### Welcome to /r/JapanTravel!

This subreddit is for any and all looking to visit Japan as a tourist — including those who have already been.

***READ OUR [FAQ](https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/wiki/faqs/japantravel) BEFORE YOU POST.***  

### Submission Guidelines

1. **This subreddit is intended for those traveling as a tourist within Japan.** General posts about travel, airlines, airports, accommodations should be posted in r/travel or r/flights. Posts about living in Japan, whether temporarily or permanently belong in either r/movingtojapan, r/teachinginjapan, or r/japanlife. Translation requests should be posted in r/translator. Posts that belong in other subreddits will be removed or redirected. General discussion posts are welcome in /r/JapanTravelTips.
* **No low effort posts.** Be specific in the questions you're asking. Include information such as: Where you're starting; YOUR dates of travel; budget; genera; interests or things you like to do. This information can have a significant impact on the suggestions the community provides to you. Posts that contain minimal information ("Where should I go?"), excessively broad questions ("Tips for Tokyo?"), or other low effort / karma-gleaning posts ("I miss Japan!") will be removed.
* **Itinerary posts must be clearly identified in their titles, and theymust include more information than dates and location.** It is not the job of this subreddit to fill the gaps in your itinerary for you. Itinerary posts must have sufficient supporting information and specific questions so that the community can help. Any itinerary post that does not meet these requirements will be removed.
* **No posts primarily focused on individual establishments or services.** The review sections of the aggregator sites such as TripAdvisor, Yelp, Expedia, Tabelog, etc. have better and more up-to-date information and recommendations on individual establishments or services such as travel agencies, booking agencies, lodgings, restaurants, shops, etc. Specific questions within larger posts (such as itineraries) are allowed, as are questions regarding accommodating the special needs of a person (eg. wheelchair accessible bathrooms, guide dogs) or in case of emergencies.
* **No self promotion.** This includes advertising business services you are directly connected to.  If you want to submit your own content, its primary goal should be to drive or jumpstart discussion on r/JapanTravel. (A example of this is a trip report that includes links to photo albums hosted on a third party site.) If the primary outcome of your post, regardless of your original intent, is to drive traffic to your blog/vlog/Instagram/portfolio/etc., your post will be removed.
* **Meet-up requests for tourists or transient travelers are only allowed in official Meet-Up Megathread stickied at the top of the sub.** A new thread is automatically created each month, so please keep meet-up related posts limited to the thread that corresponds to the month you'll be visiting Japan.
* **No solicitation posts.** This includes souvenir/merchandise purchase requests, accommodation/restaurant booking requests, survey or crowdsourcing requests, event ticket purchasing requests, or location photo/video requests. The only exception to this rule is that we allow ticket resale in the monthly meet-up megathread only. Posts that violate this rule will be removed.
* **No "meta" posts about this sub** (i.e., "Why do people post the same itineraries all the time?") No PMs to individual mods about removed comments or posts. Problems or questions should be directed to moderators via the modmail interface.
* **Keep content PG-13 and legal.** We do not allow posts seeking information on illegal activities, circumventing laws in Japan, or adult entertainment services, nor do we allow comments encouraging illegal, questionable, or otherwise dangerous behavior. Please refrain from discussions regarding adult-oriented topics, such as sex tourism, drugs, gambling, etc.
* **Be civil.** Posts and comments should be polite and helpful. Harassment of other users or mods, trolling, posting of users' personal information, repeated intentional rule breaking, hijacking other users' threads to complain about concerns with the sub or mods, or other general unsavory behavior will be met with bans. We take this rule very seriously, and will enforce it as necessary to keep up the quality of information in this sub.
* **Trip reports and other informative posts are welcome on this subreddit.** If you are going to share your experience by writing a trip report, review, guide, or set of tips, please make sure you do so in an organized and detailed fashion. Such posts should be made as text posts only, with any photos or relevant external content linked within the post.
* **No standalone posts on visas or border policy.** Per our policy - we don't allow standalone visa-related or border policy questions. You are free to discuss related issues in our weekly discussion threads, however, we recommend directly contacting your local Japanese embassy or consulate. Comments on how to skirt visa or immigration rules will be removed and the authors may be banned.

