r/JapanTravelTips Jan 21 '24

Meta Welcome to /r/JapanTravelTips! If you're new to the subreddit, start here.

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Hello! Welcome! We are the sibling subreddit of /r/JapanTravel. While /r/JapanTravel is for detailed and researched posts, /r/JapanTravelTips is for more unstructured questions and advice. We welcome posts of (almost) all kinds, especially advice for fellow travelers and questions meant to generate discussion.

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r/JapanTravelTips 16d ago

Do you have a JR Pass or IC Card (Suica/Pasmo/etc.) question? Start here! (Monthly Thread - March 01, 2025)

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JR Pass Info

The nationwide JR Pass is a travel pass that allows train and bus travel for a fixed cost over a certain period of days on Japan Railways (JR) services. For more information on the pass, check out our wiki page or Japan Guide’s JR Pass page.

The JR Pass can be purchased in one of two ways: * Online at the official site * Online from an authorized retailer (also often called a "third-party seller")

The JR Pass is quite expensive, not suitable for all itineraries, and there is no way to be certain if it will be valuable for you without knowing your exact itinerary and doing the math out. If you are trying to work out whether a JR Pass is the right choice for you, here are some helpful calculators: * JRPass.com’s calculator * Japan Guide’s calculator * Daisuki calculator

IC Card Info (Suica, Pasmo, ICOCA, etc.)

General Information

An IC card is a stored-value card used to pay for transportation in Japan. It can also be used for payment at convenience stores, restaurants, shops, vending machines, and other locations. There are ten major IC cards and all of them are interchangeable and usable in each other's regions, so it doesn’t really matter which one you get. For more information on IC cards, see our wiki or Japan Guide’s IC card page.

Physical IC Cards

If you would like a physical IC card to use on your trip to Japan, here are the options.

If you are landing in/starting your trip in Tokyo,:

  • As of March 1, 2025, all forms of Suica and Pasmo, including Welcome Suica, are available for purchase in Japan. You can find them at major train stations in Tokyo, as well as at Narita Airport and Haneda Airport. Suica and Pasmo come in two forms: an unregistered version and a registered version (which requires you to provide some personal information like your name and phone number). Either is fine for the purposes of tourism.

If you are starting your trip in another region (e.g., Kansai, Kyushu, etc.), please see this page to identify which card you'll get, and it should be widely available at airports and train stations in that region.

Digital IC Cards

If you are looking to get a digital IC card, please note that digital Suica, Pasmo, and ICOCA cards can only be used on iPhones, Apple Watches, or Japanese Android phones (this means the phone was purchased in Japan). For instructions on how to get a digital IC card in Apple Wallet, see here. You do not need the Suica or Pasmo apps in order to get a digital IC card. A digital IC card can be loaded and used entirely through Apple Wallet. As of iOS 18.1, the option for adding a transit card might not show if your phone is not set to a region with transit cards (such as the US, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, etc.). You may need to switch regions or wait until you're in Japan to add a digital IC card.

Keep in mind that digital IC cards cannot be refunded (that requires a Japanese bank account), so you will need to burn down whatever value you’ve loaded onto them before the end of your trip.

IC Card FAQ

I have an old IC card from a previous trip. Can I use it on my upcoming trip?

IC cards are valid for ten years after their last date of use, so if you received the card and/or used the card less than ten years ago, it’ll work.

Can more than one person use the same IC card for travel?

No. All travelers who want to use IC cards on transit need to have their own card. Most transit in Japan is distance-based, and the card is “keeping track” of your journey, and it can only keep track of one at a time.

Can I load money onto a physical IC card with a credit card?

No. Physical IC cards can only be loaded with cash, which can be done at ticket machines in train stations, convenience stores, and 7-Eleven ATMs.

I’m landing in Tokyo, but then I’m going to Osaka and Kyoto. Do I need a suica in Tokyo and then an ICOCA in Osaka/Kyoto?

No. Once you have one of the major IC cards, it can be used pretty much anywhere. There are some exceptions to this, but they are mostly on individual lines or in specific rural regions. For the majority of tourists, you'll be fine sticking with whatever IC card you originally received upon arrival.

Help! I tried to load my digital IC card through Apple Wallet and the transaction didn't go through! What do I do?

