Pursuits Weekly

You’re Doing Japan Wrong

Our travel expert’s tips for Kyoto and beyond.

Gion in Kyoto.

Photographer: Fred Mery for Bloomberg Pursuits

Hi friends, it’s Brandon Presser, Bloomberg’s foot soldier of travel, here to prevent you from doing Japan wrong.

After living in Tokyo as a teen and again as a young professional, I’ve made visiting Japan a personal priority ever since. And, with international arrivals at an all-time high, it suddenly feels like the country is everyone else’s priority too.