Japan
VIDEOS
Homemade videos, edited to show favorite highlights of each neighborhood.
ITINERARY
Traveled to Paris, France for four days and then Lisbon and Porto, Portugal for four days.
LAUREN & ANDREW PHOTOS
Photos from our trip, linked to the map where taken.
GOOGLE MAP CATEGORIES
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Accommodations we stayed at
Restaurants we ate at
Activities we chose to participate in
OTHER TIPS
I liked using this website: https://www.japan-guide.com/
When to Go
Spring for cherry blossoms. Summer similar to Miami. Fall for the leaves changing. Winter for the snow.
Train & WiFi
JR Rail Pass
Ninja WiFi Rental
Japanese & English
Most Japanese people do not speak English. The people who do speak English are in the tourism industry. I used my phone to take photos of written words to translate. There is a lot of English signage and automated sounds in English which is helpful.
Food
We made no advance reservations. No restaurant booking app and difficult to call restaurants. We just looked on Google Maps to find nearby restaurants when we were ready. Most restaurants are small so eating early is what we chose to do for the popular restaurants. There is every cuisine in Japan and many Michelin Star restaurants too. Convenience stores are much nicer in Japan for snacks. Japanese don’t eat breakfast like Americans so we mostly chose hotels with complimentary breakfast or found nearby bakeries. All the food markets are incredible.
Don’t jaywalk. Don’t eat on the street while walking. No street trash cans so keep your trash on you until the end of the day to then dispose. Toto toilets are amazing. Even public bathrooms are clean.
Happy Traveling! Make sure you check it out!