1. Download Tokyo Map for Offline use in Google maps
  2. Use Google Translte (check if it can do offline translate) 1.Get a suica card for transport and for paying
  3. DiDi Taxi App
  4. Try Tsukemen over Ramen
  5. Shimokitazawa (clothes + thrift) and Punyus
  6. Akihabara and Nakano Broadway for Anime stuff

  1. Book an AirBnB instead of a hotel (bonus if AirBnB gives out Portable Wifi)
  2. Buy data sim/portable wifi in the airport (expensive but useful if no other options).
  3. Try International data instead

Context: Family will be going to Tokyo this January 2024.

  • mplewis@lemmy.globe.pubM
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    • I had only good and accurate experiences booking hotels and whole places on Booking.com.
    • My sim card was through Sakura Mobile but I found its speed was bad around Tokyo. I had much better luck with iVideo pocket wifi rental.
    • Buy a coin purse when you arrive, and keep cash on you.
    • 100% try tsukemen over ramen, stuff was delicious!
    • Comfy shoes – if you can fit them, pack two pairs. Switch them out each day so the foam decompresses.
    • Take the train an hour or two out of Tokyo to somewhere like Kamakura or Hakone when you need a break from the city.
    • Make time to visit a real onsen – it’s an experience you won’t get anywhere else!