Japan Guide, PART 1

My travel recommendations and tips for Japan, covering Tokyo, Hakone, Mount Fuji, Osaka, and Nara

If you read last week’s Substack newsletter, you’ll know that I’m currently on a 3 month trip around Asia and Australia, starting with 3 weeks across Japan.

In this newsletter, I’ll be sharing the tips that I’ve picked up over the last 1.5 weeks that we’ve spent here, along with my recommendations on where to eat, drink, and sleep in each of the destinations that I’ve visited so far: Tokyo, Hakone, Mount Fuji, Osaka, and Nara.

We’re moving at a relatively fast pace, and I’ve shared our exact itinerary below, which I hope is helpful to reference if you’re planning on visiting Japan. In the coming weeks, I’ll be sending out Part 2 of this guide, which will cover the second half of our time here: Kyoto, Kurashiki, Naoshima Island, and Kanazawa.