17 Japan Travel MISTAKES Tourists Always Make 🇯🇵 (and how to avoid them)
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
0:26 Train Etiquette Tourists Get Wrong
1:42 Not Using an IC Card in Japan
3:15 Travelling to Japan Without Internet
4:51 Getting the Shinkansen Wrong
7:44 Travelling With Luggage the Wrong Way
10:32 Not Booking Activities in Advance
12:29 Making Expensive Money Mistakes
13:55 Underestimating Travel Time in Japan
15:27 Choosing the Wrong Time to Visit Japan
18:06 Only Bringing One Pair of Shoes
18:31 Not Bringing a Day Bag
18:53 Eating and Drinking Whilst Walking in Japan
20:14 Overpacking for Japan
21:13 Getting Onsen Etiquette Wrong
22:18 Breaking Shrine & Temple Etiquette
22:47 Tipping in Japan
24:12 Pickpocketing Happens in Japan
25:34 Booking a Return Ticket 🙂
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Thank you so much for your good advice!
When I was an elementary school student in Japan, we were taught to stay quiet on trains and buses so that visually impaired passengers—who may rely on audio announcements to know when to get off the station—would not have trouble.
Very nice
Great video, both your trips to Japan have been really helpful to plan for our trip later this year. When using Klook for Shinkansen how far ahead is it advised to book as I read elsewhere about tickets being only available a month in advance? Thank you.
This is not wrong; there are restaurants both on the upper and lower floors of the building.
Thank you for sharing 🙏❤ japan trip
日本では他人を背景に撮影するのは失礼な行為です。
日本のYouTuberは必ずモザイクをかけます。
Very useful information here, thank you. I did tons of research when I visited Japan in 2019 and found that visiting in October worked out to be perfect. The weather was nice, places were less busy that other times of the year, and I got to see Mount Fuji from the Shinkansen twice when travelling between Osaka and Tokyo! This was back when the JR Rail Pass was still worth getting – unfortunately no longer the case. Glad to see Klook mentioned again. I used them got booking the Skyliner train from Narita Airport and they had a fantastic deal with a 72 hour Tokyo Metro card – the total price was cheaper than buying a Skyliner ticket in person!
I need to go back to Japan.
Hi Jay e Karolina thank you for the video 😊❤
A month ago we’ve been to Japan for 22 days during cherry blossom season. We have a great time because we stayed in my niece place. My brother picked us up in Narita airport. All the things that you said in your video are correct. When we went to Mount Fuji we have to be early because it’s going to rain about 11:00 am. It’s good that we are able to see it before it rains. We saw lots of places like Osaka, Kyoto, Yokohama, Nagoya, Odawara and some places that it’s hard to remember of course Mount Fuji. We’ve been to Tokyo 3 years ago and planning to go back because I haven’t been to Shinkansen, asakusa, Ueno and other places in Japan. Thank you for this video. Always stay safe and stay healthy. Godbless!
日本のホテルのチェックインは14時、15時が多いですか、ホテルを予約してあればチェックイン前に荷物だけ預けることが出来ます
"10 rules you MUST follow in Japan"
"10 things you NEED to know before you go to japan"
"Japan has become an over touristed hell hole"
I just got back from Japan, second trip, 18 days much of it during golden week.
There are so many lies and exaggerations on social media (including here) that even though I'd already been to Japan a couple years ago I started to fear these things were true. They just aren't.
I am sure there are challenges with over tourism in Japan for locals, but even during golden week I had a totally pleasant time, ate where I wanted, bought what I wanted, saw all the tourist attractions and busy places.
And then there's all the fear mongering about rules. People are so afraid about all the rules that they stress themselves out about getting them all right. Japanese people aren't some alien species, and I think a lot of these videos and discussions border on subconscious racism with the way they exaggerate these things. They have a distinct culture but for the most part it's all just common sense respect.
For example a few rules that videos treat as some sacred unbreakable covenant in Japan:
"You must walk on the left".
Yes locals generally walk on the left… but far from always. it's the same as any place, sometimes people break the flow for whatever reason or no reason at all. Just walk with the flow of people like you would anywhere.
"Never eat while walking!"
ya probably looks a bit rude to be eating and walking, I didn't really do it but I saw Japanese people doing it. Just don't be gross.
"Never talk on the train!"
Except that locals talk on the train all the time. For the most part they talk quietly to the person next to them, but sometimes they would be laughing and speaking loudly in a larger group. Is it quiet during the morning commute? Ya because commuters aren't sitting with friends. Just don't be loud and obnoxious.
All these hard and fast rules turn out to just be common sense respect. Use a little social awareness, follow what locals are doing, you'll be fine.
Thanks for the great tips. Very helpful 🙏🇯🇵
中国系のスリや置き引きは本当に多いですよ。
（置き引き＝新幹線や電車の棚から持っていかれます）
新幹線の荷物置きスペースは知らない人が多いので良い指摘でした！
ツイッターで「荷物置き場が奪われてる！」とよく書き込まれています。
持ち帰り用のドリンクカップは歩き飲みしてはいけません！
日本人が持ち歩いているのは中身をこぼしにくい容器、ペットボトルやマグボトルなどの水筒です。外国人観光客がよくドリンクカップを持ったまま店で買い物をしていますが、日本人はハラハラしながら見ています。日本人的にはありえない行動ですからね。
What great tips Jay and Karolina from your experiences. So much quality information.
