I’m lucky enough to have traveled to Japan five times now visiting Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Arashiyama, Hiroshima, Nagoya, Mt Fuji, Hakone and more. I’ve been sharing memories and tips on my blog since 2008 and this page collects all the main links together plus other useful blogs, guides and trip reports, resources, maps and more. I hope you find it useful in planning your own trip!
Main Links
- My Tokyo Shopping Guide
- All Japan posts
- All posts from my 2018 Japan trip
- All posts from my 2016 Japan trip
- Plan Your Japan Trip – tips and guides
- Kaiwa Japan interviews
My Japan Zines
I have self-published lots of Japan-themed zines and guides inspired by my own trips and research. Print editions are available at Asking For Trouble and digital PDFs at Etsy & Payhip. My guides are no longer updated – you can still get them as free/pay-what-you-can downloads at my Ko-Fi Shop. I also wrote The Super Cute Book of Kawaii for Pop Press/Penguin.
My Japan Trips
- Japan 2018 day recaps
- Japan 2016 trip overview
- Japan 2016 day recaps
- My souvenir stamp collection
- My photos from four Japan trips
- Hotels I stayed in
Tokyo Area Guides
- Guide to Tokyo’s best areas
- Akihabara
- Ginza
- Harajuku
- Ikebukuro
- Kichijoji
- Nippori Fabric Town
- Odaiba
- Shibuya
- Shinjuku
- Ueno
My 2016 Mini Tour
More Things to do
- Usagito Bunny Cafe
- JAXA Tsukuba Space Center
- Design Festa
- Ghibli Museum
- Tokyo Sky Tree
- Why you should visit Osaka
- Collecting souvenir stamps
- My Favourite Tokyo Gardens
- Seasonal Flowers & Festivals
- Kawaii donut shops
- What to do on a Tokyo Layover (from Narita Airport)
My Character Cafe Visits
- Visiting The Gudetama Cafe in Japan
- Visiting the Miffy Sakura Kitchen in Japan
- Visiting The Pokemon Cafe in Japan
- Visiting the Pompompurin Cafe in Osaka
- Visiting The Rilakkuma Cafe & Shop in Japan
Plan Your Japan Trip
- Budgeting
- When To Go
- Guided Tour vs Self-Organised
- Flights
- Hotels & Accommodation
- Planning Check List
- Going Solo – tips on travelling to Japan by yourself
- Packing tips + luggage forwarding and storage
More Japan Posts
- 5 Places to Buy KitKats, Pocky & Candy in Japan
- 5 Tokyo Shops Every Kawaii Fan Should Visit
- 5 More Tokyo Shops For Kawaii Fans
- Buying Kawaii from Japan with Amazon Global
- How To Buy From Japanese Web Shops With Tenso
- Kawaii Christmas in Japan
- Marceline’s Kawaii Japan Buys
- My Japan posts from li.st and li.li, archived on Tumblr
- Useful Things I Bought in Japan
- Visiting Japan On Youtube
Guides, Blogs and Books
- My Favourite Japan Guides, Blogs & Books
- Useful iPhone & Android Apps for Visiting Japan
- Don’t go to Japan without a Pocket Wifi
- My Japan shelf on GoodReads
Got a good link for me?
I love to read your trip reports and look at your photos so please contact me.