Hey everyone, I hope you are all having a wonderful day! I was excited to find my spring swap on the doorstep! My partner was the wonderful Spritzzie! ( Come see! )
I just returned from Japan and visited all of those places. Here are some things I would suggest:
- Not all places have free wifi, and international data is expensive. We rented a wifi dongle for two weeks (for around $90 iirc) and it was a godsend. - If you have any food allergies, print out allergy cards in advance. Between my three major allergies (dairy, soy, and red meat), finding food I could eat was a minor nightmare. - The Pokemon tretta games at the Pokemon Centers are super fun. You can use your own tretta to battle. Take some with you if you have any, so you won't get stuck using the crappy Pokemon you win in the beginning levels. - If you plan to ship stuff back to your home country, bring scissors and tape. Also bring a few hundred dollars extra because EMS shipping is expensive. - Credit cards are useable at the Pokemon Centers and some larger stores, but many restaurants and local shops will only accept cash. - The Pokemon Store in Tokyo station had quite a bit of older merch that all the Centers were sold out of. Might be worth a look. - 100 yen coins are precious. Save them for gacha machines. - There is a delicious coffee/ice cream shop in Kyoto called Karafuneya. Definitely worth a trip if you're in the area. - Not sure if you're looking for hotels or if you already have that planned... but I would highly recommend Touganeya if you need a hotel in Tokyo. It's about a 2 minute walk from Ueno station, and a 5 minute walk from a really cool toy store called Yamashiroya. Small rooms, but the staff is super nice, the prices are reasonable, and they have the comfiest beds I've ever slept in.
OMG, thank you for all the advice! I'll make sure to make lots of cash/100 yen coins on hand. The hotel recommendation is appreciated as well! I want to say in ryokans as much as possible, but was looking for a hotel in Tokyo! :)
- Not all places have free wifi, and international data is expensive. We rented a wifi dongle for two weeks (for around $90 iirc) and it was a godsend.
- If you have any food allergies, print out allergy cards in advance. Between my three major allergies (dairy, soy, and red meat), finding food I could eat was a minor nightmare.
- The Pokemon tretta games at the Pokemon Centers are super fun. You can use your own tretta to battle. Take some with you if you have any, so you won't get stuck using the crappy Pokemon you win in the beginning levels.
- If you plan to ship stuff back to your home country, bring scissors and tape. Also bring a few hundred dollars extra because EMS shipping is expensive.
- Credit cards are useable at the Pokemon Centers and some larger stores, but many restaurants and local shops will only accept cash.
- The Pokemon Store in Tokyo station had quite a bit of older merch that all the Centers were sold out of. Might be worth a look.
- 100 yen coins are precious. Save them for gacha machines.
- There is a delicious coffee/ice cream shop in Kyoto called Karafuneya. Definitely worth a trip if you're in the area.
- Not sure if you're looking for hotels or if you already have that planned... but I would highly recommend Touganeya if you need a hotel in Tokyo. It's about a 2 minute walk from Ueno station, and a 5 minute walk from a really cool toy store called Yamashiroya. Small rooms, but the staff is super nice, the prices are reasonable, and they have the comfiest beds I've ever slept in.
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