Tokyo Guide is written by Juho — a Finnish traveller from Naantali with a deep obsession with Tokyo. Every guide on this site is built from genuine research and enthusiasm for the city, not scraped from other travel blogs.
Most Tokyo travel guides are written by people who visited once, three years ago, and then repackaged the same ten recommendations every other site already had. The "Top 10 things to do in Tokyo" lists that all look identical. The hotel recommendations that were last verified when a different government was in office.
I started Tokyo Guide because I wanted to build something better — guides written with genuine enthusiasm for the city, updated regularly, and honest about what's actually worth your time. Tokyo is the greatest city I've ever been to. It deserves better coverage than it usually gets in English.
The goal is simple: every article on this site should be the best guide to that topic available in English. If it isn't, I rewrite it until it is.
I'm Juho, from Naantali, Finland — a small coastal town near Turku on the southwest coast. I've been obsessed with Tokyo for years, which is how this site came to exist.
The guides on this site come from deep research, cross-referencing sources, and a genuine interest in getting things right rather than just publishing fast. I've read more trip reports, forum threads and Japanese transit documents than I'd like to admit. I note when articles are updated and go back to fix things when they change.
This site is being built with the goal of making it my primary income within two years. That means I have a strong incentive to make it genuinely useful — because useful is what gets found, read and recommended. There are no shortcuts in this game.
Every guide is built from deep research — cross-referencing multiple sources, checking current prices and hours, and being honest when something might have changed. I note when articles are updated and go back to fix things when they do.
On affiliate links: Some articles contain affiliate links — primarily to Klook for day trip tours, Saily for eSIM cards and Travala for hotel bookings. These links cost you nothing extra and help keep this site running. I only recommend products I'd actually use. I don't recommend things because they pay better commission.
On photos: The site currently uses verified public domain images from Wikimedia Commons. Original photography will be added over time as the site grows. If you've visited a page and the photos look generic, that's why — it's a work in progress.
The article list keeps growing. Priority topics currently in progress include Tokyo with kids, Tokyo vs Kyoto, seasonal guides for every month, and expanded deep-dives into neighbourhoods that deserve better coverage — Yanaka, Koenji, Sangenjaya.
If there's a topic you can't find covered here, or a guide that you think needs improving, I want to know about it.
Questions, corrections, suggestions or just want to talk about Tokyo:
Email: tokyo.guide.kitchen000@passmail.com
Instagram: @tokyoguide.tokyo
I read everything and reply when I can.