Packing Tips for Your First Trip to Japan | Japan Travel Guide 2024

Many important items missing from this video: 1. Bug repellant (which is typically not sold at convenient stores), especially for summer 2. Deodorant for Caucasians and mixed race people. East asians generally don't need it and it is not easy to find in Japan. 3. Sunscreen - Lots of sunscreen products in Japan have skin-whitening agents, which are not always desired 4. Body lotion/moisturizer - My experience in visiting Japan is that only Ryokan and very high-end hotels provide body lotion (as well as various skin and hair products); hotels do not. In the USA hand cream and/or body lotion are usually available in mid-tier, business hotels so I was a bit surprised they were missing from most hotels in Japan. 5. A VISA credit card with no transaction fees. My experience is that Mastercard is sometimes not usable. Important items to walk around with, but can easily be bought in Japan after you arrive: 1. a hand towel and hand sanitizer. It's not uncommon to find bathrooms in Japan with no way to dry your hands and some bathrooms don't even have soap. 2. an eco bag or two. Collapsible reusable bags that take up very little space when not in use. 3. eSim (Airalo is crap in Hokkaido & has okay coverage in touristy areas of Honshu; Ubigi is good almost everywhere) or physical data sim card Also, there is another big reason to carry cash in Japan. If you plan to do a lot of walking and shopping, cash is often necessary to take advantage of coin lockers.

I've also heard that you don't need to pack excess clothes, especially t-shirts. Many hotels have coin laundry that includes both washing machines and dryers. Some even have detergent included. If you're a sweaty guy like me, this will come in handy because I'll end up changing shirts twice a day and alleviates the need to have 30 shirts for a 15-day trip. I'll also opt in for a sling-bag because I'll be carrying a camera with me along with a stabiliser and extra lenses. It's not as bulky as a backpack, can be worn in the front easily and it distributes the weight evenly.

To me, power adaptor and portable chargers are the most important. I used them daily. When we were travelling in Japan, majority of the time, we used cash, however, we still brought a Mastercard and a AE as we used credit to pay for hotel. We didn't bring too much clothes, as the hotel we were staying had washing machine and dryers. Good info. Thanks

Put a smaller suitcase into a bigger suitcase. Then you have another completely empty suitcase for you to fill with all kinds of stuff from Japan 😄

Thank you for sharing your video

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At 5:03 there are some nice views of Budapest, Hungary. (in black and white).

Wherever you will go by plane I recommand to bring something to get your luggage weight...cause you might be surprised after guyings stuffs at the end ^^

Hi, nice video!!! Under number 3, maybe, You wanted to say "powerbank" instead of "portable charger" because nowadays all mobile phone chargers are "portable" (and able to be connected to any tension from 100 v to 220 v)...🙂 Lastly: it could help a more in-depth "tutorial" of what to carry in your small bag as shown at 05:29 ..

Travel compression bags will be a must, to reduce weight.

nooooo you opened an umbrella indoors, the superstition

I loved the video, I have a question though, what about cleaning clothes? Is it common for hostels to have washing machines?

How about summer in japan. We are travelling in 18 days

How about during cold season.. im planning to go japan in November.. Is it really cold.. or moderate cold😅