Travel guides
Japan travel guides.
Practical help with your route, your luggage and where to stay.
Tokyo stays
HOSHINOYA Tokyo: a city ryokan
The Otemachi setting, dining arrangements and details to check before choosing your stay.
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Route planning
Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto & Osaka
An 11-night route, a 13-night alternative and the transfers to check before booking.
Read the guideSend the large suitcase ahead
TokyoKyoto
A small bag for Hakone.Delivery date agreed before sending.
Practical travel
Luggage forwarding in Japan
What to agree with your hotels, what to carry and how airport delivery differs.
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Tokyo stays
SOIL Nihonbashi: rooms and location
Room categories, bathtub options and the station access published by the hotel.
Read the guideBy Juno Cox, Japan Travel Concierge. Planning suggestions are distinguished from hotel and operator information, with official references linked in each guide. Updated 31 October 2026.