Travelling around Japan is famously efficient, but navigating busy train stations and airports with large suitcases can still be a challenge. This is where Yamato Transport comes in. Known for its instantly recognisable black cat carrying a kitten logo, Yamato operates one of Japan’s most useful and widely used luggage delivery services.
Round1 is one of Japan’s most popular entertainment chains, offering a wide mix of activities under one roof. Part bowling alley, part arcade, part sports bar, and part karaoke venue, Round1 is designed as a place where people can spend hours, or even an entire evening, without needing to go anywhere else.
Yoshinoya is a popular Japanese fast-food chain celebrated for its gyudon, or beef bowls. Established in 1899 by Eikichi Matsuda at Tokyo’s Nihonbashi fish market, Yoshinoya has grown into a global brand with over 1,200 locations in Japan and more than 700 internationally.
Japanese convenience stores are famous for far more than snacks and drinks, and one of their most popular offerings is fried chicken. Freshly cooked, affordable, and available 24 hours a day,
Ginza is best known as Tokyo’s most elegant shopping district, lined with department stores, flagship boutiques, and historic cafés. On weekends and public holidays, however, the area takes on a very different character when its main streets are closed to traffic and transformed into a vast pedestrian zone.
Although first cultivated in China, the chrysanthemum is one of Japan’s most cherished flowers. So important is it that the Emperor and Imperial Family are often referred to as the Chrysanthemum Throne, with the flower featured on the official seal.