After closing to the world since the start of Covid in early 2020, Japan has reopened to all travelers! Plan a free and easy trip to Japan with this guide that provides travel tips about where and when to visit in Japan, best ways to travel to and around Japan, and how to save money on accommodation and transportation in Japan. Start planning your next holiday to Japan!
A visit to Shikoku, Japan’s fourth largest island, is not complete without hopping on the Anpanman train that fulfils all childhood’s fantasies! Anpanman, the iconic superhero whose head is made of bean-filled bread, can be spotted everywhere in Japan from baby’s products to children’s toys to food items and even transportation.
Uchiko is a small traditional town located southwest of Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture. Surrounded by mountains and rice fields, the quiet, rural Uchiko was a thriving manufacturing hub of Japanese paper and wax from the end of the Edo period through the Meiji period.
Hokkaido’s Asahiyama Zoo is one of Japan’s most well-known zoos as it showcases animals in relatively natural surroundings which change according to the seasons. When I heard about the famous penguin parade, I knew I had to visit Asahiyama Zoo!
The spectacular visuals in Hayao Miyazaki’s widely acclaimed Princess Mononoke have inspired many travellers to trek all the way to Yakushima Island and search for the mystical mossy forest depicted in the animation.
A trip to a temple has never been so exciting till you step into Myoryuji Temple. Commonly known as “Ninja Temple”, Myoryuji Temple does not have direct connections to ninjas but has many deceptive defenses.
Every year from August 12 to 14, Takamatsu celebrates its biggest summer festival, the Sanuki Takamatsu Festival. “Sanuki” is the prefecture’s old name and is closely associated with Takamatsu’s famed noodles, “Sanuki Udon”.
Hidden in Kyushu’s Miyazaki Prefecture, Aya Teruha Suspension Bridge is a symbol of Aya Town. Spanning a length of 250 metres, the pedestrian bridge soars over one of the largest lucidophyllous forests in Japan.
The whirlpools are a natural phenomenon occurring in the narrow strait between Naruto and Awaji Island. The strait, which connects the Seto Inland Sea and the Pacific Ocean, has the fastest currents in Japan.