FOMO me booked a trip to JAPAN to see the Gundam

Just back from my third Japan trip (will share in a later post) however this got me reminiscing about my first time going to Japan.

I’m the typical tourist influenced by Japanese culture. Therefore I chose to go Japan after saving up enough from my paycheques 😂 + I saw that the Yokohama Gundam factory was going to close down, so FOMO me booked a trip immediately!!!

To summarise, I was excited, but also terrified because I had no idea how to travel Surprisingly, things were pretty simple, because the signs were in different languages.

For my first time here, I did what I would think of as the “Tourist bare minimum” which is to go to the sightseeing points that everybody is listing down online. I would say it’s a safe way to explore, especially when you don’t know a lot about how things work in another country.

PLACES I WENT
- Shinjuku (Kabuki-cho tower, ToHo cinemas - Godzilla head)

- Shibuya (Scramble, 109, Donki)

- Tokyo (Tokyo train station)

- Mount Fuji

- Kamakura

- Yokohama (Gundam factory)

I would suggest renting bicycles or scooters, especially in areas outside of the city because there is a lot of walking involved and waiting of buses. But do know that if you are renting in high human traffic areas, it will be a hassle to the locals as well as other pedestrians

ESSENTIALS:
- Power Bank
- Google maps
- CASH
- Physical credit/ debit
- Suica (in Apple wallet or physical ones)

Everyone advises that cash must be brought around everywhere because not all the businesses except cards. This is very true.

Another thing to note is that the businesses usually needs you to present a physical card for paying because they can’t do pay wave or tapping.

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