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Your guide to making the most of 3 days in Tokyo - 72 hours can be enough if you organise your time, but I cannot emphasis this enough - Tokyo is absolutely huge! Try to divide your time into different areas and stay in that area for the day or half a day. I would dedicate at least 3 full days to Tokyo, but it depends on your plans - you could easily spend far longer here! Also be aware that it takes a lot of time to travel between areas and even just navigate the train stati

If you want to see sumo wrestling in Japan, there’s a couple of options - but if it's top of your bucket list, then the Grand Sumo Tournament is worth changing your plans for! The grand sumo tournament was the single best thing we did in Japan. Although it was part of an extremely stressful day (entirely self inflicted by my trying to fit too much in - shock), it was an incredible atmosphere. It’s such a unique sport, and was a joy to see the Japanese fans so animated and cau

The train network in Japan is huge and highly efficient but can be also be highly confusing. However, once you get your head around it, it’s spectacular. Hopefully this guide to train travel in Japan helps to clear some things up. Firstly, there are many types of trains and rail companies in Japan - tickets are not interchangeable between companies. There are also a number of regional passes that cover some rail networks within a certain region (but not all). It can take som

Want to still stay in cool places but not break the bank? This is your guide to staying budget savvy on accommodation in Japan without compromising on experience. Read more for tips on how to book you Japanese accommodation wisely, as well as exactly where we stayed during our two week trip to Japan in order to maximise our budget and experience - a mixture of authentic stays in the right places and keeping costs low in others. Disclaimer - this article contains affiliate l