50 TIPS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE TRAVELING TO JAPAN
Japan is an incredible destination to travel to. But then, there is a lot to know before embarking on a journey to Japan. Read below on NewsNowGh the TOP 50 TIPS to know before traveling to Japan.
- Always carry your passport with you
- Always try to be in the face or nose masks.
- Wear comfortable shoes
- Metro etiquettes like no eating and no calls while on the metro
- Kawaii – The act of being cute
- Taxis in Japan are very expensive. Try to use the metros often
- No trash cans on the streets of Japan
- Kakigori – the best you’ll ever taste in Japan
- The bullet train which travels at the speed of an average plane
- One can buy and activate a JR Pass before traveling to Japan.
- Suica – a small pass card that allows you through the gates just with a swipe
- Food – Japan has very healthy and tasty meals
- Japanese meals are also affordable and require very less time in their preparations
- The Japanese are very helpful even with the language being a barrier sometimes
- Get your phone set up with internet
- Use google maps
- Pachinko – like a casino, it is a great gambling game in Japan
- Japan loves to drink
- Safety is assured in Japan
- Tips are regarded as a form of disrespect in Japan. You pay exactly your billed amount.
- Pods – these are the cheapest accommodations while touring Japan
- Cash is vital in Japan since most shops do not use credit cards
- Sakura – a very great experience in Japan
- The Japanese take rules very seriously
- Onsen bath – places where people come to enjoy hot pools
- Travel with good people you can get along with
- Entering some places in Japan will require you take off your shoes
- You try the toilets in Japan and you’ll never want to leave
- Avoid walking and eating at the same time in Japan
- Wifi in Japan is widespread and so fast
- Smoking is widespread in Japan
- Japan can be very expensive and affordable depending on how you’ll want to live
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- Japan has a lot of cute little dogs
- Carrying heavy luggage traveling through Japan can be very tiresome
- Two-pin plugs are the most used in Japan
- All meals in Japan come with free water
- Tap water in Japan is drinkable
- Table charge is common in Japanese restaurants
- Japanese queue in purchasing food. One can also make reservations in advance
- Sake – Japanese local alcohol
- Japans know how to get down when dancing
- Japanese rooms are very tiny
- Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka are the top cities to tour
- The airport is very distant from Japan
- Trains stop running from 11:30 pm to 1 am
- Shinto is practiced alongside the main religion Buddhism
- Yamato – a delivery system in Japan
- It is very rude to point in Japan
- You have fewer restrictions in Japan
- Just Visit JAPAN