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Japan Trip Planning
Budget
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- Hotel: ???
- Buses & Trains: ???
- Food & Drink: ???
- Shopping: ???
- Gifts & Souvenirs: ???
Dates
- Best time to travel: Spring of Fall
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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
- Get the JR Pass + Pocket Wi-Fi bundle
- Pocket Wi-Fi recommended over SIM card (can be used by multiple phones) (arrange pickup at airport)
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.
- JAPAN HAS CHANGED | 8 New Rules + Things You Need to Know Before Traveling
- ANIME TRAVEL GUIDE JAPAN | 3 Must-Know Tips from a Local Otaku
- HOW TO TRAVEL JAPAN 2022 | Answers to the 20 MOST COMMON Questions
- 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
- Airport arrival: Haneda in Tokyo is preferred compared to Narita for distance to Tokyo
Bus, Train, Shopping
- Japan Rail Pass (JR Pass) (buy 2-3 weeks before trip)
- JR Pass Calculator
- Suica and Welcome Suica (mobile app available)
Accommodation
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)
- Nintendo World (Universal Studios Japan)
- Ghibli Park
Shopping: