• Tokyo

I ate at four Michelin restaurants in Tokyo and spent just $100

The city boasts the highest number of starred restaurants in the world. But what’s more surprising? You can eat at some Michelin-approved spots for just $10.

• Jenny Hewett

• Opinion
• Travel tips

Back-to-work blues? These 10 tips will ignite your travel dreams

The exchange rate is brutal, there’s a cost-of-living crisis and overtourism is ruining popular spots, but here’s how you can still have a great holiday in 2025.

• Ben Groundwater

• Traveller letters

Traveller Letters: We won’t be returning to this stopover destination

“Although the people are mostly friendly, and it’s an interesting country, this is one of the few places we wouldn’t revisit.”

• Opinion
• Family holidays

I took my young kids to an eight-course dinner. What was I thinking?

We’re looking at a two-hour dinner here, a meal my children are probably not going to like, in a place where they’re expected to behave themselves and be quiet.

• Ben Groundwater

• Opinion
• Culture holidays

I used to be a frugal traveller. Now I’ll spend $49 on a cup of coffee

I’m a reformed cheapskate. I used to be vigilant about how I spent my money on holidays, but at times, it just didn’t make sense.

• Julia D'Orazio

• Opinion
• Air travel

A Tokyo airport delivered my worst travel experience in a long time

The Japanese have traditionally been known for their organisation and politeness. How could it go so wrong?

• Lee Tulloch

• Travel tips

Pink emu? Inside Australia’s kitsch pavilion for World Expo 2025

The Australia Pavilion by Melbourne-based Buchan is the latest in a long line of dazzling environments that expresses how we live today.

• Julietta Jameson

• ★★★★½
• Hotel reviews

A rarity in Tokyo, this new hotel is one of the city’s best

Trunk (Hotel) Yoyogi Park encourages guests to explore one of the city’s biggest natural spaces.

• Penny Watson

• Tokyo

This Tokyo cafe offers a peek at the future of humanity

Robot waiters take a star turn in the Japanese capital’s DAWN Avatar Robot Cafe, but something more important is going on behind the scenes.

• Tracey Spicer

• Opinion
• Opinion

Is Japan a perfect society? No, despite what Western tourists might think

We’ve all heard of tourists moving through the world with rose-coloured glasses but a recent viral post about Japan is ridiculous.

• Ben Groundwater