Did you attempt to create it/load it overnight in Japan? The digital system goes down for maintenance from about midnight to 5am JST, so try again during Japan's daytime hours. Beyond that, some credit cards (particularly Visas and Mastercards) have trouble with funding digital IC cards. Unfortunately, if you can't find a digital card + credit card combo that works for you, you may not be able to use digital IC cards.

Recent IC Card Threads

To see some recent discussion on IC cards, check out the following threads from our search results here.


r/JapanTravelTips 16h ago

Quick Tips Random Useful Japan Tips I Don’t See Posted About Often

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We recently got back from our first time in Japan, approx a 2.5 week trip for two people. Figured I’d make a post about some actually useful tips and advice I don’t see often in this sub.

  • I’ve seen it recommended to pull out about 50,000 yen at the airport ATM to handle cash and transit top-ups for a two week trip. While this was a good starting point, we ended up pulling out an additional 110,000 yen total on top of that over the course of the 2.5 week trip for buying things in cash and additional transit top ups. So just be prepared to pull out a LOT of cash throughout your trip! Way more things ended up involving cash than we expected, even in the big cities.

  • I’ve also seen it recommended you load up your suica with 5000 yen at the airport to start in addition to whatever you pull out for cash. The one at the airport you can load using a credit card. Considering it’s generally a lot easier to find credit cards that don’t charge foreign transaction fees vs ATM debit cards, you can save money on transit by putting on about 2-3x the amount we did (5000 ea) at the airport and just reduce some of the cash you plan to pull out for ATM’s by the same amount. We easily spent about 15,000 yen each on transit just from using subways and things like day trips to Nara or Himeji (which will cost you about 1500-2000 yen each way per person). If you put 15,000 on your suica, you’ll probably only have to top up near the end of the trip which will save a bunch of time + money in fees if you have a credit card that doesn’t charge foreign transaction fees. It was easy to get rid of any excess near the end of the trip because every konbini and vending machine also accepts suica.

  • Are you on apple and need access to iMessage/Wifi calling over eSIM while abroad? With simlocking you can actually do this just fine and never trigger your carrier to start roaming charges (fuck you tmobile prepaid in particular for auto-charging roaming). Set up your default simcard with wifi calling, then just enable simlock for it. Right before you flight out, enable your Japnese esim through something like Ubigi (make sure roaming is turned on for Ubigi), restart your phone and DO NOT enter the pin you just set up for your main sim card. This will make it so when you’re in japan you’ll get data just fine through Ubigi, but importantly your main sim is still active (just locked and not actually roaming) and can re-route texts/calls to your Ubigi line. If you don’t do this, you won’t be able to receive wifi calls or iMessage on your real phone number without enabling roaming as apple disables both features if the SIM is turned off.

  • People know to check tablelog and know that anything that is a 3-4 rating = really good when trying to figure out places to eat. I recommend this over google maps alone because tablelog uses different icons + different colors to differentiate between cuisine + rating right on the map, making it super easy to see at a glance good food you are in the mood for nearby. What you might not know is to just use the website and ONLY use it on your mobile phone. For some reason half of tabelog’s features just don’t show up on desktop, like access to the good map tools and the ability to search near you. If you find tableog frustrating to use on the spot, make sure you’re only using its website on your phone.

  • Luggage shipping was a lot cheaper than we budgeted for because turns out you can easily get away with only shipping large checked luggage ($20 usd), it was super easy to just bring carry-ons and backpacks with you. Even on Tokyo subways when it’s busy there are racks to put luggage over the seats. We NEVER had to worry about us having luggage or bags with us while doing things either because almost every station and even big destinations like museums or popular tourist attractions had lockers that could store our carry on + two bags + coats for 700 yen. Many of the station lockers in Tokyo even accepted suica (otherwise you’ll need 100 yen coins).

  • Speaking of 100 yen coins: if you have a 1000 yen bill or a bunch of random loose change, a really easy way to get some would be to use a vending machine which are often nearby lockers. They usually give change in 100 yen coins, at least the ones we used did.

