9 guides
Places to visit
By city and by vibe: temples, quiet villages, viewpoints, day trips.
Japan travel, sorted by question
Everything I wish I knew
before visiting Japan.
Guides, places and honest answers from our 10-day Japan trip. Pick a city or a question and start there.
- Our trip
- 10 days, late May
- Route
- Tokyo → Hakone → Kanazawa → Kyoto → Osaka
- Getting around
- Trains, buses, 2 car days
- Stays
- Hotels + 1 ryokan
- Food
- Vegetarian, with planning
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2 guides
Where to eat
Vegetarian options, konbini picks, ramen, and what to order where.
1 guide
Where to stay
Hotels, hostels and ryokan, sorted by budget, mid-range and comfort.
1 guide
What to pack
The gear I actually carried, what I didn’t need, and season-specific lists.
Itineraries
Free day-by-day plans plus detailed premium guides with maps and bookings.
5 reels
Popular reels
The most-watched moments from the trip, linked to the guide behind each one.
Explore by city
Pick a place, get everything about it
Each city page has its own places, food and stays, so you never leave the place you are planning.
Where to stay
Hotel recommendations, sorted by budget
Pick a city, then choose the comfort level that fits your trip. Prices are per night for two, from my research.
Budget
Under ¥8,000Hostels, capsule hotels and business hotels that are clean, safe and well located.
No picks at this level here yet.
Mid-range
¥8,000 – ¥20,000Comfortable rooms near a major station; the sweet spot for most trips.
City hotel · Ueno
Hotel Comfact Ueno
Where we stayed. Ueno is easy from Narita and well connected for day trips.
No picks at this level here yet.
Comfort
¥20,000+Space, views and service, plus the traditional stays worth splurging on.
Ryokan with onsen · Hakone
Nehako Ryokan Onsen
Our one ryokan night. The part of the trip that felt most distinctly Japanese.
No picks at this level here yet.
Practical Japan
The real stuff you need to know
Money, trains, language and etiquette. The stuff I wish someone had told me before I landed.
Money
Getting around
Etiquette
Popular reels
Watch it, then read the guide behind it
Every reel links to the full post with the details that don’t fit in 30 seconds.
Hi, I’m Abhishek
Why I made this
I did this trip with my wife in the second half of May. This is everything that doesn’t fit into a reel: the practical details, the places worth knowing, and the small things you only notice once you’re actually there.
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