I first travelled to Japan at 16 on a high school exchange β back in 2001, before everyone had a Japan era. I came back as an adult after spending my entire 20s living across Asia, visiting 40+ countries, and learning how to actually read a place, not just photograph it. I’m a Vancouverite with a deeply calibrated sushi palate, and I’ve hunted down the finest bites in the back alleys of Tokyo, Kyoto, and beyond.
What I’ve learned: Japan rewards the prepared traveler more than almost anywhere else on earth. The train system, the etiquette, the neighborhoods that don’t show up on listicles β it all clicks into place once you know what to look for. That’s what this corner of the site is about.
Browse by obsession below β food culture, Tokyo deep dives, day trips, logistics β or if you’re a first-timer with 47 tabs open and a trip that still isn’t booked, start with the framework I wish I’d had.
Japan Travel Framework
47 tabs open? Let’s fix that.
The exact 10-day framework for first-timers who are done researching and ready to book.
