June 2026

Summer in Japan without the crowds: how luxury hotels manage peak season differently

Japan triples its departure fee from July: what changes for luxury travelers

Mountain Escapes

KAI Kusatsu opens this month: what Hoshino Resorts sees in Japan's most famous hot spring town

Cultural Experiences

The hotel breakfast that explains Japan: what the morning tray at a luxury ryokan teaches you

Cultural Experiences

Onsen etiquette at luxury hotels in Japan: the unwritten rules first-time visitors miss

Sustainable Luxury

1 Hotel Tokyo: what a sustainability-first luxury hotel looks like in Akasaka

Behind the hotel bar in Tokyo: where Japanese whisky meets luxury hospitality

Resort Japan: how the country's luxury properties redefine what a resort stay means

Naoshima by night: staying on Japan's art island after the last ferry leaves