Ep.74 We spent 42 days on our first trip to Japan and learned so much that we wish we had known before we visited. We talk about navigating busy train stations, dining, culture, etiquette, high-tech toilets, and more! And the locals are so kind and helpful! This is your ultimate first-timer’s guide.
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Chapters:
00:00 – Start
00:59 – Stop at an ATM first when you arrive!
01:21 – Use the train network in Japan!
05:28 – Make sure to buy a transit card
07:57 – Taking a bullet train?
10:20 – Walking around Japanese cities
12:18 – Japan knows how to kill germs
14:11 – Grab a pastry or three
14:39 – Convenience Stores in Japan
15:21 – English menus are available
18:16 – Learn key phrases in Japanese
20:13 – How do you operate Japanese toilets?
21:37 – How to save money shopping in Japan
22:57 – How clean are Japanese cities?
24:16 – Do you tip in Japan?
24:31 – What is with the slippers in Japan?
25:25 – OUTTAKES
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13 Comments
Thank you for another wonderful, informative video. You clearly did not interact with any Japanese people since you did not mention it. I understand that language can be a barrier.
What is the IC card ?
You forgot to mention that the toilets in Japan have bede unlike in the US and that is why their apples are clean .
This was a super interesting video! I learned so many new things about travel in Japan I never knew!!!
Love the info. A very nice summary! Didn’t it feel really safe?
Great video! Can you share the url for the air b and b? My wife and I are thinking about going to Japan next year.
Very helpful video for independent travels in Japan. It's a wonderful, interesting, historical and beautiful country, with the highest class infrastructure of anywhere we've ever been.
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You definitely need to do the math on the JR pass depending on your trip length and train rides, it can pay for itself with a few Shinkansen trips close together but if you stay in a city for a week (which is easy to do) the pass makes less sense.
Excellent information! Japan recently went on our bucket list, and this video is so helpful! It is so interesting to learn about each culture's idiosyncrasies. Looking forward to your future videos. Thanks so much,
"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe." Thanks for the video ˎˎˎAnatole France
This is excellent, well done!!
A different experience by all means. Many thanks for reigniting our own experience of visiting Japan. Hiroshima experience was so powerful. All the best Marie