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Revisiting Singapore, My Childhood Home
The most prosperous and developed country in Asia despite its tiny size and lack of natural resources. What has changed here after twenty years?
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Takamatsu: The Gateway to Shikoku
A port city that remains as fascinating and vibrant as ever, more than 30 years after ferries became obsolete for travel between Honshu and Shikoku.
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An Overnight Stop in Kōchi
Just enough time for a taste of this southern city’s most renowned dish and a visit to its excellently preserved castle.
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Uwajima Castle and the Yodo Line
A quiet and largely overlooked castle town in the far southwest corner of Shikoku, also the starting point of one of Japan’s most scenic railway lines.
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Around Matsuyama in One Day
The largest city in the Shikoku region, home to one of Japan’s grandest castles and also where a variety of unique dining options are on offer.
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Marugame Castle: Views of the Inland Sea
The highest outer walls of any Japanese castle and a superb vista of the Seto Inland Sea, Japan’s most important waterway.
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Bitchū Matsuyama Castle: Japan’s Last Remaining Mountain Castle
The only mountain castle in Japan which still stands today, overlooking a scenic river valley in a remote part of Okayama Prefecture.
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Matsue: The City of Water
Japan’s smallest prefectural capital, home to one of the country’s most impressive castles as well as a historic canal network with unique boat tours.
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Izumo Grand Shrine: The Oldest Existing Shrine in Japan
The most ancient of Japan’s tens of thousands of shrines, located in a seldom visited region in the far west.
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Getting to Shimane Prefecture: Manila to Yonago via Tokyo Haneda
The often overlooked San’in region in the far west of Japan, a worthwhile addition to creative itineraries.
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History in Bataan: Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar and Mount Samat National Shrine
A rare opportunity to see centuries of Philippine history spanning from the Spanish colonial period all the way to World War II.