain the headaches that you have been getting: Hotel Sizes Japanese hotel rooms are smaller than what we are used to in Australia. […]

March 2020 accommodation, Family, Hotel, Onsen, Ryokan

Hi, We have just returned from our 18 day holiday in Japan. I just wanted to let you know it was the perfect itinerary for us. Our wish list was all ticked off and we feel like our schedule was well planned and timed out for the days we had. I was travelling with my two teenage girls and 10 yr old son, and we all […]

February 2015 Food, Gardens, Mount Fuji, Nature, Ryokan, Snow Monkies, Tea Ceremony, Temples and Shrines, Tokyo

Hey Paul We had a great time in Assemblage Musashino. Thanks for the recommendation and making arrangements. The Ryokan did end up upgrading us to the Shirayuki room above the exemplary service they showed us. We are very happy with their hospitality and your agency. Again, my family thanks you for your efforts. Kind regards Richard

June 2014 Ryokan

Hi Paul, Just got into Tokyo, and back into the world of free hotel WiFi. The ryokans may be terrific, but wi-fi isn’t one oftheir strengths.. So far, it has been terrific! All connections worked really well. Everything is so much easier than when I was in Japan last time, about 100 years ago. Lots of English spoken; buses, trains, subways all do signs and announcements in English now. Before there was none […]

April 2014 Countryside, Hiroshima, Hotel, Onsen Hot Spring, Ryokan, Tokyo

Good morning Olivia,   We all wanted to pass on our thanks for the brilliant job you did in planning our holiday in Japan. Everything went really well. But  we would have liked to have had more time there!! We all want to go back to different spots to look in more depth.   We decided to use our Rail passes for everything,as we enjoyed the […]

March 2013 Hotel, JR Pass, Kyoto, Nara, Ryokan, Shinkansen Bullet Train, Tokyo, Tour

Hey mate, Just a big thank you for your help with this one!!! Pete just phoned to say they LOVED the Ryokan especially! And loved japan! Already planning for feb next year!! Cheers Emily

March 2013 Ryokan

Dear Olivia, Many thanks for arranging our Oct – Nov trip to Japan, we had a wonderful time and everything went smoothly.  The accommodation was all good, particularly the ryokans, shukubo and minshuku, which were all fantastic.  We cancelled the car hire in Nagasaki as my Japanese friends insisted on taking us to Unzen.  They were convinced that it would be too difficult for us to drive ourselves, even if we […]

December 2012 Hotel, Ryokan

Hi Olivia Just a short note to let you know that Phil and I had a fantastic time in Japan. Everything went smoothly. The rail travel was easy, especially as the people were so friendly and helpful. All of the accommodation was great, and in convenient locations.  The ryokans were especially memorable.  The first one in Takayama took a bit of getting used to because it […]

November 2012 Food, Ryokan

We felt blessed when we were greeted by the lovely guide at Osaka airport after a long queue for fingerprinting, face recognition etc. Of course we were weary, and it was a great luxury to be swept to the hotel in a very flash Toyota limo. Hyatt very good. Room on first Japanese second floor, so a good view of the roof below, but it was […]

May 2012 Hotel, Kyoto, Museum, Nature, Onsen Hot Spring, Osaka, Ryokan, Sakura Cherry Blossoms, Temples and Shrines, 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

Hello Yoko:   Thank you for the wonderful assistance provided for my recent trip.   I will send to you a copy of my email to the Park Hotel in Tokyo – truly, the best hotel staff I’ve met. an ideal location – close to the Ginza, Shimbashi JR station, Shimbashi and Shiodome subway stations,  Shimbashi monorail (to the Big Sight) and access to Shinkansen lines.  […]

October 2011 Hotel, JR Pass, Kyoto, Museum, Nara, Osaka, Ryokan, Shinkansen Bullet Train, Temples and Shrines, Tokyo

Hello Yoshi,My sincere thanks also for all the work you put in to our travel arrangements. We felt well looked after all through the trip, and enjoyed the places we stayed and saw along the way. The Yoshiike Ryokan was a highlight (if only the weather would have allowed us to spend more time in their stunning garden), and next time we would definitely want to […]

November 2010 Ryokan

Dear Clem Thank you for your assistance with my trip. I have returned and I just wanted to say thanks, it all worked out fine. Italy was absolutely FREEZING but wonderful. Both Venice and Florence are special places. I once spent 6 weeks in Florence and would have happily done that again, just walking around and going to look at all the art. We found a […]

May 2010 Ryokan

Hi Clem Well, I’m back!! Japan was fantastic!! All the accommodation was great. Good to be back to a soft bed now though, that’s for sure. They were all in really good locations – even the Tokyu Hotel in Kyoto was only a 10 min walk from the station so we only caught a taxi once when we arrived. Takayama Ryokan was amazing. Hubby loved it, […]

Hotel, Kyoto, Nagoya, Nature, Onsen Hot Spring, Ryokan, Sakura Cherry Blossoms, Skiing and Snow Boarding, Tokyo