Japan Travel Guidebook

Top 15 Things to Do in Japan

Want to visit Japan and still do not know where to visit? Japan is a country full of tourist attractions and spots. Here are a concise list of 15 plac...

Best Things to do in Hokkaido in the Winter

Hokkaido, located all the way up in the north of Japan is the coldest place in Japan you can visit. For this reason, it is a popular skiing destinatio...

Top 40 most beautiful shrine in Japan

Shinto and Buddhist's culture are crucial part of Japanese culture. When visiting Japan, drop a visit to the beautifuls temples and shrine. Try to wea...

Best Amusement Parks in Japan

Tokyo Disneyland and Disney sea, surely everyone has heard of it, but do you know that Japan has other unique amusement parks?  There are a lot o...

Hidden Japan: Secret Spots You Must Visit in Japan

When you think of Japan you might think of Tokyo, Shibuya, Harajuku and many other cities full of lights, but do you know that Japan is also a beautif...

Best places to visit in Tokyo in December

Are you looking for fun things to do in Tokyo in December? Watch dazzling beautiful illuminations during the winter season, enjoy the Christmas events...

The 40 Most Beautiful and fascinating Shrines and Temples in Japan

Ancient and unique temples in Japan are not only an incredible mark in the beauty of religious culture but also an amazing attraction for visitors fro...

Beautiful and scary Suicide related places in Japan

Suicide has become a serious issue and a negative stereotype of Japan. In Japan there are some infamous suicide spots with many myths and stories behi...

The most charming places to visit in Japan in Spring

Japan is famous of their stunning Cherry Blossoms (Sakura) that blooms in Spring. A lot of tourist come to Japan during that season to enjoy the prett...

Top 10 Things to do in Japan

Want to visit Japan but still having trouble on deciding where to visit? Do not worry! Japan has a lot of beautiful and popular tourist sightseeing sp...

Best Places to Visit in Japan in December

Japan in December is both festive and enchanting, with the snow and Christmas and New Years festivities, December would be a great time for a trip to...

The Best Things to do in Japan During Summer

As soon as summer starts in Japan, festivals starts appearing, firework displays, people walking around wearing yukata and of course it’s time f...

Ramen, What types of Ramen Exist?

Ramen is one of famous cuisine from Japan.  One bowl of ramen consists of Chinese style noodles served with fish or meat based broth and uses top...

Top 8 Most Beautiful Places to Visit in Japan During Autumn

Japan is well-known by its natural scenary. Not only with sakura season, but also famous for its Autumn view. Every Autum, you will find that street t...

18 Kit Kat Exclusive Flavors Only In Japan

If this is the first time for you to visit Japan, you must be excited to try with all the sweets and snack you saw in TV commercial or internet. Yes,...

Best Things to do in Japan During Winter

Are you going to visit Japan this winter? Unlike China, Japan celebrate the New Year at the end of December just like Western countries. Going to trav...

8 Significant Wonders of Japan:World Heritages features

Japan has long well-known for ancient temples or traditional historical sites. What are the most popular and significant works that only exist in Japa...

Top 20 Shrines and Temples in Japan

Japan has a lot of temples and shrines from Shinto's and Buddhist's culture. You can find one easily in Japan especially in the heart of Kyoto. These...

The Best 30 Things to do in your Visit to Japan

Planning an itinerary for your trip to Japan can be pretty hard, because there is just so much to see and to do is amazing country! However, we from P...

Top 10 Places to Enjoy Sakura in Japan

Japan’s spring is well known for its beautiful view of cherry blossom or sakura blooming throughout the country, sakura flavored foods and drink...

Best Places in Japan to View Autumn Foliage (Koyo)

Autumn is one of the most awaited seasons in Japan, it is like a reward for everyone for having endured the heat of Japan's summer, and not for nothin...

10 Must-Go Shopping Destinations in Shibuya, Tokyo

Shopping malls, shopping streets, crowded intersection bring you an image of the bustling streets of Tokyo in general but Shibuya, is perhaps the perf...

Best Winter Festivals in Japan 2017-2018

(Updated 2018-2019) Winter in Japan means snow, festivals, illuminations, and food. There are different festivals that are worth visiting in Japan&nb...

