Japan, beyond
the checklist.

First days, little discoveries, and getting around with your phone ready.

A clay scene from the Japan guides

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Clay illustration of a smiling traveller in a yellow jacket pulling a green suitcase through a sunny airport hall while checking a phone, with a plane and a snowy mountain beyond the windows and a staff member waving from a desk.

Japan / Before you go

Your first day in Japan, a little easier.

A short checklist for your phone, your arrival, and the first small adventure.

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More for your Japan trip

Clay illustration of a traveller with a green backpack and dark green suitcase checking a phone in a bright airport hall, with a bonsai tree and stone lantern on one side, other travellers wheeling luggage, and a plane and snowy mountain outside the windows.

Before you go

A calmer airport arrival

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Clay illustration of a traveller in a yellow jacket and green trousers photographing a tunnel of orange torii gates from stone steps, with a stone lantern, round green trees, a wooden fence, a pagoda and hills behind.

Japan

A slower day in Kyoto

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Clay illustration of a traveller in a green jacket with a yellow backpack smiling at a phone while crossing a wet Tokyo street at sunset, among people with umbrellas, a shiba inu, bright billboards and Tokyo Tower in the distance.

Japan

Tokyo, one neighbourhood at a time

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