The Kanto Japan Guide

The Kanto Region: A Practical Travel Guide for First-Time Visitors to Japan

This digital guidebook gives you everything you need to explore Tokyo and the six surrounding prefectures with confidence. Whether you're visiting Japan for the first time or want to go beyond the obvious, this guide makes planning easy.

No fluff. Just the real details that matter.

Inside, you’ll find:

• Clear seasonal travel advice so you know when to go and what to expect
• Honest overviews of all seven prefectures: Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, and Ibaraki
• Detailed sample itineraries with transport tips, food spots, and cultural highlights
• A breakdown of IC cards, train lines, and passes that actually save time
• Budgeting tips, etiquette guidance, and day trip ideas
• Hot springs, castles, local markets, walking routes, and crowd-free spots you won’t find on typical lists

From the calm of Nikko’s cedar forests to the street food of Saitama, from Hakone’s hot spring views to coastal festivals in Chiba, this guide is packed with factual, current, and easy-to-use travel advice.

Plan smarter. Travel deeper. See the side of Japan most tourists miss.