Honest first-hand Japan guides
Japan, the way I actually travel it.
Hi, I’m Kengo — I run the Tokyo Kenchan YouTube channel.
Every guide here comes from a trip I filmed myself — the trains I rode, the hotels I stayed in and the mistakes I made, so you don’t have to.
Oku-Nikko, from my latest trip
Most-viewed on the site
Explore Tokyo by Map
Every Tokyo video I’ve made, on one map.
Pick a neighborhood, then jump straight to the video and the written guide for it.
Latest trip
One night in Oku-Nikko
VIDEO + WRITTEN GUIDE
Nikko Travel Journal: One Night in Oku-Nikko — Hotel, Hiking & Trains
The hotel I stayed at, the trails I hiked and how I got there by train.
ALSO NEWWalking Along Tokyo’s Kanda River Surprised Me
Across Japan
YouTube videos from across Japan
Tap a destination on the map to watch the video. Day trips from Tokyo are in the box on the right.
OkinawaSAPPOROKaratsuNagasakiKyushu DriveYomitan – KozaTokashikiNahaMiyakojimaHagiIwakuni MiyajimaOnomichi – Shimanami KaidoAtamiHakoneKawaguchikoAomoriHakodateAkitaYamagataNyuto OnsenAlpine RouteToyamaKanazawaNikkoNagoyaGhibli ParkTakayamaKamikochiHakubaWakayamaNara CityNara CentralAsuka YoshinoYakumo to IzumoKyotoMt.Fuji DriveOshimaChichibuKawagoeMt.TakaoYokohamaMiuraKamakuraOsakaUSJTakamatsu
Where I stayed
Hotels I actually slept in
Day trips from Tokyo
Easy escapes by train
e-Guides
Take my guides with you
About Kenchan
Hi, I’m Kengo.
I run the Tokyo Kenchan YouTube channel, and this site is where I write up the trips from my videos.
Free guide
Get my Tokyo Station Guide, free.
Sign up and I’ll send the guide, plus new trips and videos when they come out.