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    Essential JAPAN Travel Must Know Questions Answered



    Essential JAPAN Travel Must Know Questions Answered

    If you are traveling to Japan, these Top asked questions will help guide you so you can enjoy Japan and it’s amazing sites!

    Be sure to Check out the ‘Japan starter kit’ Playlist for even more tips and guides: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbd9mBH8nn5E12slbrK9R1S6bItfuSqAf&si=SoyQkAQ2UNBvxG3n

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    00:00 Japan’s Most asked Travel questions
    00:16 Shinkansen and Train travel questions:
    00:30 Where Can you Purchase Shinkansen Train Tickets?
    00:52 Should I book trains in advance?
    01:38 How do you use the Shinkansen ticket?
    01:55 Can I use an IC card to ride the Shinkansen?
    02:10 What is a JR pass and should I get one?
    02:45 Is the Tokyo train system easy to use?
    03:05 Where can I get a Suica card?

    03:52 Luggage Forwarding Questions:
    04:04 How do you luggage forward?
    04:16 Do all hotels accept luggage forwarding?
    04:48 How do I send my luggage from an Airbnb?
    05:12 How far in advance should I send my luggage?
    05:27 How much does luggage forwarding cost?

    05:46 Japan Budget and Money Questions:
    05:58 Is Japan expensive?
    06:36 Is japan really a cash first society?
    07:09 Where should i exchange money?
    08:00 How much cash should you take?

    08:35 Hotel Questions:
    08:44 Where should you stay in Tokyo?

    Misc Questions:
    10:05 Should I purchase attraction tickets in advance?
    10:47 Do you need a visa for Japan?
    11:04 What is the best time to travel to Japan?
    12:00 what is the weather like?
    12:44 Closing and Additional content info

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    23 Comments

    4. @michaelj2528 on

      Always interesting and informative and entertaining, this is very helpful for those travelling there, I am not sure I be brave enough to go there not much chance for me now anyway. Well done

    6. @pangalan9424 on

      If you have a regional pass(hiroshima-kansai area pass) and did not reserve seats,should i just insert my pass in the ticket machine and just choose any shinkansen and go to non reserve cars?or do i still need a separate ticket for non reserve seats?

    7. @jimross7648 on

      This is the one stop general Japan video I wish I had found I had watched before my first trip to Japan. It answers 95% of the basic questions people want in an easy straight forward manner. No one video can answer all the questions, because Japan is a big country with variations between cities, rural areas, and the travellers wants, needs, and personality. The best source is becoming a Ninja Monkey and Happy Gaijin Channel subscriber and member.

    9. @nateshf9303 on

      If you're wondering what happens to your mobile ic cards and account balances when you get a new iPhone, rest assured: they're stored in iCloud and will automatically be transferred when you set up your new device.

    10. @Bobsyagod on

      I've booked quite a few things through Klook and they're generally good. But had a very bad experience the other day. Had pre-booked tickets in the cockpit lounge of the Spacia X to Nikko a month and a half ahead of the release day. On the day the tickets got release and Klook needed to book them for me, they didn't show as processing for over an hour after the tickets went on sale, then finally changed status to Processing the tickets, you'll get them soon. It sat like that for 9 hours and I got nervous. Messaged them and they said they were still waiting to see if they could book them, 5 minutes later my tickets were cancelled and they said I'd missed out. But by then all the other seats on the same train had sold out. If they'd processed in a timely manor I could've gone for a different seat, but 9 hours? And if they don't have a special deal with the company for things like that with extremely limited seats that sell out in minutes like the cockpit lounge, they shouldn't offer it without some kind of warning as if they don't have a special deal, it'll never get those seats.

    11. @exuae1 on

      hey Nathan another good video you have , and yes about halal food I can help in a simple answer, its easy to find big cities but litgtle hard in ruaral area but it's available if you look for it

    12. @froglady4360 on

      Lots of good tips in there for 1st time visitors. Another great video Nathan! Thanks for sharing your knowledge to help others enjoy their time in Japan ♥️

    15. @Curious-traveler on

      I have a question for you! I’m coming to Tokyo November 19th. I was planning on getting the Tohoku Regional 5 day pass when I get to Tokyo on the 19th. I have a reservation for my 60th bday at Nyuto Onsen Friday the 22nd. I was planning on activating my 5 day pass on November 22nd. I just watched your video and now I’m concerned about waiting until the Nov 22nd to activate my pass and make sure I have a seat. If I purchase that one ticket in advance it’s like $100 and that would negate the benefit of the regional pass. I’m not sure how to use the regional pass in this situation and secure a ticket for my bday trip to Nyuto onsen.

    16. @XingRuiTan on

      If i buy a shinkansen ticket online, do i need to redeem the physical ticket to get into the shinkansen station or a e-ticket will be provided via email?

    17. @LetsExplore307 on

      Another great informed video, I'm traveling in late November and this is so helpful. My question is if I want to get the regular suit with the green mascot I need to put my name on it even if I get it at the JR east ticket center??

    18. @henrychew235 on

      Good tip. The only one i would add is probably do watch simple videos on how to get through the shinkansen ticket machine especially if you are a first timer and during peak times.

      Getting rejected at the gate can be both an inconvenience and embrassing experience. More so if you end up delaying the people behind you. If you board at tokyo, please do check carefully, tohoku, tokaido, sanyo hokuriku bullet trains are not all together. You may have a shinkansen ticket but if you go to the wrong gate, it will reject you. (Example having a hokuriku shinkansen ticket wont get you through tokaido gate.) As such, do go early and not leave it to the last minute. Panic will set in and you may end up missing train , disrupting your day.

    21. @luckyrichardson1677 on

      I just got back from Japan a few days ago and this is exactly the information you'll need. 🙂

      We didn't book our shinkansen tickets in advanced, have only a couple words of Japanese learned, and were still able to get our tickets without any issue. And we were able to get around without any issues. For the 14 days we were there, we put 110,000 yen on our suica and had no issues getting around Tokyo or Kyoto.

      Also, wanted to say thank you to Ninja Monkey for doing that live stream at Star Club, the Mario/Nintendo themed bar. I was able to make it there and the place as well as drinks, were fantastic! Thank you!

    22. @mhaskard6517 on

      I was in Japan in September with the family and couldn't get over how relatively cheap it was, trains, buses, 711, FamilyMart, Lawsons, restaurants, food and drinks. We used the Suica card app on our Iphones which worked well and I got a Wise card which I preloaded with Japanese yen and used this to top Suica card up.

      Hotels in Tokyo are more expensive than Osaka, Kyoto hotels were cheapest on the trip. All our hotels were basically on top of the train lines or less than 5 minute walk.

      Cannot wait to go back again. A preconception was I thought Japan was expensive but it wasn't.

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