plan your trip
The boring stuff.
Everything between landing and leaving. Short, plain, and only what you’ll use.
Model courses
all 8 →7 daysfirst tripThe classic weekTokyo → Kyoto → OsakaFirst-timers who want the big three10 daysfirst tripTen days: the classics plus HiroshimaTokyo → Kyoto → Hiroshima → OsakaA first trip with a little more depth5 dayseasy paceTokyo and three day tripsTokyo → Kamakura → Nikko → HakoneOne hotel, no big moves10 dayslocal favoritesAlps and old townsTokyo → Matsumoto → Takayama → Shirakawa-go → Kanazawa → KyotoSecond-timers, or anyone who prefers small towns
start hereFirst time in JapanTen things worth knowing before you land.