Japanstartshere.com - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
57% 
Page structure
72% 
Link structure
76% 
Server
91% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.14 s
File size
68.20 kB
Words
874
Media files
20
Number of links
102 internal / 10 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Japan Starts Here is where all your trips to Japan begin
The length of the page title is perfect. (499 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Headed to Japan? From amazing Japan itineraries to personalized help planning your trip, Japan expert Robert Schrader has you covered.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (855 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://japanstartshere.com/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
There are 4 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate 1: The most popular way to see Japan, this itinerary perfectly balances t...
  • Duplicate 2: Whether you spend your month in Japan exploring lesser-visited islands...
This page contains 874 words. That's ok.
33.2% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
11 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 22.95 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
Multiple viewport tags are given. There should only be one.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 17 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
20 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 26 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Discover the Seasons of Japan
H2 READ MORE
H2 Seasons of Japan
H2 READ MORE Duplicate text
H2 Tokyo
H2 Kyoto
H2 Osaka
H2 Spend Two Thrilling Weeks in Japan
H2 A Taste of Japan
H2 Mt. Fuji
H2 Kanazawa
H2 Kyushu
H2 Japan in Every Season
H2 Hokkaido
H2 Japanese Alps
H2 Tohoku
H2 Do a Japan Deep Dive
H2 Japan Deep Dive
H2 Shikoku
H2 San’in
H2 Okinawa
H3 Destinations
H3 Advice
H3 Trip Ideas
H3 Plan Your Japan Trip
H3 Learn More
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
4 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 10 external links on this page.
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https://japanstartshere.com/Anchor Skip to main content
/japan-itinerary/Plan your next trip to Japan today!
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/japan-destinations/Destinations
/japan-travel-advice/Advice
/japan-trip-ideas/Trip Ideas
/japan-travel-blog/Blog
/japan-travel-itinerary/Plan Your Trip
/about/Learn More
/japan-itinerary/Plan your trip today!
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/japan-destinations/Text duplicate Destinations
/japan-travel-advice/Text duplicate Advice
/japan-trip-ideas/Text duplicate Trip Ideas
/japan-travel-blog/Text duplicate Blog
/japan-travel-itinerary/Text duplicate Plan Your Trip
/about/Text duplicate Learn More
/2024/09/02/japan-in-august/Discover the Seasons of Japan Japan is many destinations in one
/japan-in-winter/Japan’s Magical Winter Season
/japan-in-autumn/Japan’s Autumn Ambiance
/japan-in-summer/Should You Visit Japan in Summer?
/2023/10/31/northern-japan-in-...Hokkaido Autumn Travel Inspiration
/cherry-blossom-season-japan/The Ultimate Guide to Cherry Blossoms in Japan
/japan-photography/Japan Through My Eyes
/2022/04/29/how-many-days-in-j...How Long to Spend in Japan
/2024/09/02/japan-in-august/Seasons of Japan Four destinations in one
/japan-in-winter/Japan’s Magical Winter
/japan-in-autumn/Japan in Autumn: What to Know
/japan-in-summer/Visit Japan in Summer
/2023/10/31/northern-japan-in-...Hokkaido Autumn Inspiration
/cherry-blossom-season-japan/The Ultimate Guide to Cherry Blossoms
/japan-photography/Text duplicate Japan Through My Eyes
/2022/04/29/how-many-days-in-j...Text duplicate How Long to Spend in Japan
/about/Text duplicate Learn More
/places-to-visit-in-tokyo/Tokyo Neon-bathed streets and Michelin-starred eats
/things-to-do-in-kyoto/Kyoto Travel back in time to Japan’s ancient capital
/things-to-do-in-osaka/Osaka A world of Japanese street food starts here
/two-weeks-in-japan/Spend Two Thrilling Weeks in Japan The most popular way to see Japan, this itinerary perfectly balances tourist hot spots like Tokyo and Kyoto with exciting ...
/two-weeks-in-japan/Plan Your Two Weeks in Japan
/two-weeks-in-japan/A Taste of Japan The most popular way to see Japan, this itinerary perfectly balances tourist hot spots like Tokyo and Kyoto with exciting secondary destinat...
