Japan Travel Guide for Expats
Discover Japan
Only for iPhone
$5.99 · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Planning your first trip to Japan? Japan Travel Guide for Expats has everything you need — destination deep-dives, hand-picked restaurants, vegan cafés and more!
Japan Travel Guide for Expats!
Tabi (旅 — Japanese for "journey") is your personal travel curator for Japan, built like a premium editorial magazine and designed to live entirely on your device.
No sign-up. No tracking. No internet needed.
Every guide, every restaurant recommendation, every phrase — it's all built in and ready whether you're at home planning or already on the Shinkansen with spotty Wi-Fi. Nothing leaves your device. No third-party analytics. No user accounts.
DESTINATIONS COVERED
• Tokyo — neon and tradition, side by side
• Kyoto — temples, tea houses, and timeless craft
• Osaka — Japan's kitchen, bold and unpretentious
• Hakone — hot springs and Fuji views
• Nara — ancient capital, bowing deer, giant Buddha
• Hokkaidō — powder snow, lavender fields, fresh seafood
WHAT'S INSIDE EACH DESTINATION
Restaurants — Hand-picked spots with must-try dishes, price tiers (¥ to ¥¥¥¥), neighborhood guides, and what makes each place special.
Vegan Cafés — Plant-based options in every city with specialty drinks, descriptions, and pricing.
Sights — Temples, shrines, museums, gardens, and viewpoints with hours, entrance fees, pro tips, and exact transit directions to get there.
Local Eats — Street food stalls, depachika food halls, konbini gems, specialty shops, and sweets the locals actually queue for.
Accommodations — From centuries-old ryokan and temple stays to capsule hotels and luxury suites, with perks and price ranges.
Seasonal Festivals — Cherry blossom celebrations, summer firework displays, autumn foliage illuminations, and snow festivals, with Japanese names and highlights.
Practical Guide — A day-by-day itinerary, a budget estimator, and a packing checklist tailored to the season.
JAPANESE PHRASEBOOK
Over 20 essential phrases across 4 categories — Essentials, Dining, Getting Around, and Connecting. Each phrase shows the Japanese characters, romanized pronunciation, and English translation. Tap the speaker icon to hear a native pronunciation read aloud.
CULTURAL ETIQUETTE
Six essential do's and don'ts — from bowing etiquette and shoe customs to chopstick taboos and train manners — so you travel with confidence and respect.
TRIP PLANNER
Bookmark any destination or experience with a single tap. Your saved list is stored locally on your device — no cloud sync, no login, completely private.
PRIVACY BY DESIGN
We collect no personal data. There are no user accounts, no analytics, no advertising SDKs, and no third-party code. The app functions fully offline. What you save stays on your device, period.
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Information
- Seller
- Brittney Pilarcik
- Size
- 81.4 MB
- Category
- Travel
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Brittney Pilarcik
