Plan 01 — Otaku
Akihabara calling.
Akihabara, Ikebukuro, real places from your favourite anime, and how to buy figures without getting ripped off.
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Japan, four ways.
Otaku, culture, nature or food. Pick the Japan that’s actually yours, written with people who lived there, not just passed through.
Reserve your copy.
The founding price, and yours the day it’s ready.
[€19]
[€29]
Pay once
Ready in [mes any]. Changed your mind before launch? Full refund, no questions.
Best season
March–May, Oct–Nov
Currency
Japanese yen (¥)
Language
Japanese
Visa
Not required (90 days, most passports)
Safety
Very high
The context
Easy to love. Hard to plan.
Japan is safe, clean and runs on time. It’s also full of rules nobody tells you, trains that confuse everyone, and famous spots with two-hour queues. We start with the things you need to know before you land, then give you four very different trips.
Four ways in
One country.
One country.
Four trips worth taking.
Same place, written four times — because the foodie trip and the nature trip don’t go to the same places.
Plan 01 — Otaku
Plan 02 — Culture
Kyoto, slowly.
Kyoto beyond the photos: the temples worth the early alarm, and the manners that make locals smile.
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Plan 03 — Nature
Okinawa, uncrowded.
Okinawa’s water and Japan’s mountains, for when you’ve had enough of neon.
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Plan 04 — Food
Eat like a local.
Markets, izakayas and the dishes people miss because nobody told them to order it.
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Included
What you get
- Before you go: visa, money, IC cards and rail passes, manners, scams, what to pack by season
- Four plans: each with its own places, where to sleep, budget and map
- Itineraries: [3, 7 and 15] days for every plan, rethought for each length
- Honest notes: what’s worth the queue, and what isn’t
- Online, on your phone, updated when things change
The people
Who helped write it
[Meri]
Lived in Japan for a year.
[Anna & Álvaro]
Did it with an agency, and told us what felt like a template.
[Sara]
Theme parks, from Disney to Super Nintendo World.
Founding
Founding readers get
- The lowest price this guide will ever have
- First access, before anyone else
- A vote on the fifth plan: theme parks, or something else?
Before you pre-order
Four quick ones.
When is it ready?[Mes any]
We’ll email you the day it’s live.
What format is it?Online
Made for your phone, with maps you can open on the street.
Are updates included?Yes
When something changes, your guide changes too.
What if I change my mind?Full refund
Before launch, no questions. Just reply to any email.
Japan, four ways.
Pick the one that’s actually yours.
[€19]
[€29]
Pay once
Ready in [mes any]. Full refund before launch.