Travel: Tickets & Hotels

Haneda Airport has two official apps from its passenger terminal operator: HANEDA AIRPORT (in Japanese, with flights, coupons and duty-free pre-orders) and HANEDA Navigator (English, Korean and Chinese, with flight and… →

Narita Airport’s official website and its Naritanist app: flight information and airport guides online, and in the app coupons for airport restaurants, shops, the Keisei Skyliner and the Sora no Yu spa, a stamp rally… →

Japan Airlines is a major Japanese airline and oneworld member, used by visitors for international flights to Japan and for discounted domestic flights with the Japan Explorer Pass. →

ANA (All Nippon Airways) is Japan’s largest airline group and a Star Alliance member, used by visitors for flights to Japan and for domestic flights at special fares for people living abroad. →

Peach is a Japanese low-cost airline owned by ANA, based at Osaka Kansai and Tokyo Narita, flying across Japan and to Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. →

SmartEX is the official online booking service for the Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen, used by visitors to book bullet trains between Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Fukuoka in English with a foreign card. →

JR-EAST Train Reservation is JR East’s English booking website for Shinkansen to Tohoku, Hokkaido and Hokuriku and the Narita Express, with ticketless boarding by Suica and seat reservations for JR EAST PASS holders. →

The official Japan Rail Pass site sells the nationwide JR pass for foreign tourists: unlimited travel on JR trains, including most shinkansen, for 7, 14 or 21 days. →

WILLER EXPRESS runs long-distance and overnight highway buses between Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya and other cities, with booking in English and foreign cards. →

Rakuten Travel

Book hotels, ryokans and resorts across Japan on the country's largest online travel agency, with loyalty points that carry over from Rakuten's wider shopping ecosystem. →

One of Japan's largest accommodation booking sites, with a deep list of hotels and ryokan, and a limited English version. →