EDITION Hotels will open the Tokyo EDITION Toranomon, its first hotel in Japan, in September 2020. Located near the metro stations of Kamiyacho, Roppongi-Itchome and Toranomon, the hotel will have 206 guest rooms including 22 suites with views of the Tokyo skyline. It will have three restaurants, including a specialty restaurant with an outdoor ter...

Start by looking down. Certainly that was my experience on arriving in Tokyo writes Adam Jacot de Boinod. From the Shibuya Sky Observatory on the 45th floor I spied the famous zebra crossings and the new Olympic Stadium. Following the great success of the rugby world cup in which Japan excelled herself as the host nation, the stadium is already com...

Hiroshima has a placed etched in history for its tragic Atomic-Bomb heritage and also for Miyajima Island, with its wild resident deer, and the wave-lapped Itsukushima Shrine. In addition to these cultural heritage sites there is more to explore. Hiroshima is made up of four regions: GeihokuBihokuBingo, and Aki. Each region boasts an abundance of i...

​ Springtime in Japan is a season of flowers with blossoming trees and floral displays and sculpted floral-inspired sweets. In addition to the cherry blossoms, Japan's spectrum of floral blooms include pink moss, white, red, rosé, and purple azaleas and lavender wisteria. The locations for enjoying the blooms can be reached in Tokyo or with the Tob...

​Conrad Hotels & Resorts has continued its expansion in Japan with the opening of Conrad Osaka on the 33rd to 40th floors of the Nakanoshima Festival Complex between the Umeda and Namba districts. All 164 rooms and suites offer views of the river or Osaka cityscape, with floor-to-ceiling windows. There are four restaurants and the 40 Sky Bar &a...

Pink cherry blossom sweeps Japan each spring and the former capital city of Kyoto is one of the best places to view this seasonal change. For some of the most striking views of the blossom, or "Hanami" as it is locally known, the banks of the Kamo-gawa River are a good starting point for those who are new to Kyoto. The waterway, which runs through ...