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Travel guides

Practical answers for planning your Japan trip, from choosing a base to connecting your days.

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Osaka · Guide

Choose an Osaka base by your evenings, airport route and day trips, with station-name pitfalls and a hotel-location checklist.

Kyoto · Guide

Choose how far to walk at Fushimi Inari, distinguish the two nearby stations and plan breaks, daylight and the rest of your Kyoto day.

Kyoto · Guide

Choose transport by the sight you want to visit: Fushimi Inari, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera and Arashiyama, with pass and luggage checks.

Osaka · Guide

Choose Nankai, JR or an airport bus by your hotel location, with ticket differences, luggage planning and a late-arrival checklist.

Tokyo · Guide

A practical arrival-day checklist for deciding what to book, what to leave flexible and when to start your full Tokyo itinerary.