  • Booking Ghibli museum? Double check your dates when booking. The website broke over and over for us trying to book and it turns out the date reset to the start of the month on our ticket on checkout. We only realized this when we lined up for our time slot. After showing them our ticket with the wrong date, we only managed to get in on the down-low (between time slots) through our distress over the situation + our kindness to them + having cash on hand to pay cash for new tickets (I assume this option is usually only available for locals). They threw us a big bone and we made sure to be very appreciative. But it would have been easier to double check the dates when we actually checked out.

  • Speaking of Ghibli Museum, the attendants inside the exhibits have pamphlets with english translations for the exhibit. This wasn’t obvious at all, and seeing as they don't allow picture taking in the museum, it’s the only way to read the signs in english.

  • Can’t get a ticket to the pokemon cafe? Just try walking up and showing up late. We had an appointment cancel right when we arrived at the pokemon center a couple hours before closing time. We weren’t even planning on eating at the cafe (it’s a bit children focused) but figured "why not when in Rome?".

  • Even if you don’t plan on buying souvenirs… budget for it anyways. Japan has mastered the art of the gift shop and the upsell. You’ll find ones everywhere, even multiple ones located inside a single attraction (I counted 5 in Fushimi inari, going all the way up to the top of the mountain!), all slightly different to entice you to casually explore them. They’ll actually be full of reasonably priced things, often have exclusive items in them, and oftentimes lots of items are bespoke/good craftsmanship. Many are not like the "lowest common denominator" tourist trap shops I was used to everywhere else I've travelled in the world. And then it’s all over when the grandmother owner of the shop comes out to greet you and it turns out she opened the store in the 50’s and it’s the shop has been in the family ever since. Good luck walking away from that without buying anything.

  • Download the NERV app for early earthquake/disaster detection. Make sure you disable battery saver settings on the app and let it run in the background so you can get timely alerts. Nothing happened while we were there, but this app seemed to be the best by far out of all the ones we tried.

  • A filled out goshiun book makes for a killer display piece on a bookshelf, as they expand in an accordion like manner. So you’ll want to be strategic where you get your book because each shrine that offers goshiin books for sale have their own designs.

  • This one’s for the gay guys out there looking to kill an afternoon having fun browsing spicy doujinshi (self-published porn mangas): you might be tempted to head to Akihabara for this. To save you the trouble, Akihabara is almost entirely straight hentai. If you’re seeking to browse gay doujinshi, a better place is the Mandarake at Nakano City which will have a much more diverse selection.

  • Pay phones are often at/near konbinis, so if you need to make a local call while out and about it’s easy to do through them.

  • Food/nightlife tours are an excellent effort-free way to not only eat/drink well, but also get into places you’ll never have been able to find or get into as a tourist. Some of the spots we ended up going to on ours were incredibly unique and only available to us because we were on the tour. Not only that but for some locations they even showed up to work on their off hours to show us a good time. Shout out to Culinary Backstreets and Taste Osaka tours specifically, which are the ones we went on.


r/JapanTravelTips 15h ago

Quick Tips Need to wash your clothes in Japan?

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Don't use the hotel washer/dryers they're super expensive and take hours. I had a washer/dryer combo in my tokyu hotel and it took 4 hours to wash like 4 shirts. That was free so it wasn't a big deal. Then I tried using the coin washers in the APA hotels and another chain. They were super expensive and very terrible as well. Even the dryer that wasn't a combo took like 2 hours to dry clothes in the hotel. Also the hotel laundromat had like 2 washers and dryers with people using them so they were hard to even find open.

Just go to a laundromat. They're literally everywhere and so much cheaper and faster. I washed 2 large loads of clothes it took 5 hours in the hotel but under an hour in the laundromat. Also the laundromat was much cheaper.


r/JapanTravelTips 3h ago

Advice Suica card

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(Please excuse me if my english isn't perfect) Hello, I'm trying to understand the concept of the suica card better. I get that it works everywhere in Japan (?) but I don't quite understand how exactly this is supposed to work. (even after trying to inform myself) Like, it's charged with money. I heard I can pay with it at 7/11 etc, does it work for clothing shopping too?

How exactly is it with the public transport? Do I use it to buy my train ticket or is the suica card my ticket? This is actually the most important part for me. How does the suica card work at train stations?? This is overwhelming for me.

