When we decided on going to Kurokawa Onsen, an onsen town located in Kumamoto, we were overwhelmed with the choices of ryokans (traditional Japanese inns) available. There were almost 30 ryokans, each one attractive in their own way. How were we to choose just one?!…
Have you ever flown first class? I haven’t, but I got to have a taste of it recently, at a… hotel. We were trying to decide on where to stay in Fukuoka, and I saw that there was an airline-themed hotel! How could we pass…
If there is any time I’d talk about sex toys, racy bedroom costumes, porn, hotels and secrecy… this is it. All in this single post. I have always been curious about love hotels in Japan so I decided we should stay at one on our trip…
What do you think of when you hear “capsule hotel”? For me, things like “coffin-like”, “claustrophobic”, “hole in the wall” and “unsafe” spring to mind. (surely I’m not the only one…?) That said, I’ve still always wanted to try staying in one for the experience, hehe.…
I know I will get questions on where to stay in Osaka, so here is my preemptive post, heh. At the end of our visit to USJ, we finally got to check into our hotel: Hotel Osaka Bay Tower I picked this hotel because…
Whenever friends come to Japan on a holiday, they always ask us the standard few questions: Where to stay? (preferably cheap and good ;)) How to travel? Must-go places? So this post is to tackle the first question. Here are a few recommendations here…