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Japan Travel (official tourism agency)
The official site of the Japan Tourism Agency, packed with practical information β a great starting point for planning your trip.
π Visit the siteOfficial websites for planning your trip, staying informed about natural disasters, and getting around β all resources we've relied on ourselves while in Japan. Japan is a wonderful country, but it's also prone to natural disasters β earthquakes, heavy rain, typhoons β so it's good to know where to find reliable, up-to-date information.
The official site of the Japan Tourism Agency, packed with practical information β a great starting point for planning your trip.
π Visit the siteThe official source for earthquakes, typhoons, torrential rain, and other weather events in Japan, available in English.
π Visit the siteRun by the tourism agency, this page collects the essentials for traveling safely in Japan, including what to do in an emergency.
π Visit the siteA disaster information portal from The Japan Times, which also covers disaster preparedness and prevention.
π Visit the siteA 24-hour English-language phone line run by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO). It offers support for accidents, illness, natural disasters, and general travel questions β worth calling if anything happens.
β 050-3816-2787
phone line, not a websiteTrains covering eastern Japan, including Tokyo and the surrounding area. A multilingual site with timetables and traveler information.
π Visit the siteTrains covering western Japan, including the Kansai area (Osaka, Kyoto). English site with practical travel information.
π Visit the siteOperator of the Tokaido Shinkansen between Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. The English site makes it easy to plan bullet-train travel.
π Visit the siteTrains on the island of Hokkaido. The English site covers routes and, in winter, snow conditions too.
π Visit the siteTokyo's subway network. The English site has route maps, ticketing, and everything you need to get around the city.
π Visit the site