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Before You Go
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Confirm visa / entry requirements
Passport valid 6+ months
Travel insurance booked
Order yen or set up wise card
Buy eSIM (Ubigi or Airalo)
Decide on JR Pass vs IC card
Download: Google Translate, Navitime, Suica
Packing
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Type A/B plug adapter
Power bank + cables
Compact umbrella (Feb rain)
Layers — Feb avg 4–10°C
Comfortable walking shoes
Day bag with zip pockets
Masks (still common indoors)
Transit
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Get Suica / Pasmo IC card
Narita Express or Skyliner to city
Note last train times (~midnight)
Learn coin locker system at stations
Study JR Yamanote loop map
Money & Payments
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Carry ¥10,000–20,000 cash daily
7-Eleven ATMs accept foreign cards
IC card works at convenience stores
Tax-free shopping > ¥5,000 at major stores
Etiquette
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Quiet on trains — no phone calls
Shoes off at temples, some restaurants
Carry trash — few public bins
No tipping anywhere
Never stick chopsticks upright in rice
Queue neatly, stand left on escalators (Tokyo)
Food Tips
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Convenience store food is genuinely good
Department store basements (depachika) for bento
Lunch sets (ランチ) are best value
Use Tabelog over Google for ratings
Many ramen shops use ticket machines
Hot towel (oshibori) is for hands only
Emergency
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Police: 110 / Ambulance: 119
US Embassy: 03-3224-5000
Koban (police boxes) everywhere — ask for help
Save nearest English-speaking hospital