About Japan Travel FAQ

What this is

Japan Travel FAQ is a guide to visiting Japan — a directory of places to see, eat, and stay, alongside long-form articles on the practical questions a trip raises: which rail pass to buy, where to base yourself in each city, when to go, and how to get between places.

It focuses on the routes most first-time visitors actually take — Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and the popular add-ons around them — rather than trying to cover every corner of the country.

How the content is made

Much of the place-level content is translated and adapted from Japanese-language sources, then organised and edited into English. That means concrete details — opening hours, prices, transit routing, pass rules — can fall out of date between updates.

Treat this site as a starting point for planning, not a live source of truth. Always confirm the specifics with the venue or an official operator before you rely on them.

Affiliate links

Some links to tours, activities, and rail passes are affiliate links, mainly through Klook. If you book through one, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. It never changes which places we include or what we say about them.

Contact

Spotted something out of date, or have a question we should answer on the site? Email hello@japantravelfaq.com.

We read everything, but we are a small operation and cannot always reply individually.