Food
Find your favourite onigiri
A familiar shape, a world of fillings. Find the rice ball you’ll want to try next.
Welcome to Japan
Feel at home in Japan.
A little local knowledge makes the journey yours.
Where are you headed?
- TokyoCity
- YokohamaCity
- OsakaCity
- KyotoCity
- NagoyaCity
- FukuokaCity
- SapporoCity
- HiroshimaCity
- SendaiCity
- NahaCity
- Haneda AirportAirport / station
- Narita AirportAirport / station
- Tokyo StationAirport / station
- Shinjuku StationAirport / station
- Shibuya StationAirport / station
- Ueno StationAirport / station
- Asakusa station areaAirport / station
- Shinagawa StationAirport / station
- Yokohama StationAirport / station
- Minatomirai StationAirport / station
- Shin-Yokohama StationAirport / station
- Kansai International AirportAirport / station
- Namba station areaAirport / station
- Osaka / Umeda station areaAirport / station
- Shin-Osaka StationAirport / station
- Kyoto StationAirport / station
- Kyoto-Kawaramachi / Gion-ShijoAirport / station
- Chubu Centrair International AirportAirport / station
- Nagoya StationAirport / station
- Sakae StationAirport / station
- Fukuoka AirportAirport / station
- Hakata StationAirport / station
- Tenjin station areaAirport / station
- New Chitose AirportAirport / station
- Sapporo StationAirport / station
- Odori StationAirport / station
- Hiroshima StationAirport / station
- Atomic Bomb Dome-mae stopAirport / station
- Sendai StationAirport / station
- Naha AirportAirport / station
- Kencho-mae Station (Naha)Airport / station
A little closer to Japan
All stories
Keep one place close
Keep your city handy
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A smooth arrival
Your first steps, taken care of.
Find the right train, a place for your luggage and the way to your hotel. Start with your airport or station.
See all airports & stationsPopular starting points
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A little help along the way.
Find a practical next step, with Japanese phrases you can show when words are hard to find.
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Before you travel
Make room for the good moments.
A little preparation leaves more time for the places, meals and people you came to meet.
Weather & typhoons
Compare seven-day JMA forecasts for ten cities and follow the warning-to-transport check when weather turns severe.
Open travel weatherYour first 72 hours
Arrival procedures, the hotel door, first meal, first full day and what to keep available offline.
Plan the first three daysLuggage without guesswork
Understand lockers, delivery counters, collection times and oversized baggage before a busy transfer.
Plan for luggageCan you pay a bus fare with a ¥10,000 note?Does your suitcase need a special Shinkansen seat?Will your suitcase reach the next hotel in time?Can you use Suica between different IC areas?Using a coin laundry in Japan: wash, dry or both?Your first 24 hours in JapanTrains, buses and IC cardsCash, cards and ATMsInternet, SIM, eSIM and Wi-FiLuggage, lockers and deliveryFood allergies and dietary needsToilets and rubbish in daily JapanMedical care and pharmaciesDisasters and emergency contactsAccessible route checks in JapanTraveling with childrenEtiquette and public behaviour
Find your own Japan
Follow your curiosity.
An unfamiliar dish. A street worth lingering on. The story behind something you noticed.
Daily storiesOne different way into Japan every day
A fresh pick each day: something to taste, somewhere to linger, or a detail you might otherwise walk past.
Open today’s story Travel by needA trip that fits youTravelling with children, finding an accessible route or making the most of a rainy day? Start with what matters to you.
Choose a journey CitiesGet to know your next cityFind your way around, choose a neighbourhood and discover the stories that make each city its own.
Explore cities Stations & railRead the network before it becomes a mazeFind the right terminal, exit or train, with help for the connections that can be confusing on a first visit.
Open transport guides Everyday JapanOrdinary Japan is often the most surprisingA morning in a garden, a department-store food hall, a tiny neighbourhood shop. Make time for the everyday.
Explore everyday Japan FoodTaste the place, one dish at a timeMeet the many kinds of sushi, choose an ekiben for the train and learn what makes familiar dishes taste different across Japan.
Open the food guide CultureNotice the story behind everyday JapanShared space, thresholds, bathing, sacred places, festivals, food and regional craft.
Read culture stories SouvenirsChoose a gift with a place behind itFind something worth bringing home, with the story of where it was made and advice on carrying it.
Open the souvenir guideKeep these close
Useful while you’re here.
Check the forecast, see local updates or keep a guide handy for later.
FORECASTWeatherSeven-day forecasts, update times and official weather warnings.Open tool TEMPORARYLocal updatesDates, changes and cancellations connected from Localip.Open tool STEP BY STEPJapan NowA focused tool for working through one specific situation.Open tool On this deviceTrip Pocket Save the guides you will use and prepare them for weak signal.Open saved guides
Use emergency services carefully
When you need urgent help
110 and 119 are for immediate emergencies. Open the guidance first to confirm the right service and see non-urgent options.
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