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Nearby Tokyo is looking for content creators and travel writers who are excited about sharing their knowledge and travel tips in Japan.

If that is you, we are looking for two types of articles to be published on our website, find out more below.

1. How to... articles

Practical Tips for Traveling in Japan

Japan is a fun place to visit, but also a unique country with its own rules, systems, language, and culture.

Especially for first-time visitors, the train systems (Suica, Japan Rail pass, how to book etc), Hotels (Ryokans, Onsen etiquette), Restaurants (manners such as otooshi, dietary requirements), ATMs, road laws (renting a car) can be difficult to navigate.

Here’s where you come in!

We are looking for experienced writers currently living in Japan to write ‘how-to articles” for us on a regular basis.

If you are interested please contact us using the form below.

We are looking for experienced writers (professional, and non-professional) who are able to write engaging, easy to understand articles.

About half of our audience has English as their second language so we are looking for easy to understand articles.

Payment will be based on the length of the article (not including the bio):

400-600 words ¥2,800
601-1,000 words ¥5,200
1,000+ words ¥7,800

*Including 3 good quality copyright-free photos and 2 links within the text to other pages inside www.nearbytokyo.com

*The article will include a profile photo of you as well as a short bio, where we can link to either your blog, YouTube, podcast, or SNS.

Example of previous articles

Gunma Minakami Town Takaragawa outdoor onsen in autumn

Planning your trip

Minakami Bus Pass: Your Ticket to Gunma’s Natural Wonders

Use the Minakami Bus Pass to explore stunning landscapes, soak in hot springs, and enjoy limitless adventures. Read to find out more and where to buy it.

Click to Read »

2. Travel blog

Your North of Tokyo Experience

Have you traveled North of Tokyo? Would you like to share your experience of Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama and Ibaraki Prefecture?

If you do, this is for you!

Every month, we help introduce a new town, village or city in this region on our website and through our Newsletter (see our previous newsletters).

We are looking for people to share their stories, recommendations, and journeys in our blog. First-hand experiences, which can be past travel adventures, so you do not need to be living in Japan.

Places we are planning to feature in the future are:

Nikko, Oku-Nikko, Kinugawa, Kawagoe, Kusatsu, Mito, Minakami, Nasu-Shiobara, Nasu-Karasuyama, Itako, Koga, Shima, Numata, Sayama.

If you are interested in writing please contact us using the form below.

2023 Schedule

Mito city:
Jan (Submit by 30th Nov 2022)

Nikko city:
Feb (Submit by 31st Dec 2022)

Mito city:
Mar (Submit by 30th Nov 2022)

Mito city:
May (Submit by 30th Nov 2022)

Mito city:
June (Submit by 30th Nov 2022)

Mito city:
July (Submit by 30th Nov 2022)

Mito city:
Aug (Submit by 30th Nov 2022)

Mito city:
Sep (Submit by 30th Nov 2022)

Mito city:
Oct (Submit by 30th Nov 2022)

Mito city:
Nov (Submit by 30th Nov 2022)

Mito city:
Dec (Submit by 30th Nov 2022)

Each article will feature your profile photo as well as a writer's bio, where you can link your homage, SNS or Youtube.

For each submission, we will send a local gift from the area, including crafts and goodies.

Example of previous articles

For our 'Travel blog' articles, we are looking for authentic stories, to help future travelers get a better idea of the places we cover. You do not have to be a professional writer, just passionate about sharing your experience.

We are looking for stories that are positive and aimed at tourists planning to come to Japan.

There is no word count limit, but we prefer blogs with at least 600+ words.

We will also need at least 2 quality copyright-free photos or youtube videos to accompany the text and of course, you will be credited for those.