Deals

Belinda Jackson If you can't see the point of staying in Sydney without a view of the beach, check in to the new Adina Apartment Hotel Bondi Beach.

Japan

A climb by moonlight with unbeatable views

Rob Cannon I'm halfway up Japan's tallest mountain and I'm in trouble.

Insider

The quest for piste offerings

Travel Insider It may be the opening weekend of the 2013 local ski season, but overseas snow holidays are in demand.

World

Ahead of the pack

Ben Groundwater Ben Groundwater puts to rest the age-old notion that to backpack is to slum it with this list of 'poshpacker' hostels.

Japan

Cool, bold and exclusive

Shopping in Tokyo is not just retail therapy, it's a feast for the senses through displays of cutting-edge art and design, writes Misha Janette.

Japan

A year of celebration

The Japanese have a festival for every season. Maria Visconti dons her dancing geta and joins the fun.

All a bloom in Tokyo

Cherry blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo. Tokyo's cherry blossom trees were in full bloom on March 22, Japan's weather agency said, marking the second earliest blossoming in the capital on record.

Photos

Cold's snow trouble for these monkeys

Japanese macaque, commonly referred to as "snow monkeys", relax next to an open-air hot spring bath, or "onsen" at the Jigokudani (Hell's Valley) Monkey Park in the town of Yamanouchi, Nagano...

Airline review

Flight test: Japan Airlines business class

Flight Test The flight attendants are incredibly polite, courteous and helpful, impeccably groomed and always ready with a smile.

Tips

World's most expensive cities not so bad ... if you're Australian

The cities renowned as the world's most expensive aren't so expensive any more - as long as you have the benefit of coming from Australia, writes Tim Richards.