Deborah O’Donoghue is a reporter at Travel Tomorrow. This British-Irish writer lived in the UK and France before moving to Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by the UK's Legend Press in 2019 and Droemer Knaur Germany in 2021.
Cherry blossom season is formally underway in Japan after government spotters confirmed enough trees in enough bloom to meet the official measure in three of the […]
Japanese authorities have introduced a ban on using power banks on flights, affecting all routes into and departing Japan, including transit passengers. The measure follows a […]
Hoshino Resorts is preparing to open its latest and most unusual property behind the red-brick walls of a Meiji-era prison dating back to 1908: HOSHINOYA Nara […]
A new luxury sightseeing train connecting Osaka to a UNESCO-listed sacred mountain will launch this spring, carrying passengers along historic pilgrimage routes towards Buddhist temple complexes […]
Following a prolonged period of surging popularity with tourists, visitor arrivals to Japan have fallen for the first time in four years, according to new figures […]
Japan opened the world’s first outdoor Pokémon theme park on 5 February, marking both the park’s debut and a milestone year for the franchise with grand […]
Japan’s growing struggle with overtourism has reached a symbolic and controversial milestone, as authorities near Mount Fuji have cancelled a well-known cherry blossom festival after years of mounting […]
A pub in Tokyo’s Shibuya district has made headlines for introducing an upper age limit, restricting entry to customers under 40. The Dogenzaka branch of Tori […]
Japan’s cherry blossom season typically draws large crowds and higher prices, particularly in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. In 2026, however, travellers planning to visit during the sakura period may find […]
Japan experienced a tourism boom in 2025, welcoming a record 42.7 million international tourists, an increase of 6.7 million compared with the previous year. The surge […]
Unruly tourists on Japanese ski slopes are about to face the consequences of their actions, as a popular mountain village has moved to introduce hefty fines […]
Japan has experienced an unusually intense week of seismic activity, prompting authorities to issue a rare nationwide advisory and raising understandable concerns among travellers. Yet despite […]
The municipal government of Kyoto has installed about 80 new warning signs across the city, in four languages, to alert both residents and visitors about a […]
A number of countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States, have updated their travel advisories for Japan as the country is experiencing a surge […]
Recent statements by the Japanese Prime Minister have sparked a response from China, leading the Japanese tourism-related stocks to plummet on Monday, 17 November 2025. An […]