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Japan Travel Guide

Japan, or also called Nippon or the Land of the Rising Sun, is an island nation on the outermost edge of eastern Asia. This Japan travel guide will help you plan your trip to Japan. Weather a first timer, a regular visitor, or a business traveler I’m sure this travel guide will be useful for you.

Japan is a super-efficient country where ages of history meet ultra-modern technologies. Hot springs, skiing in the north, tropics and different culture on Okinawa and the cradle of Japan in the Kansai area make Japan a very diverse destination. Huge cities mix with ancient temples and if you are into food you can go splurge and spend easily a few hundred euro a head. The locals are friendly and if you ask for directions they will walk with you to show you. If you go in May you can see the cherry blossom; but count on hordes of people wanting to see it too. Japan is a very diverse country!

All my Japan travel experience are combined in this Japan travel guide. Enjoy reading them! It’s a magnificent country.

Make sure to check my 2 weeks in Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka) which contains an efficient itinerary to Tokyo and the Kansai region.

Nunobiki herb garden - JAPAN - 1-day trip to Kobe from Osaka or Kyoto: What to do & where to eat Kobe steak
Japan Travel Guide

JAPAN – 1-day trip to Kobe from Osaka or Kyoto: What to do & where to eat Kobe steak

September 28, 2018 Chris W. 0

Kobe is worldwide known for its Kobe steaks and as a meat lover I simply had to include a Kobe day trip on my Japan itinerary. Kobe isn’t a city with that many places of interest but there is enough to fill a day. The [read more]

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JAPAN – Tomioka Silk Mill & Snow Monkeys in Jigokudani day trip from Tokyo

June 6, 2018 Chris W. 0

The Tomioka Silk Mill received UNESCO World Heritage Status in 2014 and has been on my radar since then. When I was planning my two-week Japan road trip with the family I just had to add a visit as a day trip from Tokyo. But, [read more]

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JAPAN – Horyu-ji day trip from Osaka/Kyoto: world’s oldest wooden structures

February 28, 2018 Chris W. 0

I visited the Kansai region in Japan for almost two weeks (family holiday) and did many day trips from Osaka and Kyoto. One of these days I made a day trip with my daughter to Horyuji from Osaka. Horyu-ji temple area together with the Hokki-ji [read more]

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JAPAN – Day trip to Himeji Castle from Osaka (or Kobe / Kyoto)

October 28, 2017 Chris W. 2

Himeji Castle is Japans largest castle and one of the three most important ones. An Himeji Castle day trip is a must do if you’re in Osaka, Kobe or Kyoto. With almost a million visitors a year it’s wise going early morning and not, as [read more]

JAPAN - Intercontinental Hotel The Strings: luxury in Shinagawa, Tokyo
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JAPAN – Intercontinental Hotel the Strings: luxury in Shinagawa, Tokyo

July 10, 2017 Chris W. 0

Shinagawa is a ward (neighborhood) in Tokyo and home to Shinagawa Station which is a huge train station in Tokyo. It’s more a business area as tourist area but due to the fact that the Intercontinental Hotel the Strings is located just next to the [read more]

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JAPAN – The best 14 days itinerary for Tokyo & Kansai Region: Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Kobe

March 12, 2017 Chris W. 6

I love Japan: its efficiency, its century old culture and the food! I have visited Japan twice for just a few days in Tokyo. Last Christmas my family joined for a two-week Japan trip. This trip included just one day Tokyo and for the rest [read more]

JAPAN - Intercontinental Osaka is the best base to explore the Kansai area
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JAPAN – Intercontinental Osaka is the best base to explore the Kansai area

March 6, 2017 Chris W. 0

Osaka is the place to be based while exploring the Kansai area in Japan. I stayed at the Intercontinental Osaka with my family during the Christmas holidays of 2016 twice. It was part of my 2 weeks in Japan itinerary. I had choosen the Intercontinental [read more]

JAPAN - Top places to drink craft beer in Japan: Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto & Kobe
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JAPAN – Top places to drink craft beer in Japan: Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto & Kobe

January 21, 2017 Chris W. 1

I’m a big fan of craft beer and always have a few dozens of new beers in the fridge at home. When I travel the world, I try to visit local breweries like Carakale in Jordan two years back. If that’s not possible I visit [read more]

JAPAN - Experience Tokyo: Tsukiji fish market & a sushi workshop
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JAPAN – Experience Tokyo: Tsukiji fish market & a sushi workshop

January 14, 2017 Chris W. 2

It was the third time I visited Tokyo and this time my family joined for our Christmas and New Year holidays. My son had already visited Tokyo one time before but for the others it was the first time to visit Tokyo or Japan in [read more]

Japan Travel Guide

JAPAN – A day in West Tokyo: Skyscrapers & temples

November 23, 2015 Chris W. 0

Tokyo is a huge city which cannot be explored in a day but it will also not take a week. One day should be spend in the Western part. I will take you to temples and skyscrapers in West Tokyo. This trip to Tokyo was [read more]

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