Matt Fuji

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  • Travel Guide: A Day in Western Tokyo

    Tokyo is enormous, and Western Tokyo is where it really earns that reputation. Shibuya, Shinjuku, Harajuku — these are the neighbourhoods that show up in every Tokyo mood board, every… Read more

  • Osaka: North & South: The 3-2-1

    Osaka splits into two distinct personalities along geographic lines. The north is where the city does business: serious department stores, polished architecture, and the Sky Building looming over Umeda. The… Read more

  • Osaka Castle & Shopping: The 3-2-1

    In stark contrast to Tokyo, Osaka has a laid-back, loud, and friendly reputation. It’s a stereotype that lives up to reality; the city wears its personality on its sleeve, and… Read more

  • Travel Guide: Onomichi Daytrip

    Onomichi is the kind of Japanese city that rewards people who go looking for it. A small port city in Hiroshima Prefecture built into steep hillsides above the Onomichi Channel,… Read more

  • Travel Guide: Miyajima Island Daytrip

    Miyajima — officially Itsukushima — is a small island about 30 minutes from Hiroshima by streetcar and ferry, and one of the most photographed places in Japan. The floating torii… Read more

  • Travel Guide: A Day in Kyoto’s West Side

    The west side of Kyoto has three of the city’s most recognizable sights, and the good news is they’re genuinely different from each other. Arashiyama is nature and temples on… Read more

  • Travel Guide: A Day in Kyoto’s East Side

    Kyoto has around 1,600 temples and shrines, but it’s a mistake to do a circuit around even the most famous ones. They’ll start to blur together and get boring. Instead,… Read more

  • Travel Guide: A Kamakura Daytrip

    Kamakura sits about an hour south of Tokyo by train, making it an easy, rewarding daytrip from the city. It was Japan’s political capital in the 12th and 13th centuries… Read more

  • Travel Guide: A Day in Hiroshima

    Hiroshima, rebuilt after the Second World War, carries the weight of its history in a way that’s impossible to ignore or fully prepare for. The Peace Memorial Park and Museum… Read more

  • Japan Travel Guide: A Day in Central Tokyo

    Tokyo is one of the largest and most complex cities on earth — 14 million people in the city proper, 37 million in the greater metro area. The single biggest… Read more

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I’m Matt, a Japanese-speaking travel pro who’s helped dozens of friends plan better trips to Japan. And now, I’m consolidating my expertise to help everyone have their dream trip.

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