http://www.traveljapan.com.au/blog Find great deals on Cheap flights to Japan and Asia, other Discount Airfares, Japan Package Tours, Japan Hotels, and Japan Rail Pass.We are Japan and Asia travel specialists. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:39:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Surfin' Japan Continued... Even though Japan is a relatively small country in comparison to Australia, there are many places you can go surfing. You can find some great surf spots in Chiba, Shonan, Shizuoka, Wakayama, Kyushu (Miyazaki), Okinawa and Hokkaido (if you don't mind the cold).                             Tips to surfing in Japan Rent a car with English Navi, bring ... http://www.traveljapan.com.au/blog/archives/577 Have you ever thought about surfing in Japan?! Well…..why not check out the photos below and see if you are interested...     There is a place in Southern Japan, on the Island of Kyushu, called Miyazaki, or to the local foreigners who have ended up in this small paradise ‘The Zak’. Before the ... http://www.traveljapan.com.au/blog/archives/558 You will have to take….what I like to call the ‘Hairy Monkey Drive’. This is an extremely narrow drive along the Western side of the island and a great place to see many monkeys behaving badly. The best way to get around the island is by renting a car. Even ... http://www.traveljapan.com.au/blog/archives/540   Morning activity entailed a walk along the Akan Lake, which sounds nice and relaxing but little did I realise that the day’s temperature was -2 degrees!     My warmest winter down jacket wasn’t enough, so the hotel was kind enough to lend me some of theirs.   Once all rugged up the ... http://www.traveljapan.com.au/blog/archives/529 We were treated to a room with a view, a panorama of Akan Lake.   http://www.traveljapan.com.au/blog/archives/514 We were given 10 minutes to check in and get changed into more respectable attire for a business dinner.     And, here is the banquet, yes this was for one person and yes that is only the entrée. I couldn’t keep up with the food that came in so this is the ... http://www.traveljapan.com.au/blog/archives/504 Welcome to Yakushima a small Island off the Southern Coast of Japan. Only a 35 minute plane ride from Kagoshima Airport (please excuse the advertisement for JAL).   Yakushima is almost a complete circle and takes approximately 3 hours to drive around. There is a twisting rugged coastal road on the Western ... http://www.traveljapan.com.au/blog/archives/490   We stayed in New Akan Hotel Shangri-la.           No, it is no way related to the internationally famous hotel chain.         A keen observer in our group pointed out that the hotel must have been around longer, for it to be still operating under this name.         It was a really nice accommodation ... http://www.traveljapan.com.au/blog/archives/479     More exciting part of the day was approaching, cruise on Akan Lake.         The only thing was that it was so cold for May! Luckily, seats on the boat were heated so we were able to enjoy the cruise comfortably.         During the cruise, we made a short stop at an island in ... http://www.traveljapan.com.au/blog/archives/446 After lunch and 5 min free time (you will need to make time for any airports in Hokkaido, great place for shopping!!!), we were off to do some sightseeing.         We went in the midst of the swine flu scare but we were not scared as you can see: No buildings, ... http://www.traveljapan.com.au/blog/archives/436