A trove of off-the-beaten track treasures from one of the UK’s leading Japan travel experts.
Welcome to JapanMan! This is where I distil 20+ years of my experience living in, working in, travelling and tailoring Japan. It’s half a how-to guide and half an assortment of pieces about everything from bullet trains to bonsai, samurai to satsumas. If you’d like to talk to me about arranging your Japan holiday, please contact me at Tailored Journeys by clicking the link below.
Japan, but not as you know it…
You may have been to Japan before. You’re probably familiar with the image below, looking from Chureito pagoda in the five lakes area towards Mt Fuji. These hotspots are certainly something to write home about, but over the years I’ve become very conscious that 90% of Japan remains almost unseen by foreign eyes. JapanMan is where I shed some light on the lesser-visited towns, cities, countryside and mountains.
It’s incredible how most people go to the same half a dozen locations, tick off the same overcrowded sights…. JapanMan has the antidotes to overtourism. I’ve lived in Japan twice and taken a dozen extensive research trips in between while working at leading UK tailored travel companies. Everything you’ll find on this site comes from my direct experiences or occasionally from glowing client feedback. Happy browsing!