### Discord

* [Announcement](https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/comments/zt7ht7/official_rjapantravel_discord/)
* [Join Link](https://discord.gg/3f7KBUMwU4)



### Megathreads


* [Meet-Up - January 2024](https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/comments/18q73ke/monthly_meetup_thread_january/)
* [Weekly Discussion - December 29, 2023](https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/comments/18tmmiz/weekly_japan_travel_information_and_discussion/)


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### Related Subreddits

* /r/JapanTravelTips
* /r/travel
* /r/japan
* /r/LearnJapanese
* /r/JapaneseFood
* /r/movingtojapan 
* /r/japanlife
* /r/TohokuJapan

<div class="md"><h3>Welcome to <a href="/r/JapanTravel">/r/JapanTravel</a>!</h3>

<p>This subreddit is for any and all looking to visit Japan as a tourist — including those who have already been.</p>

<p><strong><em>READ OUR <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/wiki/faqs/japantravel">FAQ</a> BEFORE YOU POST.</em></strong>  </p>

<h3>Submission Guidelines</h3>

<ol>
<li><strong>This subreddit is intended for those traveling as a tourist within Japan.</strong> General posts about travel, airlines, airports, accommodations should be posted in <a href="/r/travel">r/travel</a> or <a href="/r/flights">r/flights</a>. Posts about living in Japan, whether temporarily or permanently belong in either <a href="/r/movingtojapan">r/movingtojapan</a>, <a href="/r/teachinginjapan">r/teachinginjapan</a>, or <a href="/r/japanlife">r/japanlife</a>. Translation requests should be posted in <a href="/r/translator">r/translator</a>. Posts that belong in other subreddits will be removed or redirected. General discussion posts are welcome in <a href="/r/JapanTravelTips">/r/JapanTravelTips</a>.</li>
<li><strong>No low effort posts.</strong> Be specific in the questions you&#39;re asking. Include information such as: Where you&#39;re starting; YOUR dates of travel; budget; genera; interests or things you like to do. This information can have a significant impact on the suggestions the community provides to you. Posts that contain minimal information (&quot;Where should I go?&quot;), excessively broad questions (&quot;Tips for Tokyo?&quot;), or other low effort / karma-gleaning posts (&quot;I miss Japan!&quot;) will be removed.</li>
<li><strong>Itinerary posts must be clearly identified in their titles, and theymust include more information than dates and location.</strong> It is not the job of this subreddit to fill the gaps in your itinerary for you. Itinerary posts must have sufficient supporting information and specific questions so that the community can help. Any itinerary post that does not meet these requirements will be removed.</li>
<li><strong>No posts primarily focused on individual establishments or services.</strong> The review sections of the aggregator sites such as TripAdvisor, Yelp, Expedia, Tabelog, etc. have better and more up-to-date information and recommendations on individual establishments or services such as travel agencies, booking agencies, lodgings, restaurants, shops, etc. Specific questions within larger posts (such as itineraries) are allowed, as are questions regarding accommodating the special needs of a person (eg. wheelchair accessible bathrooms, guide dogs) or in case of emergencies.</li>
<li><strong>No self promotion.</strong> This includes advertising business services you are directly connected to.  If you want to submit your own content, its primary goal should be to drive or jumpstart discussion on <a href="/r/JapanTravel">r/JapanTravel</a>. (A example of this is a trip report that includes links to photo albums hosted on a third party site.) If the primary outcome of your post, regardless of your original intent, is to drive traffic to your blog/vlog/Instagram/portfolio/etc., your post will be removed.</li>
<li><strong>Meet-up requests for tourists or transient travelers are only allowed in official Meet-Up Megathread stickied at the top of the sub.</strong> A new thread is automatically created each month, so please keep meet-up related posts limited to the thread that corresponds to the month you&#39;ll be visiting Japan.</li>
<li><strong>No solicitation posts.</strong> This includes souvenir/merchandise purchase requests, accommodation/restaurant booking requests, survey or crowdsourcing requests, event ticket purchasing requests, or location photo/video requests. The only exception to this rule is that we allow ticket resale in the monthly meet-up megathread only. Posts that violate this rule will be removed.</li>
<li><strong>No &quot;meta&quot; posts about this sub</strong> (i.e., &quot;Why do people post the same itineraries all the time?&quot;) No PMs to individual mods about removed comments or posts. Problems or questions should be directed to moderators via the modmail interface.</li>
<li><strong>Keep content PG-13 and legal.</strong> We do not allow posts seeking information on illegal activities, circumventing laws in Japan, or adult entertainment services, nor do we allow comments encouraging illegal, questionable, or otherwise dangerous behavior. Please refrain from discussions regarding adult-oriented topics, such as sex tourism, drugs, gambling, etc.</li>
<li><strong>Be civil.</strong> Posts and comments should be polite and helpful. Harassment of other users or mods, trolling, posting of users&#39; personal information, repeated intentional rule breaking, hijacking other users&#39; threads to complain about concerns with the sub or mods, or other general unsavory behavior will be met with bans. We take this rule very seriously, and will enforce it as necessary to keep up the quality of information in this sub.</li>
<li><strong>Trip reports and other informative posts are welcome on this subreddit.</strong> If you are going to share your experience by writing a trip report, review, guide, or set of tips, please make sure you do so in an organized and detailed fashion. Such posts should be made as text posts only, with any photos or relevant external content linked within the post.</li>
<li><strong>No standalone posts on visas or border policy.</strong> Per our policy - we don&#39;t allow standalone visa-related or border policy questions. You are free to discuss related issues in our weekly discussion threads, however, we recommend directly contacting your local Japanese embassy or consulate. Comments on how to skirt visa or immigration rules will be removed and the authors may be banned.</li>
</ol>

