TS Japan Rail Travel
Japan Travel Resources
Travel Guides & information, Tours, JR Rail Passes, Hotels…
TSJR Recommended Travel Resources
TS Japan Rail believes in doing all we can to help make your trip to Japan successful. Here we provide links to useful resources, including agents where you can buy your JR Rail Pass, book hotels and tours. We also include links to useful tourist information
(Disclosure: TS Japan Rail may receive commissions from those sites selling tours, JR Rail Passes and providing hotel and other bookings)
Tourist Information:
Useful Sites For Travel Ideas And Information
Japan National Tourist Organisation is the government agency responsible for inbound tourism. Its website has a lot of information on all regions of Japan.
This web site is a long running site, operated by a group of foreigners each of who have a long connections to Japan and travel extensively full of useful information on very many places.
There are very many tourist websites covering Japan, and to be kind, some are better than others. We have selected a few here that we regard as useful and can give you some ideas of places to travel to.
This is a very good website for those who want to Explore Japan by Train or Explore Japan’s Railways. Published by Kotsu Shimbunsha and supported by all the JR passenger companies.
Travel Information & Travel Guides resources for planning your trip
The Real Japan
The Real Japan is a great resource for planning a trip to Japan with lots of useful information. TS Japan Rail + Real Japan can work together to provide you with your ideal Japan trip. Below are some publications available from The Real Japan.
Specialist Tours & Tour Guides – Explore more of Japan and Japanese culture
The Japan Experts Miyuki Seguchi
If you are the type of person who wants to learn about the culture, likes stories and want observe and understand life then The Japan Experts is for you. Miyuki Seguchi is very passionate about Japan and wants to share that passion. Miyuki san is a licensed guide and help international travellers create their unique immersive travel experience!
As well as her website (Click here) she also regularly produces interesting podcasts covering a range of subjects of interest to visitors to Japan, and we highly recommend you listen to them (listen to the podcasts here)
Discover Izu With Izu Tours
The Izu Peninsula has some of the most beautiful scenery in all of Japan. It’s history changed the course of Japan’s future several times. It’s cities, towns and villages have been inhabited for thousands of years, and each has its own unique culture and character. In spite of all this, few people know much about the real Izu. Izu Tours is a business we speak with often, and we can fully recommend their tours as the best way to explore Izu!
Arigato Food Tours
As well as a “Rail Fan Paradise” Japan is also a “Food Paradise” and Arigato Japan can help you discover all about Japan’s delicious food!
JR Rail Passes – where to buy yours (and the TS Japan Rail JR Rail Pass Guide)
Decided to buy a JR Rail Pass? You can order your All Japan or Regional JR Rail Pass Coupon here from either JRPASS.COM or klook
JRPASS.COM
Select All Japan or Regional Passes
※Please note the jrpass.com links do not work from Japan
Hotel and other Bookings specially for inbound tourists
klook-JR Rail Passes
All Japan & Regional Passes available
Hotel and other bookings
TS Japan Rail is not a travel agent, so we cannot make hotel reservations on your behalf, but as part of our travel planning service we will assistance with hotel bookings. We also work with a local travel agency who can help with your bookings, particularly luxury hotels and ryokan bookings if you are looking for something special or have special requirements. We also have affiliate programs with Booking.com and klook
Disclosure: TS Japan Rail may receive commission from sales made through the following: The Real Japan; Arigato Travel; JRPASS.COM; Booking.com; Klook;
klook-hotel booking
Articles of interest on other sites
TS Japan Rail and its founder Stephen Turner have been featured in Japan’s top two (by circulation) national newspapers (The Yomiuri Shimbun and the Asahi Shimbun) as advocates of using Japan’s rural rail lines and getting (foreign) tourist beaten track rail travel.
Explore Japan by Train…Explore Japan’s Railways…
