Field Notes from Japan
You shouldn't have to figure out Japan
while you're in Japan.
An editorial team of Japanese natives and long-term Japan residents — deep in the country's geography, culture, and public transport.
KYOTOFilmed July 2026
Destinations
Every region of Japan, catalogued the way we film it — one prefecture at a time. Start with our picks, or head straight to the index or the map.
- 47
- Prefectures
- 9
- Regions
- 120+
- Guides
Where we'd send you first.
Kantō
Tokyo
The rhythm of a mega-city, decoded through its stations.
Kansai
Kyoto
Walk the old capital before the tour buses arrive.
Kansai
Osaka
Alley-side food and station geometry.
Kantō
Hakone
90 minutes from Tokyo — Fuji views and hot springs.
- Coming Up
Chūgoku
Hiroshima
Setouchi light and the memory of peace.
- Coming Up
Kansai
Nara
An ancient capital at dawn, deer walking through the mist.
- Coming Up
Chūbu
Kanazawa
Snow, craft and quiet — the Japan Sea coast.
The complete index.
= filmed on location by our team·others: Coming Up
Hokkaidō 北海道
- Hokkaido
Tōhoku 東北
- Aomori
- Iwate
- Miyagi
- Akita
- Yamagata
- Fukushima
Kantō 関東
Chūbu 中部
- Niigata
- Toyama
- Ishikawa
- Fukui
- Yamanashi
- Nagano
- Gifu
- Shizuoka
- Aichi
Kansai 関西
Chūgoku 中国
- Tottori
- Shimane
- Okayama
- Hiroshima
- Yamaguchi
Shikoku 四国
- Tokushima
- Kagawa
- Ehime
- Kochi
Kyūshū 九州
- Fukuoka
- Saga
- Nagasaki
- Kumamoto
- Oita
- Miyazaki
- Kagoshima
Okinawa 沖縄
- Okinawa
Explore by region
Choose your Japan.
Every film and campaign, organised by region. Tap a region of the map to explore.
Regional pages are rolling out over the next months. For a full list, see Our Work.