The best 30 Shrines and Temples to see while you travel to Japan

It would be a waste to go travel to Japan but not stopping by some spectacular shrines and temples because shrines and temples are one of the cultural...

9 Useful Apps while Travelling in Japan

When was the last time you used anything besides an app on the phone for travelling?When was the last time you read an actual newspaper and not just c...

Top 10 most beautiful temples and shrines in Hakone, Kanagawa

Hakone might be most famous for its beautiful lake, Ashinoko and the many wonderful hot springs the place has to offer, but Hakone also has some beaut...

Top 10 most beautiful temples and shrines near Mount Fuji.

Is there anything more Japanese than Mount Fuji and visiting temples and shrines? Mount Fuji is an active volcano that is popular for climbing to both...

Samurai, Sword, and Armor

What is Samurai? In the medieval and early modern Japan, Samurai along with Bushi and Buke has been referred to as military nobility. Highe...

Top 10 Onsen (Hot Springs) to visit in Japan

In the olden days of Japan when there was little knowledge of health and medication, Onsen or hot springs were sacred places where one could come and...

4 Muslim Friendly Ski Resorts in Japan

When winter comes in Japan, the snow covers the land, and it is time for us to start planning all the winter activities. Skiing is probably one of the...

Japanese Sake: Hot or Cold?

On a hot summer day with friends enjoying the sunshine nothings better than a cold can of beer. Or in winter after hitting the slopes the taste of a w...

15 famous Japanese food you must try

When most of us think about Japanese food, we automatically think about sushi or ramen. However, the truth is that Japan has an amazing, unique and va...

Karaoke in Japan: how to do it, where to do it (which chain store?) and why should you do it!

Karaoke? The word Karaoke in itself already screams Japan, the word itself meaning empty orchestra, but it makes you feel far from empty. It really i...

Japan map apps online and offline that are useful for your trip

For Japan and specially for Tokyo there are a lot of map and commute apps and because there are so many it might be hard to decide which one to downlo...

Driving in Japan

Driving in Japan With a car you can travel to more remote places where busses do not go to or go only few times a day. And many places for example Ok...

Popular phone apps in Japan

Oh, the for the love apps Traveling in Japan you will see from children to old people, checking out their phones. If you have ever been in a crowded...

Yelp-like app and website in Japan?

Tummy grumbling? Want a quick snack or maybe you want to take that special someone for a romantic dinner but not sure where to go? Are you used to usi...

Domestic Flights: The Best Way to Travel Long Distance in Japan!

Domestic Flights Japan has many interesting places from the shouter most island to the most northern part so it is hard to get everywhere, but thank...

Autumn foliage, Maple trees, and the passing of the season in Japan

What is it all about ? Most people would be surprised to hear that as much as the sakura blossom festival (cherry tree blossom) is waited and admired...

The Social Rules of Drinking Sake

Traditions When you go to drink Sake (Japanese rice wine) with Japanese, you might be surprised from the traditions that are done while drinking it....

6 Reasons to Visit Japan in Autumn

6 Reasons to Visit Japan in Autumn In most countries which get the 4 seasons, Autumn is thought as the end of summer and start of winter and for that...

Five Places to Train as a Ninja in Japan

The mystic assassins and spies from days past, who does nor love Ninjas and wonder what it would be like to be as silent and deadly as ninja. Well in...

Guide to Japanese Sake

Japanese culture and cuisine has been slowly becoming more popular all around the world, foods like sushi, ramen (which is originally from China thoug...

Different Sake types

What different types are there? Especially when going to a bigger store in Japan, you might be just watching all the different kind of sake bottles,...

Where is Japanese sake from?

Originally There is no clear texts that would tell when Sake was invented. Chinese alcohols which some are made from Rice as well predate written his...

Sake and food, how to combine

Just like European wine, Sake can be paired with different foods to enhance the taste of both. Some say sake might be even the better choice from wine...

The Japanese Izakaya; much more than just a bar!

What is an Izakaya? Izakaya is basically the mixture of bar and a restaurant, somewhere where you go with your friends to drink, eat and have some fu...

