The Japan Travel Guide: 200 Best Things to Do (Printable + iPad)

Planning a trip to Japan is exciting, and surprisingly overwhelming.

Tokyo alone could fill a month. Then there's Kyoto's temples, Osaka's food, Mount Fuji, the Japanese Alps, Hokkaido, the islands, and a food culture deep enough to plan a whole trip around. Most first trips can't cover it all, and it's hard to tell what's genuinely worth your days from what's just on every list.

This 30-page printable travel guide gathers the 200 best things to do in Japan, organized by region, with a short note on every entry so you know why it made the list.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• 200 places, foods and experiences across 20 regions and themes
• A short note on every entry: what it is and why it's worth it
• A progress page to track each region and the whole country
• Two editions: a printable PDF, and a tablet edition for GoodNotes, Notability and other iPad note apps, with a tappable contents page to jump between regions

EXPLORE JAPAN BY REGION

Tokyo: Senso-ji, Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo Skytree, and the neighborhoods worth a day each

Tokyo pop culture: Nakano Broadway, the Ghibli Museum, Pokémon Center, Kabukicho

Kyoto: Fushimi Inari, Kinkaku-ji, the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Gion

Osaka and Nara: Dotonbori, Osaka Castle, Nara Park's deer, Todai-ji

Hiroshima and Miyajima: the Peace Memorial Park, the floating torii of Itsukushima

Mount Fuji and Hakone: Lake Kawaguchi, the Chureito Pagoda, Lake Ashi

The Japanese Alps: Takayama, Shirakawa-go, Matsumoto Castle, Kamikochi

Nikko and Kamakura: Toshogu Shrine, the Great Buddha, Enoshima

Castles, islands and Hokkaido: Himeji, Okinawa, Naoshima art island, Furano's lavender, Otaru

Onsen towns: Kusatsu, Beppu, Ginzan Onsen, Dogo Onsen

PLUS THEMED SECTIONS

Food and Drink (36 dishes and drinks, from Edomae sushi to regional ramen), Festivals and Events (cherry blossom season, Gion Matsuri, the Sapporo Snow Festival), Traditional Performing Arts (kabuki, noh, bunraku), Unique Experiences (sumo, ryokan stays, the Shinkansen), Nature and Outdoors (the snow monkeys, Oirase Gorge), and more pop culture stops.

PERFECT FOR

• First-time Japan travelers
• Food lovers
• Anime and pop culture fans
• Couples and honeymooners
• Families planning a big trip
• Anyone deciding between Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and beyond
• Bucket-list keepers who like to tick things off

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

You'll receive 2 PDFs. No physical item will be shipped.

• Print edition (30 pages): print at home on US Letter or A4
• Tablet edition: open in GoodNotes, Notability or any PDF app on your iPad and tick items off with your pencil; tap any region on the contents page to jump to it

PLEASE NOTE

Opening hours, prices, access and festival dates change. Please verify time-sensitive details before you travel. This is a guide to what's worth doing, not a day-by-day itinerary. The cover photo is illustrative. Researched and written with the help of AI tools.

Made by Global Trip Insight. For personal use only.