Japan Trip Packing: 7 Things to Bring

What should you pack when visiting Japan? I think there are 7 essential items for a Japan trip that you should definitely put on your packing list, or remember to buy once you arrive in the country. Some of these items are really not obvious as necessary until you get here, but if you have them, you’ll be travelling like a local.

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Okay you’ve got off the plane you get on the train you get into the city and what do you find it’s tipping it down with rain surprise surprise Japan probably has more rain than where I’m from which is the UK and that’s saying something so

The first thing I suggest you bring is a small umbrella you’re going to save a lot of time if you put this in your case or your bag because going to the convenience store when you’re really jet lagged is no fun at all now when you get to your hotel unless you’re Superman

You’re probably going to have a lot of jet lag and that means the first order at business is getting yourself a nice bit of sleep and that’s where this comes in a nice little sleep mask now this is because the curtains in hotel rooms here are actually not very good I find at

Shutting out the light so I find this is my number one essential for sleep now when you wake up you’re probably going to want to make yourself a cup of tea or coffee to wake yourself up and that’s where the next thing comes in because you’ll find that in hotels here the cups

Are generally really tiny like this and I find that really annoying and that’s where this comes in collapsible reusable cup and it kind of extends out it’s actually a really good size and also you can use it at Starbucks and all the other coffee chains now when I’m

Staying at hotels and hostels one thing I do find is that there’s usually a shortage of power outlets and that’s where this comes in because this is a multi-usb power adapter and it means I can charge all the things that I’ve got with me without having to worry about

There being enough power outlets now while we’re on the subject of power I think the other essential you need to bring is a power bank and that’s because it’s very difficult to know where you’re going to find the next publicly accessible power outlet sometimes you can find them within tourist information

Centers sometimes they’re in stations and you can usually find them on the shinkansen but in other places it’s very hit and miss so that’s why I recommend bringing your power bank with you okay so you’ve had a sleep you’ve charged all your stuff and now you’re ready to go

Out and explore Japan but I think there are two more things that you need to remember to take with you the first is one of these small towels and that’s because when you get to the public bathrooms here you’ll find that it’s very uncommon in many places to find

Either a hand dryer or paper towels being available and that’s because well people carry these around as part of the culture now you’re probably wondering where do I get one of those small towels what’s very easy just go to 100 yen shop that you’ll find in most cities we’re

Sticking with bathrooms for the final item on this list and this is actually my number one pick for something you should always bring with you when you’re traveling Link in Japan and that is a small plastic bottle containing liquid soap now you might find this a little bit surprising but even within cities

It’s very common to find public bathrooms where they don’t have any soap for example if I go to my local park I’ll find that there’s actually no sleep available there but especially in the countryside and especially if you do anything like hiking you’ll find that the bad things there will just have no

Soap and that’s why you want to make sure you take some with you now if you’re wondering where I got this little container from this also comes from the 100 yen shop so now that you’ve got some ideas about what to pack why don’t you check out this video and get some ideas

About where to go see ya