The one experience I tell people traveling to Japan is that if you take the Shinkansen get an Ekiben. What is an Ekiben you may be asking? Well it is a Bento box you buy …
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Category: travel Planning
Medication in Japan
I was not expecting to write about medication especially for a Japan planning article, but our recent trip highlighted some areas that I think need to be discussed with anyone planning on travelling to Japan. …
Continue readingWhat is a JR Rail Pass?
The advice I got most when I told people I was going to Japan was either, oh get a JR rail pass as you’ll need it. or it was don’t get a JR rail pass …
Continue readingWhy do I need Travel Insurance?
Traveling in another country for Americans can seem daunting, but one thing most people don’t think about is Travel insurance, or if they do they consider only Travel Interruption Insurance. But if you are going …
Continue readingHow do I get around Japan?
Japan has a well established and sometimes overwhelming public transportation system. You do not need a car and unless you are out late at night you won’t need a taxi. This assumes you are staying …
Continue readingHow do I select Lodging?
The good news is that there is many options for where to stay in Japan while you are staying. You can choose from hostels, capsule hotels, shared accommodations (AKA AirBnB), traditional japanese inns (Ryokans), …
Continue readingHow to free form plan a trip (Bucket List Method)
This is the story/process of how I actually planned our group trip to Japan. I’ll go over each step of what we did in this post. 1: Determined who was interested in going on the …
Continue readingHow do I plan my Trip?
The question I get asked the most about my trip to Japan after did I have fun, is how did you plan your trip. This post will go into the various ways I looked into …
Continue readingWhen should you travel to Japan?
You can visit Japan year round but if you want to see something specific or attend a specific Japanese festival that will dictate when you need to travel to Japan. There are festivals every day …
Continue readingFirst Step in Japan Travel Planning
What to do first Having the dream to travel to another country is the first step. This article will give you the first steps in making that dream a reality. We will cover the following …
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