Day by Day Japan plans a first trip to Japan the way a friend who lives here would: one day at a time, with the trains and the prices written down.

Each route is a real day or weekend: where to go first, how long the walk or the train takes, what the ticket costs and where to eat on the way. Prices come from the operator's or the place's own published fares and carry the date they were checked; where we have not checked a price, the route says so instead of guessing. If it rains, the route has a plan B.

Around the routes sits the week in Japan. Every few hours the site reads the Japanese city and food press and the English-language desks in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Fukuoka, and puts the places they name on one map. Headlines stay in the language they were written in, every story links to its source, and we quote no more than a line.

The routes and notes are written by one editor under a pen name, Sora Nakamura, drafted with AI assistance from checked material and read before they go out. Day by Day Japan is independent: no advertisers, no affiliate links, no bookings.

← Day by Day Japan Archive

SoraNews24Tokyo

Osaka’s amazing budget-luxury hotel has free takoyaki, craft beer, and comedy shows

September 24

To truly experience the city, OMO7 Osaka is a dream stay for any traveler. When you go traveling in Japan, there are a variety of options from which to choose from, be it hot spring inns or oversized…

Bars, sake & whisky Pizza, curry & comfort Kyoto & Kansai Cheap & practical Japan accommodation COK culture

Read at SoraNews24 ↗

Also covered by: Time Out Osaka

One letter a week, in your inbox.

Latest

Osaka’s amazing budget-luxury hotel has free takoyaki, craft beer, and comedy shows

Related

Kansai5 best Osaka spice curry restaurants in Osaka Time Out Osaka

Kansai7 best takoyaki in Osaka Time Out Osaka

KansaiSee four Kyoto temples with moss gardens for ¥1,500 with this summer deal Time Out Osaka

EatUltimate guide to yakitori Time Out Tokyo — Restaurants

Tokyo音楽家・haruka nakamuraに聞く「全国また行きたい酒場」 BRUTUS

Eat【秋の連休・家呑みに】ワインに合うつまみから絶品カレーまで！さつまいもレシピ3選 dancyu