National Geographic Traveller UK - 05.2020 - 06.2020

Chidorigafuchi Park during cherry blossom season, Tokyo May/Jun 2020 61 JAPAN ...

From its spectacular coasts to its dramatic volcanic interior, Japan is scored with hiking trails, both ancient and modern. Walk ...

FOR SHOWSTOPPING COASTAL GEOLOGY THE IZU GEO TRAIL ROUTE: Tokyo to Shuzenji LENGTH: 26 miles The Izu Peninsula, a UNESCO Global ...

Situated opposite the ancient Otemon Gate of the Imperial Palace, overlooking its gardens and moats, Palace Hotel Tokyo has been ...

Tokyo is a city with a soundscape like no other — it seems everything here with an electrical circuit can sing a song. This is t ...

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“Sure, I’ll do it,” I say to my guide, giddy with bravado. “I’m from England — it’s a cold country. I’ll take to this like a duc ...

Steam rises slowly from Mount Garan, billowing from holes in its side as if a seething, fire-breathing beast lurks just beneath ...

Ichi- go-ichi-e With its roots in the traditional tea ceremony, this concept refers to the treasuring of unique moments Steam ri ...

Birthday suits only While this may sound a little disconcerting, don’t be put off by going in naked: no one bats an eyelid and i ...

IMAGES: IRWIN WONG; AWL IMAGES BEST FOR: CYCLING SHIMANAMI KAIDO Linking Honshu and Shikoku, the Shimanami Kaidō is a 48-mile ro ...

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WORDS AMELIA DUGGAN PHOTOGRAPHS PETE GODING Framed by a necklace of puffing volcanoes and the glassy Lake Atitlán, Guatemala’s W ...

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T here’s an unnerving tranquillity to Guatemala’s cloud forest, arrayed as it is here across the slopes of a towering volcano. I ...

Western Highlands is laid out beneath us like a map. Raphael points out Antigua, a romantic colonial city of tumbledown cathedra ...

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We climb the stone steps of Santo Tomás Church for a better view; all around us is the hullaballoo of families swinging incense ...

grandmothers’ recipe books.” Dinner concludes with dulce de ayote — pumpkin boiled in spices and sugar. “I wanted you to try thi ...