Turn the places you dream of into a deeper journey.
JUNREKI is a travel app that gathers the local ways to enjoy each part of Japan — hot springs, food, festivals, history and myths. Every place is checked against official sources. Even without a destination in mind, tell it what you'd like to do and it suggests a trip.
Coming to the App Store and Google Play.
What you can do with JUNREKI
Not just where you went — what you experienced and what you came to understand about each place.
Start from what you want to do
Write something like "hot springs and fresh sashimi" and get matching regions and trip ideas. You can also browse nine themes, from nature and history to food and onsen.
Know a place deeply
Each region comes with the ways to enjoy it that are truly local. Begin with "Start here" to see what makes the place itself.
Follow myths and legends
Distant places are linked by the same old stories. Add the sites of a myth to your trip in one go.
Save places you dream of
Keep a list of everywhere in Japan you'd love to go someday. No dates needed.
Make a trip plan
Pick places and they become your trip plan. Go straight to official guides or booking sites for stays, routes and activities.
Color in your map of Japan
Record what you experienced and watch your understanding of each region grow on the map. Photos and notes stay as memories.
Inside the app
From how a town came to be, to today's bowl of noodles.
Browse local ways to enjoy, across Japan
Hot springs, food, festivals, crafts and daily life — nine themes, each listing the local experiences of regions across Japan. Bathe in a neighborhood bathhouse, hop between public baths in a yukata, have breakfast at a fish market.
Screens are shown in Japanese. Switch to English in the app's Help.
Learn why it belongs to this place
Every way to enjoy a region comes with the reason it exists there, with its sources. Tap "Record" to keep what you did.
Travel along the old stories
The god who recovered in the waters of Dogo, the land-pulling myth of Yumigahama, the demon who built a stone stairway in one night. Visit the sites in the order of the story.
Our information
We check each place so you won't be disappointed on the road.
Checked with official sources
We list only what we confirmed on the official sites of shops, inns and facilities, local governments and tourism associations, and we keep the date we checked.
Well-loved food and stays
We start from places with strong reviews, then confirm the facts officially. Long-standing local favorites matter to us too.
Reviewed regularly
Hours and holidays change. Food and stays are reviewed every month; history and scenery every few months.
Rankings are never paid
Some links are ads that pay us a referral fee when you book. They are labeled "Ad", and fees never affect the order of our recommendations.
FAQ
Where can I use it?
JUNREKI is an app for iPhone (App Store) and Android (Google Play). Once it's released, you can download it from this page.
Can I book hotels and transport?
Bookings are made on official sites or booking sites. JUNREKI takes you to those pages. Some booking links are ads.
Can I use it in English?
Yes. Switch between Japanese and English from Help in the app. We're building JUNREKI for visitors to Japan as well.
I run a shop or inn listed in the app.
Listing is free. For corrections, photos or removal, please reach us through Contact (in Japanese or English).
Go one step deeper into Japan.
Coming to the App Store and Google Play.