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Japan Trip Planning

Budget

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Dates

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• Est Duration: 18 Days

Tips

• Upgrade for extra leg room if flight is long (e.g. 10+ hours)
• Spend 2-3 days minimum in each major city
• Figure out how to get from airport to hotel and back to airport
• Confirm mobile carrier works in Japan before trip or purchase SIM
• Interact with the locals to get recommendations, etc
• Bring a little cash for backup for places that don't accept cards

Links

• Japan Guide
• Travel Japan
• Travel Caffeine
• Japan Travel Planning (Facebook Group) for recommendations on bars, restaurants, etc.
• Klook for WiFi, Bus, and Train passes, etc.
• Kim Dao (Youtube)
• Renata Pereira (Youtube) for general travel tips

Books:

• Japan Travel Guide: Things I Wish I'D Known Before Going to Japan
• Eyewitness Travel: Japan
• Eyewitness Travel: Tokyo Top 10

Transportation

Flight

• Hopper for flight alerts
• Scott's Cheap Flights

Bus, Train, Shopping

• Japan Rail Pass (JR Pass) (buy 2-3 weeks before trip)
• JR Pass Calculator
• Suica and Welcome Suica

Accommodation

• Booking.com

Activity & Sight-Seeing Ideas

Cities:

• Tokyo
• Kyoto
• Osaka

Places:

• Suntory Yamazaki Distillery (must book tickets months in advance!)
• Samurai Museum (Tokyo)
• Nishiki Market (Kyoto)
• Akihabara
• Shibuya
• Tokyo Station (tip: spend a few hours)
• Donquiote
• Bar Jigen (Kyoto)

Shopping: