Tana · The Shelf
Tested routes,
arriving soon.
The Shelf will hold pre-made Japan itineraries — $30–$100 CAD, delivered as a PDF, each one a plan we'd happily hand a close friend. We're writing and route-testing the first titles now. In the meantime, a Blueprint gives you the same care, purpose-built around your own dates and preferences.
Kansai
Kyoto + Nara, slowly
10 days · spring or autumn
Kyoto without the queues — early-morning temples, neighbourhood kissaten, a Nara day, and two nights in a country ryokan north of the city.
$60CAD
In progressSetouchi / Shikoku
Setouchi in spring
8 days · March–May
Takamatsu, Onomichi, Hiroshima, Himeji — ferries, the Marine Liner express, quiet lanes, and the white castle in cherry-blossom season.
$75CAD
In progressSouthern Japan
Kyushu by car
14 days · year-round
Fukuoka to Kagoshima the long way — pottery towns, volcanic onsen, sweet-potato and citrus markets, and a ferry to Yakushima's cedar forests.
$100CAD
In progress