Shizuko Mishima has been the About.com Guide to Japan Travel since 1998. She loves exploring and writing about Japan, her native country.

She studied and worked in Japan while she traveled extensivelly throughout the country. She has written nearly a hundred of Japanese culture and travel articles for About.com.

Shizuko holds a B.A. in Psychology from Mesa State College, Colorado where she enjoyed teaching children about Japan and Japanese culture in local schools.

Yokoso! Welcome to About.com Japan travel. I have been passionate about learning different cultures all my life. My experience motivates me to work for this site to help people who are interested in visiting and learning about Japan. I hope to introduce various aspects of Japan and provide necessary Japan travel resources. I would like this site to be a place where we can all learn great tips for visiting Japan.

• Japan Travel Planner
  Start your travel planning from here.
• Clickable Map of Japan
  Links to information pages about different regions in Japan.
• Tips for Traveling in Japan
  How to travel in Japan.
• Japan Photo Gallery
  Hundreds of Japan photos.