When planning a trip, the first step have to be deciding your destination. But sometimes it can be the hardest part among all. While attractions for other people do not necessarily seem to be interesting to you. Or sometimes we may want to explore places that are less common. Do the massive information on the internet confuse you?
Here are 7 Japan local website I used the most. They mainly introduce stunning scenery all over Japan, help you to explore seasonal attractions. You will be loving it if you like photography or enjoy visiting beautiful places.
( Some of the sites are in multi-languages, but some are only available in Japanese. No worry! With the help of google translate, it won’t be a problem even if you can’t read a single Japanese word. Just paste the URL of the website and you can browse the whole translated version of the page. )
1. Zekkei Japan
- Languages: Japanese, English, Chinese
- search contents by various elements, e.g. month, seasons, theme, district, photos…etc.
- frequent updates with thematic articles, seasonal journey recommendations
- with details of the attractions, e.g. official site link, transport information
- various tours are held sometimes
2. Pixpot
- Language: Japanese only
- high quality photos
- with travels and tips written by professional photographers after their field trip
- Time-lapse videos
3. Pashadelic (left)
- Languages: Japanese, English (prefer to browse Japanese page for more contents)
- a social platform for photographers. Anybody can sign up but the quality of the photos is pretty high
- photos with EXIF data for reference, e.g. shutter speed, aperture value
- filter photos by shooting time and month , convenient for searching specific scenery elements, e.g. snow view, sunrise, sunset…etc.
4. Pashadelic – blog (right)
- Languages: Japanese only
- Blog of pashadelic.com
- introduce seasonal, featured photo-shooting spots
- frequent updates with new articles every week
5. 感動の瞬間 by JTB
- Languages: Japanese, English, Chinese
- introduces top 100 stunning scenery of Japan
- search contents by various elements, e.g. seasons, theme, district…etc.
- as an inspiration when deciding your own destination
- not many attractions are included, mainly featured spots
6. Ganref
- Languages: Japanese only
- a photography news site, social platform
- large number of users, loads of photos for references，大量網友的作品作參考
- filter photos by theme, shooting time and month , convenient for searching specific scenery elements, e.g. snow view, sunrise, sunset…etc.
7. Tabifoto.net
- Languages: Japanese only
- google map of distribution of places of various theme , e.g. winter, cherry blossom
- sample route and trip for each season and region
- hiking information from another site of the author
That’s it for this time. If you do think of any other useful website about Japan travel. Please leave a comment down below to share with us.
If you have decided your date of trip, check it out to explore seasonal destinations. If you do not have a travel plan yet, I believe you will be tempted after reading the websites above. Book a flight and start your own journey~
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