Deciding where to go in Japan is a mammoth task, because travelling well in this country isn’t only about where you go, but how you move through it. Treat this guide as a framework, not a checklist – understand the unwritten rules, stay curious, and respect the places and people that define it.
Japan is a country of deliberate contrasts – where bullet trains blur across the landscape and stillness lingers around the next corner. One moment you’re beneath Tokyo’s neon skyline; the…

