Tokyo Japan - Detailed TIPS For First Time Travelers

📍UPDATES: Sad news. JR PASS prices are increasing by a significant amount (50-60%) in the fall (October). If you do decide to buy the pass, the instructions on how to use it stays the same. See description for links. :) 📍For Visit Japan Web, Requirements are constantly updating regarding Covid etc so just be sure to read the supporting text on the website. For us going in March/April, we needed to upload our vaccination information or take a test but the rules will change again (hopefully in our benefit!). 📍📍📍UPDATE: As of April 29, you are no longer needing a vaccine or test certificate or to fill out Quarantine Fast Track yay!) vjw-lp.digital.go.jp/en/ 🤓Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:46 - Paperwork 2:24 - Luggage & Airport Limousine 5:03 - WiFi 6:28 - Japan Rail Pass 10:15 - Bullet Train 11:55 - How To Use Japan Rail Pass 13:11 - SUICA Card 14:58 - Money 16:55 - Storage 17:27 - Clothing 17:57 - Convenience Stores 18:29 - Manners 20:03 - Trash 20:53 - Tax Refund & Passport 21:15 - Tattoos 21:25 - Body Odor 21:36 - Banned Medications 21:45 - Translation 21:55 - More Travel Tips 🤗FREE TRAVEL BUDGET & PLANNER! Download here: www.buildyourmoxie.com/ My gift to you for happy travels! This is one of my favorite tools I created for planning and budgeting for my trips, and I wanted to share it with you.

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I just returned from Japan 2 weeks ago and I can attest that this video is one of the best. I knew some of the things mentioned after looking at 100 videos before I left, and still learned a few more things while there. As to the purse hook, great idea, but in most restaurants, every time my wife put her purse on the floor next to her seat, an attendant rushed to the table with a special container in which to place the purse. They feel that the floor is dirty (their floors are clean)and your purse should not be on the floor. Also as to the restrooms, no paper towels all over the floor, why? In most public restrooms there are no paper towels. The locals carry a handkerchief to dry hands, the tourists wiped their hands on their clothes. Also, if you can, do your sightseeing research before arriving in Japan. This will help you to see as many places as you can with maximum efficiency, and when you return home you won't be saying to yourself, "oh, I wish I had known about this!" As mentioned in the video, embrace their culture. Leave your bad habits at home. The Japanese are super polite, and you should be as well. I, too used a plastic bag to carry trash back to the hotel for disposal. The only trash I saw in 10 days was dropped by a tourist...I picked it up anyway. Could not stand seeing it on the ground. Thank you, Moxie, for a very helpful video, especially new visitors to Japan.

This is one of the best videos I’ve seen for travel tips in Japan! Thank you for all the great tips and super detailed information! 👏🏼🙌🏼

Love the details and helpful tips. Definitely a lot of must-know information that makes this video a great starting point for planning any Japan trip. Thank you for this incredible video! 🤩

Great presentation overall!! I've been to Tokyo a few times, but I still learned a few things on this video. Thank you for the detailed information on the train passes. I'm planning to use it for my upcoming trip where I'll be traveling out of Tokyo for the first time.

All the information you gave is essential. no bullsht travel tips for Japan travelers. Thank you! This deserves a million views.

Thank you for a detailed video. Am sure we’re gonna enjoy our holiday even more now ❤

Thank you so much. Lots of practical information in a short video. Very respectful too. Overall very impressive.

really the best detail tips video so far for first time travelers because you really did hit most if not all of the most important details here! flying out tomorrow to Japan and may look into the bus so we dont have to squish and disrupt people during rush hour. Thank you!!!!!

This was a great all-in-one and MUST-VIEW video - thank you!! Despite doing earlier research, I learned a lot more tips here too! The how-to videos are great - esp. seeing how to use the train stations, etc.! Arigato gozaimasu! I will forward this video to my travel mates.

Love your video! Really detailed and well organised!!! Answered many of my doubts, thank you!!!!!❤

i’m traveling to japan at the end of march and have been looking through so many prep videos. like many others have said, this is probably the best i’ve seen. amazing video.. subscribed. thank you SO much. :’)

Best "just the facts" Japan travel tips video I've watched thus far. Thank you!

that was single handedly the most professional and effective self plug ive ever seen. subscribed immediately. this is my second trip to japan since I was 15 and I had to do all the research myself, thank you so much!! cant wait to see what other gems your channel has!

Thank you so much for making this video. It’s by far the best I’ve seen

Thank you. These are awesome tips!

Heading to Japan in the summer and I have been watching many, many videos to prepare. Watching this single video will save you hours. Amazing 👏🏾

I've been to Japan a bunch of times and bringing friends for their first time next month. This is hands down the best video I've seen for first timers and I sent them this because I am clearly not good at explaining things lol. Thank you!

Great tips! Thank you so much for this information!