<h3>Discord</h3>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/comments/zt7ht7/official_rjapantravel_discord/">Announcement</a></li>
<li><a href="https://discord.gg/3f7KBUMwU4">Join Link</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Megathreads</h3>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/comments/18q73ke/monthly_meetup_thread_january/">Meet-Up - January 2024</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/comments/18tmmiz/weekly_japan_travel_information_and_discussion/">Weekly Discussion - December 29, 2023</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Search Posts by Category</h3>

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<hr/>

<h3>Related Subreddits</h3>

<ul>
<li><a href="/r/JapanTravelTips">/r/JapanTravelTips</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/travel">/r/travel</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/japan">/r/japan</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/LearnJapanese">/r/LearnJapanese</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/JapaneseFood">/r/JapaneseFood</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/movingtojapan">/r/movingtojapan</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/japanlife">/r/japanlife</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/TohokuJapan">/r/TohokuJapan</a></li>
</ul>
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日本に行きましょう！

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Got questions? Need advice? Overwhelmed with your itinerary? Want to share your travel tips and experiences in Japan? Then this is the place for you! /r/JapanTravel is for any and all looking to visit Japan as a tourist — including those who have already been.

<div class="md"><p>Got questions? Need advice? Overwhelmed with your itinerary? Want to share your travel tips and experiences in Japan? Then this is the place for you! <a href="/r/JapanTravel">/r/JapanTravel</a> is for any and all looking to visit Japan as a tourist — including those who have already been.</p>
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<div class="md"><p><strong>WAIT!!</strong>  Did you read the sidebar for submission guidelines before posting? If not, please do so, or your post might be removed.</p>

<p><strong>Many posts here can be answered by looking through this sub&#39;s resources.</strong> Have you checked our <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/wiki/advice">General Advice page</a> yet? Did you thoroughly <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/wiki/faqs/japantravel">read the FAQ</a>? Did you check <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/wiki/resources">the resource</a> page? Have you checked out <a href="http://www.japan-guide.com/">Japan Guide</a>? Have you tried <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Areddit.com%2Fr%2Fjapantravel+where+can+i+find...&amp;gws_rd=ssl">searching the subreddit</a>?</p>

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Monthly Meetup Thread - April