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

Japan CheapoGo

Things to Do in Shirahama: Beaches, Onsen, and Sunsets

August 17

If you love beaches and hot springs, or are looking for a scenic getaway, then Shirahama is somewhere to stop by on your Japan travels.

Onsen & ryokan Hiking, islands & nature Things to Do Wakayama

Read at Japan Cheapo ↗

One letter a week, in your inbox.

Latest

Things to Do in Shirahama: Beaches, Onsen, and Sunsets

Related

GoGhibli Park in Nagoya — Tickets and Everything Else To Know Japan Cheapo

GoMt. Ikoma: My pizza craving turned mountain hike Deep Japan

KyushuWhat makes Meiji Park more than just a new park beside Hakata Station Fukuoka Now

OfficialNotice of the Sapporo Night View Café – Sweet Light Garden Sapporo Chuo

GoTokyu Launches “Green Lifestyle Train” to Promote Yokohama Garden Expo Japan Station

EatMensho Kapolei, Hawaii - Tokyo’s Ramen Pioneer Lands in the Islands 5AM Ramen