Plan by scenario

Every trip hits the same questions in roughly the same order. Pick the scenario that looks like yours, and follow the guides stage by stage — from before you fly to the day you leave.

• Your First Trip to Japan A first-timer's route through the questions every visitor hits, in the order you'll hit them. Follow this trip →
• Japan with Kids The family version of the trip: strollers, picky eaters, small emergencies, and keeping everyone fed and found. Follow this trip →
• Business Trip to Japan Short trip, tight schedule. The transport, payment, and paperwork answers that keep the itinerary intact. Follow this trip →
• Staying Longer (1–3 Months) Working remotely, studying, or testing life in Japan — the guides that matter once a hotel routine turns into a daily routine. Follow this trip →
• Eating Your Way Through Regional Japan Chasing famous food beyond the big cities — where trains get smaller, shops take cash, and the queue has its own rules. Follow this trip →
• Tokyo in One Day A single-day sprint through Tokyo: the pass, the lockers, the timing, and the last train home. Follow this trip →
• Ski Trip to Japan Powder season logistics: getting boards and bags to the mountain, staying warm, and the onsen afterwards. Follow this trip →
• Anime, Games, and Pop-Culture Japan Shops with six floors, events with six-hour queues, and getting the haul home in one piece. Follow this trip →
• An Onsen-Hopping Trip Building a trip around hot springs: ryokan nights, day-trip baths, and the etiquette in between. Follow this trip →