Japan Travel Guides and Real Travel Stories

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Travel Japanese — phrases for every scene

Put the Japanese you've learned to use on the road — real phrases with meanings for each situation:

• Restaurant
• Convenience store
• Drugstore
• Trains & stations
• Shopping
• Hotel
• Taxi
• Emergencies
• Onsen
• Shrine visits
• Airport arrival
• Place-name readings
• 50 key phrases

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Plan your Japan trip from a Taiwan traveler's perspective with a mix of real travel stories, practical itineraries, and information verified against official sources. Explore Hokkaido, Kanto, Chubu, Kansai, Kyushu, and Okinawa, with clear guidance on destinations, transport, accommodation bases, and trip length. 61 articles in all.

About Our Travel Content

NTJ publishes both firsthand travel stories and destination or itinerary guides researched from official sources. Each page is clearly labeled so editorial research is not mistaken for a personal visit.

Browse by region: Hokkaido · Kanto (Tokyo, Kamakura, Hakone) · Chubu (Karuizawa, Fuji, Izu) · Kansai (Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe) · Kyushu (Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Aso) · Okinawa

New: the Kyushu cluster

• Kyushu planning hub — where to go, how many days, JR vs driving
• Kumamoto Travel Guide
• Aso Day Trip / Driving Guide
• Fukuoka + Kumamoto 7-Day Itinerary

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