Tips and Tricks

  • Get some cash. Even though you can use contactless a lot of places, it is not always the case.

  • Company 3 has three like-home countries in Japan. Otherwise: Turn off 3G and data before putting your phone in airplane mode when flying, because in the brief moment when you turn it on and switch it off after landing, you can already have lost several hundred kroner on data (happened to me ☹), when your data limit abroad runs out in 5 seconds.

  • Buy Esim (maybe Revolut) or Simcard (Can be ordered from home so it is ready in the airport when you arrive)

  • Google Maps is great– Make an account, then you can save places you want to go, then you know where to go, even if you do not have internet. ‘Save’ all the spots before going out.

  • Best time to visit Japan – Fall Foliage

  • Japanese movie/series to get in the mood: Departure (Oscar Nominee), Shoplifters. Tampopo. Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories. 

  • Podcasts: Abroad in japan (travel), Learn Japanese: Japanese Survival Phrases (Language)

  • Bring something ‘traditional’ from your home country (candy, sweets ect.). Great as presents for people you meet.

  • Women only train carriages is a thing (due to sexual assault/harassment) - so take care not to get into one of those. Never seen one myself though.

  • Looking for wi-fi, find Starbucks and use theirs (or similar places)

  • Taxi doors open themselves - Dont pull it open and dont close it. They might get annoyed.

  • Do not tip (It’s not a thing in Japan, and can therefore be considered rude and awkward)

  • Most establishments (restaurants, bars, stores) are not located on the ground floor like in Denmark – Check out the other floors as well.

  • Train card can be given back after use, so you will get your money back.

  • Do not follow anyone into a bar in Shinjuku (Scam)

  • Bringing Gifts home?

    • Go to Don Quijote (Awesome store that has everything)

    • Kappabashi Street for Knives or kicthen stuff etc. (ceramics studio in the area, check google)

    • Loft Store (Shibuya)

  • Honorable Mentions: Nikko Village, Kamakura, Takachiho Gorge, Jigokudani, Kagoshima, Kusatsu Onsen, Kamikōchi, kabira bay

  • Additional Inspiration: https://www.abroadinjapan.com/map