Acclaimed as one of the must see films for 2007, Babel is already being heralded as a strong Oscar contender. The perfect movie for lovers of travel, Babel was shot in three continents and four languages – traversing both the deeply personal and explosively political in Morocco, Mexico, USA and Japan.

In the remote sands of the Moroccan desert, a rifle shot rings out – detonating a chain of events that will link an American couple’s frantic struggle to survive, two Moroccan boys involved in an accidental crime, a nanny illegally crossing into Mexico with two American children and a Japanese teen rebel whose father is sought after by the police in Tokyo. Separated by clashing cultures and sprawling distances, each of these four disparate groups of people are nevertheless hurtling towards a shared destiny of isolation and grief.

Tokyo is the only urban setting in the film which emphasises how different this ultra modern city is to the rural village and sweltering deserts shown in Mexico and the remote village of the pastoral nomads and farmers in the rocky gorges of the Draa Valley in Morocco. The diverse images beautifully shown in the film are a reminder of just how diverse a place the world remains.

Tokyo really is as cool and exciting as it looks in Babel. Call us now to book your city break or a full tailor-made trip throughout Japan.