This cramped, daggy airport is my new favourite

This isn’t a flashy, modern airport, and it doesn’t have many exciting facilities, but I love New Chitose with all of my stomach and heart.

• by Ben Groundwater

Businesses charging foreigners more than locals? So they should

Some Japanese businesses are controversially charging tourists more than locals. Here’s why I have no problem with that.

• by Ben Groundwater

Six times more: Call for higher prices for foreigners amid Japan tourism boom

A mayor suggesting tourists should pay up to six times more than locals to enter attractions is gaining support.

• by Akemi Terukina

What most visitors miss on Kyoto’s bucket-list trail

Kyoto could easily entrap you in bucket-list busyness. Rush and you’ll wonder what the fuss is about.

• by Brian Johnston

Sightseeing in Japan wasn’t enough for me, so I tried this

Taiko-Lab is up a narrow flight of stairs inside a scruffy office building on a scruffy back street in Kyoto.

• by Brian Johnston

Win one of five 16-day Japan holidays

Readers have the chance to win an Inspiring Vacations “Unforgettable Japan” tour, plus return flights for two.

Five of the world’s best new (or revamped) train journeys

A new version of the Orient Express, an extended Australian epic and high-speed trip through South-East Asia are some of the highlights.

• by Tim Richards

Five exciting new cruise routes will take you to truly unusual places

From ice-encrusted mountains to jungle-clad volcanoes, glamorous Asian cities to the remotest settlements, here are five of the most tempting new cruise routes.

• by Brian Johnston

These six transformative trips will enrich your mind and body

Much-needed time out is even better in an exotic location. If you’re in need of some cup-filling, you can’t go wrong with these revitalising journeys.

• by Julietta Jameson

Get your boots on: The world’s five best new hikes

The Balkans, New Zealand, Georgia and Japan are starters in the quest for the best hikes.

• by Rob McFarland