Japan Travel Guide for First Time Visitors

You've booked the flights to Japan, and now the questions pile up. Is the rail pass worth it? How many days does Kyoto need? Which polite habits will you get wrong on the first morning?

This audiobook plays like a friend who has been many times and talks you through a 10-to-14-day route from Tokyo to Kyoto to Osaka. Optional side trips to Hakone, Nara, Hiroshima and Miyajima are included. Each chapter opens with a scene, like the Shinkansen sliding past Mount Fuji or a ramen counter steaming at midnight. Then come honest travel tips on what to skip, how to beat the crowds, rail-pass and IC-card rules of thumb, and rough costs. Every city ends with a spoken perfect-day itinerary you can keep in your head.

You arrive with a plan, sensible expectations and the manners locals notice. Press play while you pack, and let your first trip to Japan start before the plane does.