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Your Simplified Guide for a Trip to Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵
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items All of the essential/need-to-knows there is about Japan from my POV!
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Transportation | Flights, Train, Uber
Food | Restaurants, Snacks, Etc
Entertainment| Shopping, Attractions, Etc
Transportation | Flights, Train, Uber
All things transportation getting to Japan & moving around throughout different parts of Japan.
The Japanese airline we took for our trip. Significantly cheaper overall, even for first class flights! Highly recommend.
Zipair
The train system is heavily relied on in Japan & google maps made navigating it all a lot easier. It can be overwhelming so arriving to the station early is highly recommended until you learn how to maneuver.
How to tell the difference between Tokyo train lines on Google Maps.
Food | Restaurants, Snacks, Etc
My top recommendations of food and snacks in Japan.
It’s a chain ramen spot, but it is delicious. I had this exact option minus the pork & I would eat that every single day! Top 3 restaurant in Tokyo!
ICHIRAN Shibuya
The infamous Flipper’s Pancakes. They are not your typical pancakes, and it’s a fun food option to try something different!
FLIPPER'S SHIBUYA - Shibuya / Harajuku / Ebisu - Restaurant Reviews, ...
Out of all the snacks I tried, these were by far my favorite. I got them at a vending machine in the Tokyo-Narita International Airport, but they were also at 7/11 stores.
Calbee Pizza Potato Chips Thick Slice x3
McDonald’s in Japan just hit different. The nuggets were thicker and the bbq sauce was more tangy.
Chicken McNuggets® 5Pcs | Menu | マクドナルド公式
Entertainment| Shopping, Attractions, Etc
A curated list of all the things we were able to enjoy for entertainment purposes during our time in Japan.
This is the most popular shopping area in Osaka, Japan (travel here by train.) There are tons of 2nd hand designer and luxury options (at affordable rates) as well as your typical shopping stores.
Shinsaibashi-Suji Shopping Street
The infamous Mario Karts in Japan! You’re literally in the streets with real cars. Sooo much fun!
STREET KART Tokyo 🏎️ Voted No.1 Official Tokyo Go-Kart Tour in Japan
One of Tokyo’s main attractions, you can literally see almost all of Tokyo from the top! Make sure you get tickets to go here. It’s beautiful.
Tokyo Skytree
A new take on art museums. Everything is digital & it’s such a beautiful experience. Not to mention the photo-op moments!
teamLab Borderless: MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM