Illustration of a first-time traveler beginning a journey across Japan
Your first trip starts here

Your Japan adventure starts here.

Explore with confidence. Pick your route, then see the gates, signs, trains and stops to look for along the way.

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A compact overview of current and upcoming destinations. Open the full route map when you need station-by-station guidance.

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How we make our guides

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Official sources first

We check key facts against railway, bus and attraction websites, and list those sources on each route.

Clear labels

We label the route and each sign separately. If we haven't confirmed a sign's exact wording on site, it says "Sign not confirmed" instead of guessing.

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