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Deep JapanGoMiguel Ah-Loi Chung Carmichael Hey there. My name is Miguel. I am a Kingdom of Eswatini-born South African, and I have lived in Japan for five years, currently living and working in Osaka Prefecture.

Deep JapanGoRuben Aalders I am an independent iOS developer based in the Netherlands and the creator of Tokyo Glance. My fascination with Japan, particularly Tokyo’s public transport, inspired me to build the app as a side…

Deep JapanGoHow Tokyo’s trains inspired a project back home I lived in China for six months a few years ago, and that’s where my fond memories of Asia began. More recently, I’ve visited Japan three times in 16 months.

Deep JapanGoA local shrine with an ancient summer ritual: Celebrating Nagoshi Festival in Kobe City Kobe City, best known for its luxury beef, historic ports, and iconic sake breweries, houses an equally important shrine with a history dating back more than 1,800 years, as well as a summer festival…

Deep JapanGoPart 4 of our 10-day Japan road trip: From coastal sunsets to Matsue nights After waking to the gentle lapping of waves at Michi-no-Eki Kirara Taki, we walked mere steps to Kirara Beach, with its wide stretch of golden sand and crystal-clear water.

Deep JapanGoMy joyful Japan road trip miniseries: When the stay becomes the destination Back in May, I returned to one of my favorite ryokan inns located in Aichi Prefecture — this time, not for business, but for a birthday celebration.

Deep JapanGoThe deer that bow and the bears that don’t Shokai — An introduction, in Nara Park One fall in Nara’s famous deer park, I was surprised I could get this close to a wild stag.

Deep JapanGoSplashes and smiles at the Fukagawa Hachiman Festival Emerging from the underground stairs of Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station, the growing beat of taiko drums and chants of “Wasshoi, wasshoi!” quickened my pulse.

Deep JapanGoKindness and distance: What I learned through rescue dog work in Japan When people hear the phrase “rescue dog work,” many imagine dramatic scenes — emotional rescues, urgent decisions, or strong expressions of justice. But the reality I encountered was much quieter.

Deep JapanGoPart 3 of our 10-day Japan road trip: From samurai history to underground wonders After a comfortable night parked beside the Sea of Japan at Hagi Seaside Michi-no-Eki, we woke up to calm waters and fresh sea air.

Deep JapanGoAbu Danial Diosomito Zaili Hi! I’m Danial — Filipino-Bruneian by background, Melbourne-educated, and now on my second run at living in Japan.

Deep JapanGoMt. Ikoma: My pizza craving turned mountain hike My foray up Mt. Ikoma began with a Google search while I sat in my apartment in Gakuenmae, a few stops toward Osaka on the Kintetsu Nara Line.

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Day by Day Japan plans a first trip to Japan the way a friend who lives here would: one day at a time, with the trains and the prices written down.

Each route is a real day or weekend: where to go first, how long the walk or the train takes, what the ticket costs and where to eat on the way. Prices come from the operator's or the place's own published fares and carry the date they were checked; where we have not checked a price, the route says so instead of guessing. If it rains, the route has a plan B.

Around the routes sits the week in Japan. Every few hours the site reads the Japanese city and food press and the English-language desks in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Fukuoka, and puts the places they name on one map. Headlines stay in the language they were written in, every story links to its source, and we quote no more than a line.

The routes and notes are written by one editor under a pen name, Sora Nakamura, drafted with AI assistance from checked material and read before they go out. Day by Day Japan is independent: no advertisers, no affiliate links, no bookings.