Description
Let your next journey begin here. Japan offers many travel experiences beyond the most well-known urban routes. Best Road Trips Japan compiles 36 trips, ranging from one day to one week, providing a basis for experiencing landscapes, small towns, and regional characteristics from the road.
The book highlights the stretch between Matsumoto and Kanazawa, featuring nature and hot springs, a round trip on Yakushima, and the Iya Valley’s suspension bridges. Coverage includes areas around Tokyo, central Honshu, Kansai, western Honshu, Tohoku, Hokkaido, Shikoku, as well as Kyushu and Okinawa. This offers many opportunities to choose one area to explore in depth.
What you get in the guide. The routes include maps and directions, with information on length, duration, and suitable times for the trips. The guide emphasizes themes such as history, onsen, coastal, and rural experiences. Use these ideas to incorporate a few days of driving into a larger Japan trip, or as a starting point for a holiday where the road trip itself takes center stage.
Plan your stages, and allow time for stops. This book is designed for road trips and combines route maps with practical directions. You also receive planning information on topics such as car rental, accommodation, and local driving conditions. Use this to compare options before booking your stay. A route on the map often improves when you also decide which places you want to spend a full day at, and which are suitable for a shorter stop along the way.
A good road trip does not need to cover as many places as possible. Choose a few experiences you wish to prioritize, and allow the stages to include room for breaks and detours. The physical book is practical when several people are discussing the route: browse through the alternatives, look at the maps together, and find out what appeals to each individual. This way, the planning can also become an enjoyable part of the journey, long before you get into the car.
About the edition. English edition, published 2025, 240 pages. ISBN 9781837586820.
