Every guide about Getting around & the shinkansen for a trip to Japan, in one place.
Japan drives on the left, the tolls are expensive, and the permit that works almost everywhere else is not the one Japan accepts from every country. Sort that before you book.
The national pass is the famous one and it is frequently the wrong purchase. The regional passes are cheaper, narrower and better matched to how most people actually travel.
The pass got much more expensive and for many itineraries it no longer pays: how to do the arithmetic in ten minutes, which trips still justify it, and what to buy instead.
The tap card that runs the country: what it covers beyond trains, the digital version that solved the card shortage, how to top up, and whether the regional cards differ.
Every way from Narita and Haneda into Tokyo compared: N'EX, Keisei Skyliner and highway buses from NRT, the Monorail, Keikyu line and limousine bus from HND, with prices, times and honest advice.
How Japan travel actually works: the shinkansen bullet trains, IC cards like Suica and Pasmo, the metro, and the honest math on whether the JR Pass is worth it for your trip.