Japan travel guides
Japan
Big-city energy, memorable meals, and the moments between the sights.
Explore Tokyo’s neighborhoods and memorable evenings, then slow down with our Hakone ryokan stay, first onsen experience, and journey to Lake Ashi. Our original videos and photographs bring you along on the trip.
Featured destination
Tokyo
From immersive art at teamLab Planets to sunset views and lantern-lit Omoide Yokocho, Tokyo surpassed our expectations. Watch our experience, then open the guide for our favorites and practical updates.
Gardens, hot springs & mountain scenery
Hakone
Two nights at Yoshiike Ryokan gave us peaceful gardens, our first communal onsen experience, and a mountain journey to Lake Ashi. Mount Fuji stayed hidden, but Hakone still gave us the break we needed.
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