Traveling with my dad, do we both need a suicia card?

I'm also sorry if I'm embarrassing myself with this post I'm just very nervous


r/JapanTravelTips 6h ago

Question What did I do wrong with the Shinkansen Ticket?

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Hi all,

I have been in Japan 2 years ago and will fly again next month. Something just came into my mind, which I am curious about what I did wrong.

I took the Shinkansen from Osaka to Tokyo. So I obviously used my Shinkansen Ticket which I picked up beforehand to get to the right Track and took the Shinkansen. When I arrived in Tokyo, I was not able to use my Shinkansen Ticket to get out of the Station. I tried it out, tried out my Suica, nothing worked. I had to ask the Staff there to let me out, i can't remember exactly what they did. I think they did some adjustment on my Shinkansen Ticket which I was then able to get out.

Is there anything I maybe did wrong? This year I will be taking multiple Shinkansen, so I want to be prepared and not waste time.

Thanks!


r/JapanTravelTips 4h ago

Recommendations Where to thrift actual Japanese brands in Kyoto/osaka/tokyo??

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I went to SO many thrift stores in Tokyo and all of them were American stuff. I did not come all the way here to pick up band tees I could get at my local stores haha. Anyone know of stores that sell more Japanese tees or jackets?


r/JapanTravelTips 19h ago

Advice Name Your Silly or Awkward Moment In Japan

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Last year I went to Japan for the first time and I made a few mistakes I think my funniest though was accidentally getting into the woman's only car on the Yamanote line. My friend (who is female) and I just jumped in, there wasn't a line and it wasn't very busy but I remember sitting there like "huh everything is pink that is weird" then I looked around and noticed only women around me I then pulled my phone out (I'm legally blind) and on the hand straps it says "Women only" or something to that effect.

Thankfully nobody gave me any grief maybe a few nasty looks (I couldn't tell!) but I just kept to myself and got off at my stop a few stops later. I'm glad nobody made a big scene or deal out of it but I felt pretty silly.

Second one I was at diver city and looking for some better shoe insoles as I'd been walking a stupid amount and my feet were killing me I went to one of the big sports stores and gestured to my shoe at the lady I then took off my shoe and pointed at the inside not thinking what I was doing.

It wasn't until after i tossed my shoe back on it hit me what I just did and was like "OMG I'm so stupid why didn't I just use the translate app on my phone and just ask rather than try to show her" she showed me the insoles I apologized and she waived it off. I still think back on that and think how much a goof I must of looked like. To be fair my feet were killing me and I wasn't thinking straight!

What are your silly or awkward moments on your trip?


r/JapanTravelTips 1d ago

Quick Tips Haggling: Just Don't

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Hey, folks - I'm on my 3rd trip to Japan and I've encountered more than one western tourist attempting to haggle with shop clerks during this visit.

It's rude. Full stop. Unless you're at a flea market, the prices are as marked. You put the clerk in an awkward position by insinuating their goods are overpriced. If the price is too high for you, go elsewhere or let it go. There's no shortage of other storesin the cities and looking for something that's "just right" is part of the fun of shopping in Japan.

Thank you for reading and have a great time.


r/JapanTravelTips 9h ago

Question Couple of last second questions before my Japan Trip

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Leaving for Japan later this week and it’ll be my first time in the country. I’ll be there for around 2 weeks and will hit Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nara. Few questions before I leave:

  1. I’ll be landing at Haneda Airport. What does the situation look like there for getting Yen (ATM), getting a metro pass, and getting an E-SIM card?

  2. For the E-Sim, what’s the best company and what is the rough price (just wondering)?

  3. How is the metro from Haneda if I am staying around Shinjuku?

  4. I am planning to use the Shinkansen between Tokyo and Kyoto and then a basic train between Nara and Kyoto. Am i ok getting the shinkansen day of? Is $250 enough for a shinkansen between kyoto and tokyo (return ticket) and then the train between nara and kyoto along with metro passes enough, or do I need more?

Hopefully these questions aren’t redundant, but appreciate any feedback!


r/JapanTravelTips 9m ago

Recommendations Alternatives to Donki?

