Browse the rosterロスターを見る
Sort the all-star line-up by fandom and by region. Every experience is a real, bookable thing to do — ringside sumo, a Ghibli Park day, an anisong karaoke night — written up by fans, not a booking bot.
AboutWe don't sell trips.
We don't sell trips.
We hand you the roster.
Japan Otaku All Stars exists for one reason: to surface Japan's best anime & manga, sports and music experiences for fans coming from anywhere in the world — and point you to the partners worth trusting. We're an independent media & referral site, built by fans who got tired of generic “Top 10 Tokyo” lists.
Think of it as a trading-card league for things to actually do in Japan. You pick your fandom, pick your region, and meet your line-up. We never arrange, sell, or take payment for a single booking — that's by design, and it's the best part.
3Fandoms7Regions27Experiences5Partners
01The honest version
How it works仕組み
No fine print, no asterisks. Here is exactly how money moves — and how it never touches us.
Tap through to a partnerパートナーへ
When something earns a place on your list, you hand off through our /go link to the trusted operator that actually runs it. No account here, no cart, no upsell.
Book on the partner's site予約する
You pay the partner directly, on their platform, at their published price. Their cancellation terms, their guides, their guarantee. We are never in the middle of your money or your trip.
We earn a referral fee紹介料
If you book, the partner pays us a small referral fee — at no extra cost to you. That fee funds the curation, the writing and the concierge. It is the entire business model, said plainly.
Information & referrals only · 旅行業法
We're media, not a travel agency.
Under Japan's Travel Agency Act (旅行業法), arranging and selling travel is tightly regulated — and rightly so. We stay firmly on the publishing side of that line: we recommend, we explain, we link. The contract for your experience is always between you and the partner operator. That keeps you protected by their terms — and keeps our advice honest, because we have nothing to sell you.
- You book directly with partners
- You pay their price — never more
- Their guarantee, terms & support apply
- Our cut comes from them, not you
02The line-up
Three fandoms三つの推し
Every experience belongs to one of three leagues. Pick the one that made you want to come to Japan in the first place.
03The map
Seven regions七つの地方
From Hokkaido powder to Okinawan reefs, we sort the archipelago into seven areas so you can plan a route that actually flows.
Hokkaido
01北海道
Powder snow, Otaru canals and Sapporo nights.
Hokkaido
Tohoku
02東北
Nebuta festivals, samurai country and onsen towns.
Aomori · Iwate · Miyagi · Akita · …
Kanto
03関東
Akihabara, Tokyo Dome, Shibuya live houses.
Tokyo · Kanagawa · Saitama · Chiba · …
Chubu
04中部
Ghibli Park, Hakuba slopes and the Japan Alps.
Aichi · Shizuoka · Nagano · Niigata · …
Kansai
05関西
Den Den Town, Koshien and Kyoto's old craft.
Osaka · Kyoto · Hyogo · Nara · …
Chugoku · Shikoku
06中国・四国
Anime hometowns, Naruto whirlpools, island music.
Hiroshima · Okayama · Tottori · Shimane · …
Kyushu · Okinawa
07九州・沖縄
Karate dojos, sanshin strings and subtropical reefs.
Fukuoka · Nagasaki · Kumamoto · Oita · …
04Who you book with
Our partners提携先
We don't run experiences — these established operators do. When you tap “Book,” you hand off to one of them and deal with them directly.
KKlook
8 expsGGetYourGuide
5 expsRTRakuten Travel Experiences
5 expsKKKday
5 expsJEJapan Experience
4 expsOutbound links to partners may be affiliate links. If you book through one, the partner may pay us a referral fee — it never changes your price. Partners are chosen for reputation and on-the-ground reliability, not for what they pay.
Optional · Travel concierge
Got a question?
Ask a real fan.
Not sure which sumo day to pick, whether Ghibli Park is worth the detour, or how to chain three regions without burning out? Message us on WhatsApp or Instagram and a real fan answers — in plain language, for free.
We share recommendations and answer questions only. We never arrange, sell, or take payment for travel — you book each experience yourself with our partners.（回答・案内のみ。旅行の手配・販売は行いません。）