Japan Travel

A winter trip through Japan — Tokyo, a snowy day in Kamakura, and Kyoto reached by shinkansen. Planning notes, the day-by-day journal, and the trip recap are all here.

Trip recaps

• Brian's first trip to Japan in 2024: Exploring Tokyo, Kamakura, and Kyoto

All Japan posts

• Japan Planning — January 2024
  Where Brian realizes he probably shouldn't try to YOLO a 12 day trip to Japan
• Japan T-minus 3 days — January 2024
  As ready as I'm going to be
• Japan Trip Days 1 and 2 — February 2024
  The travel over and jet lag
• Japan trip day 3 — February 2024
  First explorations in Tokyo
• Japan trip day 4 — February 2024
  Tokyo
• Japan trip days 5, 6, and 7 — February 2024
  Kamakura
• Japan trip days 8 and 9 — February 2024
  Kyoto
• Leaving Japan — February 2024
  Cutting the trip short but excited for next time
• Shinkansen — March 2024
  Antiquated systems for the futuristic bullet train