Packing for Japan trip? DONT FORGET THESE!

Traveling and packing is stressful as is. You’re looking over your list and have seen videos reminding you of the usual: toiletries, seasonal clothes, charger, etc.

But dont forget some of these things that might not have crossed your minds!

They may seem simple and you’ll probably brush over the thought of carrying around a hand towel, but trust me–you’ll need it. See why each of these are pretty important!

0:19- hand towel
0:59- passport, tax-free shopping
3:00- coin purse
3:49- JR Pass (warning)
4:41- portable charger (see recommended brand)
5:35- handheld fan & tumbler
6:20- pocket wifi versus e-sim card
8:25- extra suitcase

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There are a lot of videos showing you what to pack for a general trip like the obious clothes for certain weather your charger money maybe a pocket Wi-Fi Etc but there’s a few essential things you need to make sure you’re carrying during your trip first a little hand towel yep a

Little handkerchief would suffice since there’s no dryer or paper towels in many public restroom I was able to get one as a souvenir with with my name embroidered definitely a practical souvenir you can find some in convenience stores or Daiso but if you have one at home already it

Shouldn’t take too much space in your luggage and you might as well bring it with you it’ll help stop any extra spending that can go towards the rest of your trip oh and it also helps in the summer when you’re dripping with sweat you’ll see little kids to office workers

And suit dabbing themselves with a little towel second your passport I mean it goes without saying that you will have your passport on you if you’re traveling from another country to Japan but with a passport comes an opportunity to shop taxfree they’ll ask you if you’re a toris and

They’ll scan your passport it’s available to non-residents only and applies to foreigners who have been in Japan for less than 6 months so that means if you’ve been in Japan for more than 6 months or if you’re currently working in Japan it’s not available to you keep in mind though not all

Purchases are tax-free and this only applies in some stores there’s usually a required purchase amount of 5,000 yen for General Goods like clothes bags and home appliances for consumables or Cosmetics the total purchase amount Must Fall within the range of 5,000 to 500,000 yen in one day at a single store

The catch is that these will sometimes be packaged in a way where it cannot be opened or consumed while you’re in Japan consumables are packed in a specific bag with a sealed sticker and these must not be open before leaving the country if they’re tampered with you will be

Subject to paying original tax amount at Customs now both times I’ve been to Japan they have never checked my items as I was leaving the country but both times was a different experience for my first trip in 2019 I had to hold all my receipts from taxfree

Stores and place them in a basket at Customs at the airport however my trip in 2023 they didn’t check anything at all however I would exercise caution and just follow the rules just in case if you think you’ll be opening your purchases maybe opting out of taxfree might be a good

Idea third thing is a little coin purse Japan is still very cash oriented and their smaller currency includes a lot of coins like 10 Yen 50 Yen 100 yen and 500 yen coins which you definitely will be using a coin purse helps a lot so you’re not throwing your change into a backpack

And shuffling through them holding up a line people have got places to go man be sure to use as much of these coins as you can before you leave convenience stores have a lot that allows you to dump the coins in and it’ll easily sort out the amount for you it’s not like

America where the clerk has to count each change one by one in Japan they just dump the handful into a slot like a coin sorder next is probably covered in a lot of video and it’s pretty obvious not to lose this but if you purchased a Jr pass

Or a Japan Rail Pass keep this glued to your body do not lose it these are not refundable and cannot be reissued If lost or stolen the Jr exchange office will only accept original physical ticket and those cannot be reprinted or reproduced No Electronic versions scan copies or email confirmation will be

Accepted pretty straightforward with that so if you have a go-to bag you’ll be carrying your entire trip with you keep this in that bag guard it as close as you would your passport don’t shove them into your pocket after you’ve scanned them it will find its way out

Somehow next is another pretty obvious thing and it’s a charger or a power bank make sure you keep those fully charged when you get back to the hotel or wherever you’re staying this is especially important if you’re not familiar with Japan you’ll need your phone to guide you through the station

And the streets and the last thing you want is for your phone not to turn on there goes your map and Google translate if you need to communicate with someone for directions this is not a sponsored video but personally my favorite brand for Chargers is Anchor it charges the

Phone really quick and they come in all different sizes of course there are other Essentials you might need and it varies from person to person but from my experience I always needed those items on hand these next few items are more of suggestions to make the trip a little more

Comfortable one of my trips was in September and it was towards the tail end of summer so it was pretty warm for my standard it was in the 90s Dee fahr and we did tons of walking and even hiked in the arashiyama mountain to the monkey Park fortunately I brought an

Electronic fan I could charge and Tumbl to fill with ice water if you don’t want to spend on an electronic fan a handheld fan or whatever pamphlet you have would work if you do a lot of walking I would suggest bringing a Tumblr with you of

Course if you’re planning to go to the airport make sure they’re empty before going through TSA fill them up at the hotel or restaurants later On if this was 2019 I would have listed pocket Wi-Fi as a priority and it would have been at the top of this list but nowadays there eims or digital sim cards for those who need data for internet access so you don’t necessarily have to physically carry a pocket Wi-Fi around

Again this preference will vary by individuals their phone plans and how often they use data while you can rent a pocket Wi-Fi and pick it up at the airport there’s also the option of digital SIM cards as I mentioned I personally prefer this since it saved me

The hassle of picking up the pocket Wi-Fi charging the pocket Wi-Fi and returning the pocket Wi-Fi at the end of the trip my friends introduced me to AO and what’s cool is that it has coverage in over 200 countries if you have credits left over from one trip you can

Use it for your next trip for Japan there are six different plans and you can choose depending on how much data you need each plan also has date of validity there’s a 7-Day plan 15 days and 30 days as someone who had to constantly pull up maps the

Entire day Google places to eat and share stories on Instagram I had to look for the max data available which was the 20 gab a little embarrassed to say that was still not enough for me but ultimately $26 for 20 gab is still a pretty good deal if you’re not one to

Use social media a lot on trips 20 GB will definitely be plenty if you find you’ll need less than 20 GB there are other options there’s 1 GB for 450 2 GB for 650 3 GB for $850 5 GB for 1150 and 10 GB for $18 if you’re using data throughout your

Trip be sure to check your aolo app often and see how much data you have Left lastly what you’ll need is plenty of space in your suit case or if you’re like me an extra suitcase for all the souvenirs my friends brought an extra duffel bag but found they bought too much and had to limit themselves I brought a small suitcase inside a bigger

Suitcase and I definitely filled it to the Brio I mean I would rather bring an extra luggage than limit myself to what I’m buying especially if I’m flying all the way to Japan already who knows when I’ll be back I hope hope this video provided some insight to some things that may not

Have crossed your mind prior if it did please leave a like so it lets me know my video was a bit helpful at all as you can tell my video uploads are a bit out of order I have Vlogs and tips for Japan but also some videos coming

From Vegas that’s because the Japan videos take a bit longer to edit but there will be more soon so far I have videos that briefly covered how much Japan cost where to buy souvenirs what to do in kabuko and Japan Hotel on a budget on

Top of that I have a few Vlogs checking out Ginza sukij Fish Market walk through Universal Studios Japan and Tokyo Disneyland if there’s something you would like me to cover please let me know thank you for watching and if you’re planning for your Japan trip good luck stay safe and have Fun