Top 7 things to do in Yamagata according to TripAdvisor

Yamagata is one of those places where you get to go on winter and do some downhill skiing or snowboarding at mt.Zao, after your day out in the snow, w...

Top 12 things to do in Kochi according to TripAdvisor

Kochi is the main city of Kochi prefecture, it is known for it's delicious slightly seared and salted tuna dish. There are other interesting things al...

Top 12 things to do in Saga according to TripAdvisor

Saga is one of the smaller cities in Japan but every year people from all over the world go there for the hot air balloon festival when if you watch u...

Locations that inspired Ghibli movies

Anyone who has ever seen a Ghibli movie would want to go to the beautiful places in these movies, of course they are drawn to be beautiful by the amaz...

Top 7 things to do in Chiba according to TripAdvisor

Close to Tokyo Disney land is the city of Chiba, the capital of Chiba prefecture. There are things to see and admire at the city of Chiba as well so y...

What is Onsen and Onsen rules

Onsen (Hot spring) Is one of the best ways to relax, some might say it is like taking a bath, but at the same time it is much much more and even one o...

Top 30 sightseeing spots in Kanagawa

Kanagawa prefecture is only about 1 hour away from Tokyo. So it makes for a great place for a day trip. The following are the top sightseeing spots yo...

Popular Maid cafés

Maid Cafes are a boom that is mostly only in Japan and specially Akihabara is Infamous in a good way and bad way for its many maid cafes. But what is...

FFLC - Fukuoka - Loving Japan

I've been here since April 2017 and besides a language school in Fukuoka extorting me, I find Japan a magical place. I'm now going to a school here i...

Withdrawing money in Japan

Japan is hugely a cash-based society, and it's a good idea to take out as much money as you think you'll need for your trip. However, if you are ever...

Top 4 Best Hot Springs in Iwate

Visiting Iwate Prefecture in the Tohoku Region can be a very cold experience with all that snow in the winter. That’s why you want to visit some...

6 biggest Matsuri Festivals in Tohoku Region

Summer Festivals in Tohoku region There are many festvals in Japan at Summer. At Tohoku region of Japan the biggest festivals are held in the beggini...

Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama

These Historical Villages are part of Japan’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites, these are three Historical villages. They are located near Toyama and...

Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

Sacred sites and pilgrimage routes in the Kii mountain range is a UNESCO world heritage site and on this list, are all the sites that are part of it....

Top 10 recommended Castles to visit in Japan

Japan is full of beautiful Castle, most build originally in the Sengo or Edo period but most have had to be rebuild or restoed after wars and ofcourse...

Japanese fast foods

Udon Udon is one of the noodles often eaten in Japan, like Soba noodles or Ramen noodles. Udon is more of a thicker and bigger style of noodles, th...

Japanese Restaurants

Sushi restaurants When talking about Japanese foods you need to talk about Sushi. Sushi which is sushi vinegar rice with different toppings, most wel...

The Future of Conveyor Belt Sushi

Conveyor Belt sushi, sushi-go-round, sushi train or in Japanese kaiten-zushi. If you aren't familiar what kaiten-zushi is, it's a restaurant with a ro...

List Of Amazing Places To Be Explored In Denmark, Europe.

Denmark is a wonderful spot with plenty of astonishing spots. In the event that you are searching for an outing that incorporates a visit to all the e...

Everything You Need To Know About The Frequent Flyer Program Of United Airlines.

United Airlines is a significant individual from the Star Alliance, which is the biggest aircraft alliance.United carriers offer administrations in ex...

Reasons That Make Atlanta The Best Place To Spend Holidays In Winters.

Visiting another nation, state, or city is a great method to find out about various societies and to get a get-away from your everyday life. Being in...

Costa Rica Surfing - Riding High

The surfing in Costa Rica is top-notch, with various breaks and swells to ride. And with consistent year-round surf, this Central American country is...

Sri Lanka Holidays And Its British Appeal

Sri Lanka could be described as one of the most beautiful islands around the world. It is situated just off the southern Indian fringe at about 600 mi...

Best Family Vacation spots in Florida, USA

Florida is a family favourite. The state boasts great sunshine and attractions like Universal Studios and Disneyworld, so it is always a popular desti...