First Time in Japan

Travel Japan with confidence.

Prepare before you fly, practice the confusing parts, then use the guides offline in Japan.

Step-by-step help for Visit Japan Web, Suica, trains, ticket machines, and more - everything you need for your first trip.

Free to try
Pre-trip guides are free - Visa and Visit Japan Web, money and IC card, essential apps, and your phone checklist. Maps and transit, plus emergency numbers, are also free.

First Time in Japan is a practical handbook for first-time visitors. Instead of hundreds of generic tips, it focuses on what matters most: arriving prepared, riding trains, ordering food, and handling emergencies.

What's included

Before You Arrive - Free
- Visa and Visit Japan Web
- Money and IC card
- Essential apps
- Pre-trip checklist

First Steps
- Immigration and customs
- Get cash and your IC card
- Get to your hotel
- Hotel check-in

Explore Japan
- Pay: Suica, cash and ATMs, tax-free, no tipping
- Eat: ticket machines, restaurants, convenience stores
- Get around: maps, metro, taxi, Shinkansen
- Etiquette: onsen, shrines, daily manners, trash

Practice before you go
- Visit Japan Web form simulator
- Restaurant ticket machine simulator
- Train fare map and ticket gate simulator
- Shinkansen ticket and platform simulator

Built for real situations
- At a Glance summaries
- Step-by-step actions
- Pro tips and common mistakes
- Works offline

Why you'll love it
- Works completely offline
- Practice simulators, no account required
- No ads
- Instant search across all guides (after unlock)
- Lifetime content updates included

Emergency
Emergency numbers are always free. Full guides for hospital, police, lost passport, and embassy are included when you unlock.

One purchase
Unlock the complete handbook with a single purchase.
No subscription. Lifetime access.