Your Japan travel companion
Japan, planned properly.
An interactive map of Japan, hand-checked places and your own day-by-day itinerary — with the guide pages you've already opened kept on your device when connectivity is limited.
Built for the road
The practical Japan know-how travellers wish they had before landing — checked, concise, and yours to use.
- Know what to expect before you goPractical Japan travel advice so you arrive prepared and avoid unnecessary surprises.
- The apps you'll actually wantWhich apps are useful for trains, maps, translation, payments and reservations.
- Master Japan's trains and metroUnderstand the basics of getting around without feeling lost at the station.
- Understand culture and etiquetteThe customs that make everyday interactions easier and help you travel respectfully.
- Avoid common tourist mistakesKnow what to avoid, what to expect, and how to make your trip smoother.
- Know what to do when you arriveGet oriented quickly so your first hours in Japan are productive instead of confusing.
- Book the places you wantPractical ways to reserve restaurants, experiences and popular attractions.
- Learn useful Japanese phrasesSimple phrases and expressions that make everyday situations easier.
Included with Complete and Ultimate
Let the planner draft your days
Tell it how long you're travelling, which cities you want and what you're into. It builds a day-by-day plan using places already published on iWakaru Japan — nothing invented.
- Build a personalised itinerary from your dates, cities and interests
- Get a day-by-day plan you can edit, reorder and move between days
- Regenerate a single day or the whole plan when it isn't right
- Save the finished plan into My Japan Trip
The planner only suggests places published on this site. It does not check live availability, opening times or transport times.
See what Complete includesExplore Japan free
Tap a region to explore cities, places and practical information for planning your own Japan itinerary.
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