/two-weeks-in-japan/Plan Your Two Weeks
/climbing-mt-fuji/Mt. Fuji Climb Japan’s iconic peak, or just admire its beauty
/things-to-do-in-kanazawa/Kanazawa Enjoy Japan’s seasons in the “Kyoto of the North”
/kyushu-travel-guide/Kyushu Ramen, volcanoes and hot springs—oh my!
/cherry-blossom-season-japan/No Text
/japan-in-summer/No Text
/japan-in-autumn/No Text
/japan-in-winter/No Text
/hokkaido-summer-self-drive-it...Hokkaido Year-round adventure in Japan’s great, white north
/japanese-alps-itinerary/Japanese Alps Trek the trails of Japan’s ultimate hiking paradise
/tohoku-travel-itinerary/Tohoku Flowery castles, volcanic lakes and snow monsters
/one-month-in-japan/Do a Japan Deep Dive Whether you spend your month in Japan exploring lesser-visited islands like Kyushu and Shikoku, or going off the beaten path in spellbin...
/one-month-in-japan/Organize Your Month in Japan
/one-month-in-japan/Japan Deep Dive Whether you spend your month in Japan exploring lesser-visited islands like Kyushu and Shikoku, or going off the beaten path in spellbinding ...
/one-month-in-japan/Organize Your Month
/shikoku-travel-guide/Shikoku Japan’s most underrated, unexplored island
/japan-off-the-beaten-path/San’in How far off Japan’s beaten path do you dare stray?
/things-to-do-in-okinawa/Okinawa Tropical paradise a short flight from Tokyo
/japan-itinerary/Text duplicate Learn More
/things-to-do-in-tokyo/Tokyo
/things-to-do-in-kyoto/Kyoto
/shikoku-travel-guide/Shikoku
/osaka-travel-guide/Osaka
/things-to-do-in-kanazawa/Kanazawa
/japanese-alps-itinerary/Japanese Alps
/tohoku-travel-itinerary/Tohoku
/japan-off-the-beaten-path/San'in
/kyushu-travel-guide/Kyushu
/things-to-do-in-hokkaido/Hokkaido
/2019/08/20/best-place-to-see-...Mt. Fuji
/cherry-blossom-season-japan/Cherry Blossoms
/japan-rail-pass/Japan Trains
/japan-in-autumn/Autumn Colors
/japan-photography/Japan Photography
/japan-travel-writing/Japan Travel Writing
/2018/06/13/japanese-food-besi...Japanese Food
/sim-cards-in-japan/SIM Cards
/regions-of-japan/Regions of Japan
/japan-in-winter/Japan in Winter
/is-japan-expensive/Is Japan Expensive?
/2021/01/28/study-japanese-in-...Studying Japanese
/two-weeks-in-japan/Two Weeks in Japan
/cherry-blossom-season-japan/Text duplicate Cherry Blossoms
/japan-hiking-guide/Hiking in Japan
/2018/03/22/kyushu-vs-shikoku/Shikoku and Kyushu
/kyoto-osaka-itinerary/One Week in Kansai
/2019/06/13/best-cities-to-vis...Underrated Cities
/one-month-in-japan/One Month in Japan
/climbing-mt-fuji/Climbing Mt. Fuji
/japan-off-the-beaten-path/Japan Off the Beaten Path
/10-days-in-japan/10 Days in Japan
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protectionJapan Cherry Blossoms
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protectionJapan Fall Colors
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protectionThree Weeks in Japan
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protectionJapan Honeymoons
/business-travel-to-japan/Business Travel to Japan
/japan-itinerary/Custom Japan Trips
/about/About
/japan-travel-partnerships/Partner With Me
https://www.jrailpass.com/?utm...External Subdomain Order Japan Rail Pass
https://leaveyourdailyhell.com/External Leave Your Daily Hell
https://thailandstartshere.com/External Thailand Starts Here
https://schradr.com/External Meet Robert
https://facebook.com/japanstar...External No Text
https://twitter.com/japanstart...External No Text
https://instagram.com/japansta...External No Text
https://japanstartshere.com/No Text
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/privacy-policy-disclosure/Read Privacy Policy
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Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://japanstartshere.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.14 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (68 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 239 referring domains.
This page has 8,841 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 203 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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Japan Starts Here is where all your trips to Japan begin
Headed to Japan? From amazing Japan itineraries to personalized help planning your trip, Japan expert Robert Schrader has you covered.

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