As always you give the very best advice both verbally and visually , your professionalism shines through
Thank You for Sharing Please Take Care and Stay Safe
日本でのルールやマナーの動画をありがとうございます😊ただ、テレビやSNSを見ていると日本で外国人の悪いニュースばかり見ることが多いです。海外の人とって日本は治安良く安いしご飯が美味しい日本全国をテーマパークと思っている海外の人いるみたいですが、昔の人がコツコツ頑張って今の日本があり、日本人が住んでいる国なのです。日本に何回も旅行を楽しんでもらうだけではなくて自分達の国も日本のようにルールを良くしようと努力してほしいです。
18:48 コンビニのゴミ箱に捨てていいのは、原則として、その店で買った商品の包装や容器などだけです。
家庭や車内から出たゴミや、そのコンビニ以外の他店で購入した飲食物のゴミなどを捨てる行為は、厳密には廃棄物処理法に抵触しており、杓子定規的に法を適用すると、最大5年以下の懲役刑または1000万円(約USD 63K)以下の罰金刑となります。
実際には、ほぼ黙認されていますが、訪日外国人らが常識のようにコンビニのゴミ箱を利用するようになると、いずれ厳罰化されるかも知れませんので、ゴミはなるべく宿まで持ち帰って処分してくださいね。
まずは日本に来てくれてありがとうございます。
最近、日本ではオーバーツーリズムによって外国人を見る目が厳しくなっています。
ですがJAYさんやKarolinaさんのように日本のマナーに従ってくれる人は大歓迎です。
このような動画はもっと拡散されるべきです。
コンビニ内のゴミ箱を利用する時にはそのお店で必ず何かを買いましょう。
コンビニ内のトイレを利用する場合も同じです。(トイレ利用は店員さんに一声かけるのが良いです）
自分たちが困らないためというより、日本人に迷惑をかけないためという優しさを感じました！リスペクトをありがとうございます！間違えたときは気にせず忘れて楽しんでください🫶素敵な動画をありがとう！
We have made many of the same mistakes and learned. You have put together a wonderful guide giving it a lot of thought. We planning to go back to Japan towards the end of the year.
Hope you guys are doing ok. Enjoy your time there. Sending you much love❤❤ from Cape Cod MA. Jim and Harriet
Really helpful video, one again! Have got most of the apps (green suica on Apple Pay) which linked to SmartEx account. Tabelog, Payke, Google Maps and Translate installed along with Bounce and Flush. Airalo esim which I've used a lot. Go Taxi app but will need to find a way of getting the text message activation. Klook as well – good tip re booking early although Sibuya Sky only has two week booking window? Great tip re leaving Fuji tour until you know the weather – will leave until I arrive. Arriving Haneda and staying in Ginza. Need to sort out decent shoes! Thank you very much once again! Hopefully have covered most bases. 😊👍
In Japan, it is best to assume that eating and drinking in crowded places is generally avoided. This is to prevent issues such as strong food odors, accidentally bumping into others, or spilling food and drinks on people's clothes.
While there are a few exceptions, the level of crowding is ultimately the best rule of thumb to judge whether it is okay to eat or drink.
We got really lucky on our first trip to Japan. We went in early June and were there for 10 days. Only rained twice and one of those was at nite while we were in bed.
Plus was only really hot on one of those 10 days. Sadly on our 2nd trip. Halloween afternoon was a torrential rain storm. Kinda ruined the holiday.
제이!
수고했다
캐롤리나!
한국에 다시와라!
Thank you so much for sharing! This video was very informative. Would have loved to hear more of Karolina's thoughts about the trip!
Thank you for all the much useful information for foreign tourists.
日本人のコメントでもあまり言及されないのですが、年配の世代は立って食べないように教育されました。歩いて食べる習慣は日本には無かったし、道路がきれいなのも歩きながら食べる人が少ないから。やめましょう。Don't forget!
You are both brilliant, if I get into the onsen naked I'd probably scare everyone lol 😱🫣 😂 they probably would think Halloween 👻🎃 has come early this year Hahaha. 😂😂Some really good advice but it's trial and error with basic etiquette there. 😁🤙
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チップは本当に感動して、気持ちとしてどうしても渡したいなら渡してもいいと思うよ
特に個人経営の店なら受け取ってくれるかも
チェーン店とかアルバイトとかだとどうしたらいいかわからなかったり、決まりだったりで受け取ってくれないと思う
🎉楽しい📹️ありがとー😆💕✨👌👌👌✨🍻🎶
様々な意見あると思いますが、日本ではチップはやめるべきすね。誰でもお金をもらったら結局はうれしいからです。で、これが繰り返されると、そのうち日本でもチップを要求してくる店が必ず現れるからです。有名な観光地ではすでにそういう店出始めていると思う。「日本の文化の破壊」ですね。今から30年くらいしたら大都市ではチップなしで生活するの無理になってるかもね。日本でも。
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. ❤
Well… here is what I see… A culture enslaved by their phones? Just like here in America. You guys… I love ya, But you've made these videos before many times with advice for the travelers, but most people watching CAN'T travel, THAT'S why they're watching. But if I'm being honest as a viewer… to me, as an American, I guess I wish people traveling here or immigating here were this thoughtful about OUR culture, as you're being in Japan. Don't speak out loud and disturb others when out in public in Japan? In one way, that's very nice, but in another way it's very stiffeling. I just wish you guys would do some videos in America and show that on your channel. Travel our states, do the Route 66 Road Trip. I would imagine many of your followers are from the US. We would like to see you come here and tour our country. Do the road trip thing across America. Get a camper van and do it. It's beautiful, amazing countryside and views, diverse cultures all across America. Your fans might actually go crazy over it. Your viewership will definitely increase… And PS… let Karolina speak once in awhile, Jay. 😊