🗾 Japan Travel Guide + Walking Maps

Japan Travel Guide with
Illustrated Walking Maps

Plan your trip in minutes. Walk Japan with confidence.

5, 7, or 10-day routes · Illustrated maps · Real travel tools

For first-time visitors. Made by someone who lives in Japan.

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Pick the right route
5, 7, or 10 days — choose your pattern
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Know where to go each day
Illustrated maps with numbered stops
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Move efficiently between cities
Trains, transfers, and timing sorted
Avoid common mistakes
Top 10 errors that waste time and money
EXAMPLE RESULT
Decisions, not just information

Tokyo + Kyoto + Osaka — first visit, standard pace

Step 1 · Trip Days
7–10
nights recommended
Tokyo 3 + Kyoto 2 + Osaka 2 + travel days
Good for first visit Skip Hiroshima — too rushed
Step 2 · Budget
¥180K–250K
for 2 people, 7 nights (excl. flights)
Hotel ¥84K + Food ¥42K + Transport ¥28K + Shopping ¥30K
Standard tier JR Pass: check with calculator

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All Tedasukelab tools are free. Each one answers one question — start with days, then budget, then the rest.

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A smart Japan travel guide with illustrated walking maps and ready-to-follow routes.
Illustrated walking maps, smart routes, and survival cards — ready on your phone.

Your Japan Travel Buddy - Japan travel guide with illustrated Tokyo walking maps
Illustrated maps · Smart routes · Decision tools · Survival cards
Your Japan Travel Buddy

5, 7, or 10-day routes with illustrated walking maps. Restaurant, station, and shopping survival cards. Emergency contacts. Top 10 mistakes to avoid. Everything you need to decide and move.

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Your Japan Travel Buddy — cover and table of contents showing routes, maps, and survival cards

4 trip patterns · Illustrated walking maps · Ready-to-follow routes · Survival cards

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Tokyo walking map - Asakusa and Shibuya Harajuku illustrated day routes from Japan Travel Buddy

Illustrated walking maps with numbered routes, photo tips, and timing. Expanded walking map edition in progress.

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Tedasukelab (Tedasuke Lab) is an independent information site operated by Naoki S., based in Japan. It is not a travel agency, booking platform, or government tourism authority. We help first-time visitors organize their travel plans using free tools and practical guides.

Tool results are general estimates to support your planning — not guarantees of price, availability, or conditions. Always verify important details with official sources before making travel decisions.

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Common questions

Tedasukelab (Tedasuke Lab) is a free tool site for first-time Japan visitors. Plan your trip days, estimate your budget, and find the best stores for shopping — all without creating an account.

All tools are completely free. No account, no email required — just open and use.

Yes — all tools are designed mobile-first. They work on any device without needing an app.

Plan your Japan day trip with free tools

Planning a day trip from Tokyo doesn't have to be overwhelming. Tedasukelab gives you free, practical tools to sort out the most common questions first-time Japan visitors face: how many days do I need?, how much will it cost?, and where should I buy what?

Our Japan Trip Days Planner helps you figure out a recommended schedule based on your destinations — Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and more. The Budget Estimator breaks down expected costs for hotels, food, transport, and shopping. And the Shopping Helper helps you identify which stores to visit for cosmetics, snacks, souvenirs, and electronics.

If you're looking for the best day trips from Tokyo, start with our guide to 5 best day trips for first-time visitors — covering Kamakura, Hakone, Nikko, Yokohama, and Mt. Fuji. Each destination includes travel time, costs, and honest advice on what to expect.

Every tool and guide on Tedasukelab is free, requires no login, and works on mobile. We built this because we know the hardest part of a Japan trip isn't the trip itself — it's the planning.

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