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Japan Travel Guide

Build a Japan trip around a few well-chosen city days rather than a long list of landmarks. Use the guides below to compare temple outings, neighbourhood walks, food and transport before choosing your bases.

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Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo
Tokyo, JapanPhoto: Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

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Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo
TokyoPhoto: Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

City guide · 6 places to explore

Tokyo

Plan Tokyo by neighbourhood: six worthwhile sights, local dishes, restaurant ideas, subway advice, travel health and official monthly climate averages.

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A traditional Kyoto street leading to a pagoda at sunset
KyotoPhoto: Sorasak (attribution via SampleShots) · Unsplash License · source

City guide · 6 places to explore

Kyoto

Plan Kyoto by neighbourhood: six worthwhile sights, local food, rail advice, monthly JMA weather averages and source-checked travel-health guidance.

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Osaka Castle above its surrounding stone walls and greenery
OsakaPhoto: 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source

City guide · 6 places to explore

Osaka

Plan Osaka around Dotonbori, the castle and Kuromon Market, with restaurant ideas, practical rail advice, travel health and monthly JMA climate normals.

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Find your season

When to visit

Compare the Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka station records for the months you are considering. Each city guide separates historical climate averages from a forecast and explains its own seasonal trade-offs; check current conditions again before travelling.

Monthly climate, city by city

Tokyo monthly weatherTokyo (JMA station 47662), Tokyo, Japan · 1991–2020 climate normals normalsKyoto monthly weatherKyoto, Kyoto Prefecture (JMA station 47759) · 1991–2020 normalsOsaka monthly weatherOsaka, Japan Meteorological Agency observatory · 1991–2020 normals

The journey starts here

Current fares to Japan

Tokyo cityscapeBEST DIRECT FARE23% below

London (LON) to
Tokyo Haneda (HND)

Round trip

5 Mar – 12 Mar7 days

From £1,064.00

Nonstop both ways13h 50m out · 14h 25m back

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Tokyo cityscapeBEST DIRECT FARE17% below

New York (JFK) to
Tokyo Haneda (HND)

Round trip

12 Jan – 26 Jan14 days

From US$926.00

Nonstop both ways14h 40m out · 13h back

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Tokyo cityscapeBEST DIRECT FARE14% below

Los Angeles (LAX) to
Tokyo (NRT)

Round trip

6 Mar – 15 Mar9 days

From US$935.00

Nonstop both ways11h 45m out · 9h 55m back

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Tokyo cityscapeGOOD FARE5% below

Sydney (SYD) to
Tokyo Haneda (HND)

Round trip

18 Nov – 25 Nov7 days

From A$1,384.00

Nonstop both ways9h 35m out · 9h 40m back

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Tokyo cityscapeRECENTLY FOUND

Melbourne (MEL) to
Tokyo (NRT)

Round trip

21 Dec – 9 Jan19 days

From A$3,295.00

Nonstop both ways10h 20m out · 10h 25m back

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Osaka cityscapeRECENTLY FOUND

Sydney (SYD) to
Osaka (KIX)

Round trip

6 Apr – 21 Apr15 days

From A$1,564.00

Nonstop both ways9h 50m out · 9h 45m back

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Flight routes to Japan

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Before you travel

Travel Health

Health review overdue. Previous medical assertions are withheld; consult the current official guidance before departure. Advice depends on your full itinerary and personal circumstances; a city guide is not a medical consultation.

The editorial notebook

Latest guides

  • OsakaFact-checked 2026-09-26
  • TokyoFact-checked 2026-09-26
  • KyotoFact-checked 2026-09-26
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