# Tripnook

> Japan trip planning from Australia and beyond


## Pages

- [Best time to visit Japan from Australia, month by month](https://tripnook.net/japan/best-time-to-visit/): For most Australians the best times to visit Japan are late March to early April for cherry blossom, mid October to late November for autumn colour and comfortable weather, and February for quiet streets and better value.
- [Is the Japan Rail Pass worth it in 2026-27?](https://tripnook.net/japan/jr-pass-worth-it/): For most first trips from Australia, no. A 7-day Japan Rail Pass costs 50,000 yen (approx. approx.
- [Japan itinerary: 7, 10 and 14 days for a first trip from Australia](https://tripnook.net/japan/itinerary-7-10-14-days/): For a first trip from Australia, spend 7 days on Tokyo and Kyoto with a Nara day trip, 10 days on Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto and Osaka, or 14 days adding Mount Fuji and Hiroshima with Miyajima.
- [Japan cherry blossom 2027: when and where, for Australians](https://tripnook.net/japan/cherry-blossom-2027/): No official 2027 cherry blossom forecast exists yet, so plan on averages.
- [Japan Trip Planner](https://tripnook.net/planner/): The Tripnook Trip Planner turns a few answers into a day-by-day Japan plan.
- [Hiroshima](https://tripnook.net/japan/hiroshima/): Hiroshima is the western end of the Japan journey we recommend, not an afterthought.
- [Mount Fuji](https://tripnook.net/japan/mount-fuji/): Mount Fuji is a weather-dependent stay, not a guaranteed postcard. Base yourself around Kawaguchiko for lake views, and keep one to three nights flexible.
- [Hakone](https://tripnook.net/japan/hakone/): Hakone is the onsen and mountain overnight we would add to a Tokyo start, about a short train journey west of the capital.
- [Nara](https://tripnook.net/japan/nara/): Nara was Japan's first permanent capital, and it is still best seen on foot.
- [Osaka](https://tripnook.net/japan/osaka/): Osaka is the city Japan eats in. It is usually cheaper and more informal than Tokyo, and it makes a practical base for Kyoto, Nara and the west.
- [Kyoto](https://tripnook.net/japan/kyoto/): Kyoto was Japan's capital for more than a thousand years, and it still asks you to slow down.
- [Tokyo](https://tripnook.net/japan/tokyo/): Tokyo is where most Australian travellers start a first Japan trip.
- [The Complete First-Time Japan Guide](https://tripnook.net/japan/first-time/): Japan rewards a first visit more generously than almost any other country we would point an Australian traveller to.
- [Terms](https://tripnook.net/terms/): These terms apply whenever you use Tripnook. We may update them as the site changes, and the current version is always on this page.
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- [Contact](https://tripnook.net/contact/): Email us at hello@tripnook.net.
- [About](https://tripnook.net/about/): Tripnook is a travel planning companion based in Australia.
- [Discover your Japan starting point](https://tripnook.net/discover/): This short quiz matches you with one of our seven Japan city guides, starting from Australia or one of the major hubs our readers fly from.
- [Guides](https://tripnook.net/guides/): These are Tripnook's Japan planning guides, written in Australia for travellers everywhere, with prices shown in your currency and Australian dollars as the default.
- [Japan](https://tripnook.net/japan/): Japan is the first destination we are writing in full for Australian travellers.
- [Plan a first trip to Japan, from Australia](https://tripnook.net/): Tripnook is a travel planning companion for Australian travellers, and this first phase is about Japan.
- [Privacy Policy](https://tripnook.net/privacy-policy/): Tripnook is based in Australia. We handle personal information in line with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).


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