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Japan Travel Guide: Everything You Need To Know

249 pages covering 20 destinations, the top 20 experiences and every practical detail of travelling Japan. Written by our team, and yours free.

Japan Travel Guide eBook

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About the Japan Travel Guide

Planning a first trip to Japan means a hundred open tabs: where to go, when to go, what to book ahead and how the trains actually work. We wrote the guide that closes them. Two decades of getting Australians around Japan by rail, distilled into one 249-page eBook you can keep on your phone.

It pairs perfectly with our fare calculator and train tickets, but it stands on its own whether you travel by rail, road or air.

What’s inside

Six sections that take you from first search to boarding the Shinkansen like you’ve done it before.

Essential travel information

All the tools to plan your trip: the basics, accommodation, cultural tips, simple Japanese phrases and much more.

20 travel guides

Japan’s most popular locations covered, each with when to go, where to go, highlights and how to get there by rail.

The top 20 experiences

Historic sights, fascinating culture and magnificent landscapes. The twenty experiences we’d cross the country for.

Learn all about Japan

A crash course on one of the world’s top destinations, so nothing about the culture catches you off guard.

Sample itineraries

Reader favourites. Practical day-by-day plans that show exactly what to do and see, ready to follow or adapt.

Country overview

Culture, popular cities, seasonal attractions, food and the little details that make Japan click.

What travellers say

★★★★★

“The JR Pass allowed me to travel Japan with complete flexibility and freedom. I had no real plans when I arrived in Tokyo and the pass allowed me to make travel decisions as I went.”

Michael, Sydney

★★★★★

“The whole trip was simply amazing. I hadn’t done a lot of research before my trip and with the flexibility of the pass it allowed me to change things as I went. It was safe, reliable and great value for money.”

Louise

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