Practical, no-nonsense itineraries and food guides from the Wayfinder team — free to read, useful with or without a pamphlet.
A realistic 3-hour Asakusa walk: what to eat on Nakamise Street, when to arrive at Senso-ji to beat the crowds, and where to end by the Sumida River.
How to see Mount Fuji in a day from Tokyo without climbing it: the direct train from Shinjuku, when the mountain is actually visible, and a Kawaguchiko route.
What to eat at Tsukiji Outer Market, why you should arrive by 8 a.m., which days it closes, and how to combine it with Toyosu Market's tuna auction decks.
How long does Fushimi Inari really take? A realistic walking guide with timing, then a one-day Kyoto itinerary combining the shrine with pottery, matcha, and Gion.
Takoyaki, kushikatsu, okonomiyaki, and the double-dipping rule: a practical guide to what to eat in Dotonbori and when to go for the best of the night.
A practical Akihabara guide: Radio Kaikan's figure floors, retro cartridges at Super Potato, walls of gachapon capsule machines, and timing tips.
How stable visits actually work, the etiquette, what else to do in Ryogoku, and where to eat chanko nabe afterward.
Yanaka Ginza, the cemetery cats, Nezu Shrine's torii tunnel, and Kappabashi's kitchen street — the Tokyo neighborhood that survived intact.
A practical guide to Shinjuku's late-night bar alleys, cover charges, etiquette, plus Omoide Yokocho yakitori and Hanazono Shrine.
The Open-Air Museum's Picasso Pavilion, Owakudani's volcanic black eggs, and a day-use hot spring, with train timing and transport tips.
Where to actually see Shibuya Crossing from above (free and paid), then a walkable route through Takeshita Street crepes, Meiji Jingu and Omotesando.
A first-timer's half day in Ginza: how single-act Kabuki tickets work at Kabukiza, which buildings are worth looking up at, and where to eat.
The pandas left Ueno Zoo in early 2026. Here's what's still worth your half day in Ueno Park: the National Museum, Shinobazu Pond and Ameyoko market.
How to shop vintage in Shimokitazawa without getting lost: which shops to hit first, how the pricing works, plus the theater district and BONUS TRACK.
The straight answer on teamLab Planets vs Borderless, then how to combine Planets with Odaiba's beach, the Unicorn Gundam and a Rainbow Bridge sunset.
Yes, you can go inside the Kamakura Great Buddha. A one-day plan from Tokyo: the Enoden train, Kotoku-in, Hasedera and Komachi Street.
Nikko is worth it if you do it right. How to get there, why Toshogu's Yomeimon gate rewards slow looking, the Irohazaka road, and Kegon Falls.
The bamboo grove is nearly empty before 8am and packed by 10. A half-day Arashiyama plan: bamboo at dawn, Tenryu-ji's garden and the monkey park.
Are Nara's deer safe? Mostly, here's how to feed them without getting butted. A one-day plan: the deer park, Todai-ji, Kasuga Taisha and Naramachi.
The signs that prove a Kobe beef restaurant is real, plus a one-day Kobe walk from Osaka: the Port Tower, Kitano's foreign residences and Chinatown.
How Otome Road differs from Akihabara, what's on each of Animate's nine floors, how K-Books splits itself into genre branches, and the best time to visit.
Why one shop has 30-plus storefronts in one building, what's on each floor, and how to reach Nakano Broadway from the station via the Sun Mall arcade.
A free, university-run museum on the history and technique of Japanese animation, near Ogikubo. Hours, closing days, and the bus-versus-walk question answered.
Tezuka, Fujiko Fujio, Akatsuka and Ishinomori shared this apartment in the 1950s and 60s. What's inside the free reconstruction, hours, and closing days.
The seat-charge system, what actually happens at Maidreamin and @home cafe, the etiquette rules, and why 2026 prices are higher than older guides say.
A free museum inside Toei's working Oizumi Studio in Nerima, covering about 70 years of Dragon Ball, One Piece and Pretty Cure. Hours and the walk from the station.
What Takeshita-dori is really like, the BODYLINE costume shop, and Kawaii Monster Land Harajuku, the 2026 successor to the Kawaii Monster Cafe that closed in 2021.
Three flagship stores on one floor of Shibuya PARCO: hours, the life-size animatronic Mewtwo, and how Nintendo TOKYO's free timed tickets work on weekends.
The real Suga Shrine steps from Your Name, Shinjuku Gyoen from The Garden of Words, 5 Centimeters per Second's Yotsuya shots, and an honest word on Asakusa and Demon Slayer.
How Nihonbashi's electronics district became Osaka's otaku hub, what Animate, Mandarake, Gamers, K-Books and Popondetta each bring, and the Ebisucho Station approach.