About Wayfarer Japan
Wayfarer Japan is a travel guide written from inside Japan. We live here — riding the trains every week, buying the eSIMs, booking the ryokan and figuring out the fastest way in from the airport — so you don’t have to guess.
Most Japan travel advice online is either out of date or written by someone who visited once. Our goal is different: practical, current, first-hand guides that help you plan a smooth, memorable trip — whether it’s your first time in Tokyo or your fifth loop around the country.
What you’ll find here
- Getting around — JR Pass, IC cards, shinkansen and airport transfers
- Staying connected — the best eSIMs and pocket Wi-Fi for Japan
- Where to stay — honest neighbourhood and hotel picks
- Things to do — experiences worth booking ahead
- Destinations — Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and beyond
Why trust us
We’re based in Japan and we test what we recommend. When something isn’t worth your money, we’ll say so.
A note on affiliate links
Some links on this site are affiliate links. If you book or buy through them, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you — it helps keep these guides free and regularly updated. We only recommend things we’d genuinely use ourselves.
Questions? Head to our Contact page — we read every message.