— ABOUT
SOLO is a media site dedicated to solo travel in Japan. We write about ryokan where you can stay alone without a surcharge, kappo restaurants where a single seat at the counter is perfectly natural, izakaya where the evening belongs to you alone, and morning markets where no one is waiting for you.
Solo travel is not loneliness — it is freedom. The freedom to turn down any alley on a whim, to linger over a second coffee at a café you've fallen for. SOLO exists for adults who understand this.
We only list ryokan with no single supplement, verified in person.
Kappo, izakaya and sushi restaurants where walking in alone is welcome.
Every article is written from actual solo visits, not press trips.
We pay our own way. No advertiser influence on our recommendations.
Eisuke Kameta
Eisuke Kameta (亀田 英佑)
Representative Director of BTN Consulting Inc. and CTO of Almata Inc. Alongside corporate IT consulting and M&A integration work, he travels solo across Japan — documenting ryokan, kappo restaurants, izakaya, and morning markets through SOLO.