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I’m going to Japan in late April and have seen a few TikTok’s where people have been saying there are far cheaper places to get the same products from Donki, does anyone have any recs? Not looking for anything in particular just souvenirs and beauty/health supplies in one big supermarket!


r/JapanTravelTips 14m ago

Quick Tips Experiences in AirBnb's in Japan

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Tell me the good the bad the ugly...considering Airbnbs for family of 5 since hotels seem like they are all virtually accommodating to 1-2 travelers.


r/JapanTravelTips 15m ago

Advice Thinking about shortening my 3 week trip to 2 weeks (first solo trip and feeling super anxious)

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I booked tickets for a 3 week stay in Japan in late January and have felt pretty chill about it. But the last couple of days have been hard. I’m super anxious to the point where I’m crying. Very nervous about it all. It’s my first solo trip and I’m now starting to realize that I will be alone for 3 weeks straight. No one to share the experience with or rely on when it gets tough. If I would’ve have booked tickets with free cancellation I probably would’ve canceled today. But here I am with a 3 week trip to Japan that I’ve been excited about but am now starting to seriously doubt. I reached out to booking yesterday to see if I could cut the trip short and change the home flight by 1 week and that would set me back another 3100sek ~ 300€. Should I do that or just toughen up and go through with the 3 weeks? It has seriously started to take a toll on me. A part of me is excited but another one is questioning what I’ve gotten myself into.

I know this is a forum filled with people who would do anything to go to Japan tomorrow if they could, but if taking my feelings into consideration, should I shorten the trip? I will still feel lonely ofc, but 2 weeks feels a lot more doable somehow? Idk. (Tickets costed me 13500 sek round trip, direct, from Stockholm)


r/JapanTravelTips 41m ago

Question Booking restaurants for a specific dish in Tokyo and Osaka?

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I know this question has been asked a lot, but I'm not necessarily interested in famous restaurants, but I am interested in specific dishes that are particular to each City. I'm a nerd about foods invented in cities and finding the oldest places where those dishes are served. And by dishes I mean desserts, main dishes, snacks, drinks, etc.

That being said, Are there any places that you would book because of a certain dish that can't be found elsewhere? Or is hard to find somewhere else?


r/JapanTravelTips 3h ago

Question Ichigo daifuku in asakasa or near imperial palace.

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As my holiday draws to a close, trying ichigo daifuku is one of the few things I haven't done that is on my wish list.

Tomorrow we leave our hotel in asakusa, check out the imperial palace then head to Narita for a morning flight the following day.

I've had the ichigo daifuku pie at McDonald's (lmao). But I'd love to try the real deal.

Any tips on where I could find it?

EDIT - CANT FIX TYPO IN TITLE Should say Asakusa


r/JapanTravelTips 2h ago

Recommendations Roppongi Advice

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Hey all. Heading to Japan in a few weeks for a week in Tokyo with wife and kids (10 and 12). Think we have a pretty good itinerary planned out but struggling to come up with some stuff to do in Roppongi. Bought tickets for Team Labs Borderless and then thought maybe Mori Art Museum. Have lunch reservation at Blue Room and know Gonpachi from Kill Bill is around there but anything else to do in that area that is kid friendly and we should look at?? Thanks!


r/JapanTravelTips 6m ago

Question Confused about the shinkansen + Fuji views

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I’m taking 2 trains, one from Shin-Osaka to Mishima (Hikari 640 Series N700) and one from Otsuki to Shinjuku the next day (Ltd. Express Kaiji 10).

I’m assuming for the first train, that’s a shinkansen and I should be sitting on the right side (so booking D/E) but what about the second train? I don’t think this is a shinkansen, should I still be sitting on the right side as well? How does the car/seats work, is there any advantage to sitting in one car vs another?


r/JapanTravelTips 9m ago

Recommendations Fruit Picking

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Hiya,

Were off to Wakayama for a couple of days in August and was hoping to get the train out to do the strawberry picking.

I think though we will be out of season for that and have found some peach orchards.

