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Naruhodo

Naruhodo

Curated Tips, Fully Offline

The Japan travel guide your well-traveled friend would give you. Practical, honest, and straight to the point. No generic tourist fluff. No ads. No account required.

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What You'll Find

Six curated categories covering everything from pre-trip prep to on-the-ground essentials.

Before You Go

eSIM setup, cash tips, apps to download, what to pack, and what to book in advance.

Getting Around

IC cards, Shinkansen, JR Pass math, regional passes, airport transfers, and navigation apps.

Accommodation

Capsule hotels, ryokan etiquette, business hotels, coin laundry, and luggage forwarding.

Where To Go

Beyond the big three: Nara, Hiroshima, Kanazawa, day trips, and hidden gems.

Culture & Etiquette

Train manners, onsen rules, chopstick etiquette, tipping (don't), and where to find trash cans.

Useful Phrases

Survival Japanese with pronunciation, from ordering food to asking for help to emergencies.

Why Naruhodo?

Curated, not crowdsourced

Every tip is personally written and tested.

Works offline

No internet needed. Perfect for when you're underground on the Tokyo Metro.

Set your trip dates

Get timely reminders about what to prepare.

Bookmark tips

Build your own quick-reference list for the trip.

No ads. No tracking. No account.

Clean, minimal design. No clutter, no dark patterns. Just helpful advice.

Naruhodo (なるほど) — "I see. Now I understand."

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Free to download. No ads, no account, no paywall.

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