Skip the cringe. Master Japan's unwritten rules.

FOR FIRST-TIME TRAVELERS TO JAPAN

DON’T BE THAT STUPID TOURIST IN JAPAN.

63 real mistakes first-timers make — chopstick taboos, onsen tattoo rules, train silence, tipping blunders, and more — plus exactly what to do instead.

Instant PDF/eBook download • Read it on the plane or skim it in the customs line.

42.7 MILLION TOURISTS VISITED JAPAN LAST YEAR

EVERYONE’S FILMING TOURISTS DOING THIS WRONG. DON’T BE ONE OF THEM.

A fast, funny, brutally specific guide to Japan’s unwritten rules — so you blend in instead of going viral for the wrong reasons.

63 RULES. 7 CATEGORIES. ZERO EMBARRASSMENT.

Every category follows the same “Do This, Not That” format — the mistake, why it matters, and exactly what to do instead.

Chopsticks resting on a sushi meal, Japan dining etiquette

Dining & Drinking

Red torii gate tunnel at Fushimi Inari shrine, Kyoto Japan

Temples & Sacred Sites

Shinkansen bullet train, Japan public transit etiquette

Transit & Queuing

Group taking a selfie at a Japan tourist site

Photos & Selfies

Japanese yen bills, money and tipping etiquette in Japan

Money & Tipping

English phrasebook, language etiquette in Japan

Language Landmines

Man smoking while walking on a city sidewalk, legal etiquette in Japan

Legal Landmines

9 ITEMS PER CATEGORY — 63 TOTAL

GET READY IN 20 MINUTES

What the mistake is, why it matters, and what to do instead — read it on the plane or skim the cheat sheet in line at customs.

CORE GUIDE

$17

  • 63-item “Do This, Not That” guide
  • All 7 categories covered
  • Instant PDF/eBook download

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PREMIUM BUNDLE

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  • Everything in Core Guide
  • Narrated audio companion
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  • 5 x 60-second top-mistake videos
  • One “Ask a Local” email Q&A

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Decorative cherry blossom branch graphic

KNOW THE RULES BEFORE YOU LAND.

For your bucket-list trip — don’t leave the etiquette to guesswork.