Discover the Japan
tourists don't see

Shiga Prefecture

Discover Shiga Prefecture's Lake Biwa, original castles, mountain temples, and pottery villages. Japan's best-kept secret near Kyoto.

Osaka

Kyoto Prefecture

Kyoto

Kansai Region

Discover Kansai's imperial cities, sacred mountains & hidden villages. From Kyoto's temples to Osaka's street food - your complete guide to Japan's cultural heart.

Mie Prefecture

Nagasaki Prefecture Travel Guide

Nagasaki Prefecture travel guide — Dejima's trade history, the hidden Christian churches of Goto, and remote island ferries off Japan's west coast.

Kyushu Region

Kyushu Japan: seven prefectures from Fukuoka's ramen stalls to Kagoshima's active volcano. Fewer crowds, earlier blossoms and hotter onsen.

Wakayama Prefecture

Wakayama Prefecture travel guide — walk the Kumano Kodo pilgrim trails, sleep on Mount Koya, and soak in coastal onsen along the Kii Peninsula.

Kobe

Kobe Japan travel guide — taste the world-famous beef, ride the ropeway up Mt. Rokko, and stroll the cosmopolitan Kitano district above the bay.

Nara Prefecture

Nara Prefecture travel guide — feed the sacred deer at Todai-ji, hike to Mount Yoshino's cherry slopes, and trace Japan's first imperial capital.

Hyogo Prefecture

Hyogo Prefecture travel guide — UNESCO Himeji Castle, Kobe's beef and bay views, and quiet onsen towns like Kinosaki few tourists ever reach.

Osaka Prefecture

Osaka Prefecture beyond the neon: Sakai's swordsmiths, Mozu's ancient burial mounds, and Minoo's autumn waterfall — plus Japan's best street food.

Nara

Nara Japan travel guide — meet the bowing sacred deer in Nara Park, stand under the Great Buddha at Todai-ji, and wander Naramachi's old streets.

Himeji

Himeji travel guide: tour the White Heron Castle (Japan's finest), wander Koko-en's gardens, and ride the ropeway to Engyoji's mountain temples.