15 Tips for First-Time Travellers to Japan | japan-guide.com

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Published 2019-03-27
In this video we list some of our most useful tips for first-time visitors to Japan, specifically those landing at Narita Airport and then travelling from Tokyo to Kyoto. From picking up rail passes, to transportation options, to booking bullet train tickets via a smartphone, hopefully there are a few tips for everyone.

Update:
- food cart services on board of trains have been discontinued along many lines in recent years, including along the Tokaido Shinkansen.

- Video Credits -
Narrator: Sam Evans
Videographers: Andrew Marston & Charles Sabas
Producers: Sam Evans, Stefan Schauwecker & Export Japan

All Comments (21)
  • @cumannitip2377
    16. Always on time 17. Don't be like Logan Paul Thanks for the tips.
  • I am Japanese and I found this video by accident. All of what were explained in this video are right and useful when you’re gonna visit Japan. Japanese stations are so confusing as even Japanese people are often confused with it, so you should look at navigation boards when you’re in Japanese stations. Don’t worry even if you can’t read Japanese. Most of the navigation boards have English translations so that people from overseas can travel or live comfortably. Enjoy many attractive places and the culture in Japan!
  • Japan is my dream…I will definitely go there. Comment how many of you have a dream of going to Japan 🇯🇵
  • @aisuiro.cellist
    The one thing I will never forget was the time I went to a hotel in Japan and forgot to bow after saying thank you to the people at the desk, so my friend said "you forgot to bow" out loud in English and they started laughing. It was so embarrassing lol.
  • @hextaco3140
    Step 16 is that there are no subtitles when you visit Japan.
  • I visited Japan in 2018 and really fell in love with the beautiful country and its lovely and incredible people. I will definitely go back there in near future to live for a few years, if not for the rest of my life. I have started learning Japanese. It is quite a difficult language to learn, but it is worth it. Love to Japan and Japanese from Iran and Netherlands.
  • @catchyanime748
    One the many things I love about Japan is that they always look so clean and relax everywhere, even in the city.....
  • @daanish7956
    Who's watching this even if your not going to Japan 🤣
  • I love Japan and Japanese people. It was the best trip of my life. I will never forget Hiroshima and Nagashaki. The cities and the villages, the temples, the shinkansen, the Narumi bone china, the Kimonos , the pearls, the Ikebana. Everything was perfect. I was so lucky to visit this country with the polite people.
  • @mijou9564
    Welcome to my Country Japan💕 Have fun foreigners even tho it's really cold 😂😂 My home town is Niigata So love from Niigata Japan!
  • @mcseelmann
    Shinkansen are the best trains in the world, they're fast, clean and arrive always on time. I love Shinkansen
  • @steveflor9942
    Summertime... on my road bicycle... pedaling around this magnificent country. Making friends.... My dream
  • @axllead052
    These are really good realistic advice than any travelling tips I've seen. Most travelling advice I've watched are just all "be nice to people", "find your people", and "have fun". Those are not tips, it's just common sense. This video is the best detailed one.
  • 7/11 saved my ass so many times when I was in Japan 🙇🏾‍♂️😂
  • Japan has decided to ease entry restrictions. Japan welcomes more tourists than ever before. This video is very helpful for visiting Japan. Thank you for introducing us to Japan.
  • @fumiet579
    This video includes really useful tips even most of Japanese don't know, like luggage transport services at Narita airport. At most of Japanese train stations, we have to go up and down stairs to get the tracks and it is really embarrassing to do that with large luggages. The tutorial to purchase Shinkansen tickets via cellphones is also good for it is simple and easy to understand for many foreigners.