Destination Guides
teamLab Planets or Borderless: Which One to Book
Tokyo has two teamLab venues, they are a 25-minute train ride apart, and people routinely book the wrong one. What each is…
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Where to Stay in Tokyo: Which Area, and What a Night Costs
In Tokyo you are not choosing a neighbourhood so much as a station. Six areas that work for a first trip, what…
Destination Guides
Tokyo for First-Timers: Neighbourhoods, Days and Costs
Tokyo is not a city with sights; it is thirty cities stitched together. Pick two neighbourhoods a day and walk them properly…
Plan Your Trip
14 Days in Japan: Getting Past Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka
Two weeks is enough to leave the golden route and still see it. A rail-based loop through Kanazawa, Takayama and Hiroshima that…
Plan Your Trip
The Classic 7-Day Japan Itinerary (and How to Stretch It to 10)
Two cities, one Shinkansen, three day trips and no repacking after day four. The route that works for a first week in…
Getting Around
Tokyo Trains Explained: JR, Metro, Toei and the Private Lines
Four operators, thirty-odd lines and the world's busiest station. You only need six lines to see Tokyo — here they are, plus…
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