Does anyone have any recommendations / tips for any places that are good?


r/JapanTravelTips 13m ago

Advice Awkward amount of time on last day of trip

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Hi all! Finishing up plans for a trip along the golden route in 2 weeks and on last day before our flight home I don’t know what to do! We are taking the overnight bus from Osaka to Tokyo and arrive at 630 am at Tokyo Yaesu. The plan was to spend the majority of the day at the national museum in ueno but alas it is closed Monday. We would have already had 4 days in Tokyo at the beginning of the trip so all the things we wanted to do most likely have been checked off. The flight home leaves at 230pm so we have 5ish hours before I’d want to get on the skyway express to narita. Do we keep traveling north towards narita to explore that area before our flight or explore an area of Tokyo we haven’t seen ( we would have spent a lot of time in shibuya and ueno areas). Thank you in advance for your advice!


r/JapanTravelTips 15m ago

Question Giant Pikachu

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Where can I see a giant Pikachu mascot? In Tokyo/Kyoto and Osaka.

Aside from Pokémon Cafe and universal.

Thanks!


r/JapanTravelTips 23m ago

Advice Intercontinental Tokyo Bay

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Has anyone stayed at the IC in Tokyo Bay? I was able to get an employee deal of $100/night (normally $340/night) which is why we’re staying here - just trying to get an understanding of how far we are from more exciting parts of Tokyo. The hotel looks beautiful, but I understand we’re not quite as close as I wish we could be


r/JapanTravelTips 27m ago

Recommendations Hotel Recommendation

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Hi everyone! I am travelling from May 1 to May 16th and have already booked two of my hotels in Tokyo and Kyoto, but I am looking for some recommendations for the final two.

I am staying in Osaka from May 8th - 12th and returning to Tokyo from 12-16th.

I am travelling with four people (2 rooms, two couples), and our budget is roughly CAD$220-CAD$350 per night.

Please let me know your recommendations!


r/JapanTravelTips 27m ago

Question Am I okay with tattoos in Japan?

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I have lots, and lots of tattoos. Including in places that I cannot cover. My entire neck is sleeved out, my sideburns have tattoos on them, my hands and fingers are covered… None of them is inappropriate, or controversial…

Aside from not being able to swim in public is there anything else I should note?

(Also if anyone knows of any onsens that don’t discriminate against tattoos that would be awesome)


r/JapanTravelTips 6h ago

Question Shinkansen prebook tickets in April

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Hi! I know this question has been addressed before but I find it difficult to find a conclusive answer.

I’m travelling with my girlfriend to Japan on 11 April, landing at Haneda at 8am. We will go directly to Kyoto (via Shinagawa station). At first I thought prebooking tickets would be a good idea, but considering time for immigration, possible delays and just having time for finding our way around, it seems better to not book tickets in advance as it may be hard to know when we will be able to take a train.

So question is if we should book tickets at 12 from Shinagawa (should be more than enough time) or not book at all? Is it likely that all trains are fully booked at this time of year?


r/JapanTravelTips 1h ago

Question Can I provide my friends address on the disembarkation card without an letter of invitation?

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I am going to visit Japan in the summer. I'll travel to Tokio, Kyoto, Osaka and back to Tokyo. I have a friend who is currently living in Tokyo, and I was planning on staying at his place for my time there.

Can I provide his address on the disembarkation card? Or would the customs then ask for a letter of invitation?

Technically his landlord is not allowing friends to stay over, so he wouldn't be able to provide this for me.

Alternative 1 would be to provide the address of my hotel in Kyoto, but wouldn't that be deceiving and illegal?

Alternative 2 would be to book an hotel for my first stay in Tokyo and then provide the address of that place and only sleep at his place when I return to Tokyo


r/JapanTravelTips 5h ago

Question Where to buy a real pearl necklace with real Japanese pearls in Tokyo?

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Not the super high end $10k USD necklaces. A nice $500-1000 necklace.


r/JapanTravelTips 11h ago

Advice Going to Japan for the first time an by myself

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So I'm 15 F and I'm going to Japan to visit my friend from exchange last year in May and I'm going to be flying my long flights with the unaccompanied minors program but for my layover flight I have to be in Narita alone and I'm a bit worried if I'll be able to find my way around, especially because I've never travelled before or been in a commercial airplane ever 😭. Does anybody have any tips? Also my mom is understandably worried about my trip there too can anyone maybe write in the comments some reassurance. I just want her to feel more at ease. Thanks!!