Culture in Tokyo

This month...

…we’re focusing on a theme that has become a regular

BEHIND THE SCENES

What Team Lonely Planet has been up to this month

Postcards

Here are the winners of our Inspired Travel Photographer 2016 competition, in conjunction with Amateur Photographer magazine

Globetrotter

A WORLD OF TRAVEL NEWS AND DISCOVERIES

Easy Trips

THIS MONTH... warm up in Malta and Ibiza, go walking in Herefordshire, learn a new skill in Paris or Lisbon, and take to the waters in Helsinki

Into the woods

The colours most associated with the Cotswolds are the vivid

Three cities in one day

Less than a fifth the size of Greater London, Malta

Heads up

Animal encounters at Yorkshire Sculpture Park have hitherto been limited

The White Island

Visit Ibiza before the last weekend in May – when

The London spirit

Gin fans, rejoice. New to London’s Notting Hill is all

HIDDEN TALENTS

Add a string to your bow with a new course

Mrs Higgs Lodge

Spring is spreading across the hills and vales of Herefordshire,

Great Escape

In an overlooked corner of a vast country, trek to the living bridges of the Khasi Hills, before heading out to spot rhinos around Kaziranga National Park. Then explore the stilt villages on the river island of Majuli, relax witha cuppa in a Jorhat tea garden, to finish among the hill tribes of Nagaland

ON THE ROAD AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD

Rent a vintage campervan to experience New Zealand’s extraordinary North Island landscapes in a way few others do – take the back roads to black-sand beaches and caves that sparkle like the night sky, to the country’s biggest lake and its wildest geyser eruptions

NEW TRAVEL SECRETS FIELD & SHORE

Northern Ireland is a fresh addition to the visitor map – take a road trip to meet a new generation of food producers who are drawing the best out of its epic-worthy landscapes

TAHIR SHAH’S CASABLANCA

See Morocco’s largest city through the eyes of a novelist who moved there and discovered sights overlooked even by locals

Extraordinary places to stay for Spring

Between winter off-season and peak summer prices, now is the choicest time to find unique stays around Europe and the eastern Mediterranean

In the frame

I’ve photographed windows in about 100 cities so far. My

Weekend in Cambridge

This East Anglian university town par excellence makes a delightful weekend retreat thanks to its river setting, ancient colleges, cobbled streets and historic pubs

Outdoors in the Shetland Islands

Up at Britain’s northern end it can feel more Scandinavian than Scottish, but it’s nature that rules the far-flung Shetland Islands

Food and drink in Lyon

To indulge your wildest French gourmet fantasies, go to Lyon. Its cobbled streets are thronged with characterful bouchons, while wine pours in from illustrious vineyards

Design in Barcelona

Ever since Gaudí’s era, Catalonia’s capital has been a hotbed for creative free-thinkers. Its independent stores, fabled architecture and museums are fantasies for design lovers

Budget Abu Dhabi

The glitzy capital of the United Arab Emirates can make a surprisingly wallet-friendly getaway, with its handful of free museums, waterfront promenades and cheap cafés