Name: Must Know JAPAN Travel Tips (and what NOT to do)
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Before we got to Japan, about a month prior, we went to our bank and we had them convert a lot of our USD into Japanese Yen.

You can also go to an ATM in Japan or also convert at your airport.

However, using the bank for us was the best conversion rate.

It's been recommended to carry about 30,000 to 50,000 Japanese Yen with you every day.

Now, I know what some of you are thinking.

I don't think I want to carry that much cash with me because that's a lot of money and I don't want to be targeted.

But don't worry, everyone's carrying that same amount, so you're going to be just fine.

But also, even though Japan is really safe, just always use your common sense.

Another tip for you to remember about Japan is that there's no tipping at restaurants.

Even though you have the most amazing food with the most amazing service and you're wanting to give them extra.

Instead, just say arigato gozaimasu, which means thank you so much.

Also, the more slurping and the more smiling you do and the more excited you are when your food comes out, the better.

I mean, like, the food is amazing, you guys.

When you get to Japan and you're eating at the most delicious ramen places, you'll see that there's a long line.

Don't worry, you're supposed to stand in all the lines, especially if they're long.

Once you get to the front of the line, you may notice that you have to pay for your food right then.

So there's going to be this little machine with buttons.

Look at the menu, click it, click, put your money in, and now it's going to come out with a ticket and you just paid for your food.

Then from there, you're going to wait for the people to serve you, give them your ticket, and then you say arigato gozaimasu, which means thank you so much.

Sit down, enjoy your most delicious food, and then when you're done, arigato gozaimasu, and then leave.

Basically, that long line, it actually moves so fast.

Another thing that we saw in Japan is when there's a tray, usually you want to put your money on that.

So you're not really handing them your money, you're putting it on the tray, then they'll take the money from that tray.

Then they'll return to you your change on that tray.

This is if you're not using a machine to get your change.

No matter where you are staying in Tokyo or in Japan, just get a Suica card.

So you can have this on your phone or you can have a physical card like this one.

And what you can use this for is at different restaurants, convenience stores, you can use them on all the local lines.

Really, this is like a catch-all if you don't have cash with you or your JR Pass is not covering this specific line.

In Tokyo, you will see that every local person has a Suica card on their phone.

For the Suica cards, you can buy these at the ticket machines.

And the Suica card that lasts 10 years is the one that we recommend getting.

At the travel centers, they do have an option for you to buy the temporary Suica card, which lasts for like a month.

However, the lady said she didn't recommend this one because it's hard to get your money back.

But if you get the long one, the 10-year one, first of all, it makes a really good souvenir.

Second, you can get your money refunded back to you.

500 of the yen was used towards the deposit.

And basically, yeah, we put about $75 on it and we've just been using it throughout the last two weeks.

We were told to keep your Suica card purchase receipt with you.

So basically, the four things you should have are your Suica card, Suica card receipt, your passport, and your JR pass.

Just keep all of that together in case there's any problems at any of the gates.

Now, Japan is still very much a cash-based place.

However, there are some restaurants where they're gonna go cashless.

And I'm like, oh man, I wish our 7-Eleven was this wonderful.

But yes, we hear that 7-Eleven is the best.

So that is where we went like nearly every day.

They have all these different kinds of sushi snacks and delicious chips.

Here in Japan, convenience stores are also known as konbini.

We're here in Japan in the spring and it tends to rain a lot.

So we're really happy we brought a couple umbrellas but you can also buy these at the konbinis.

One of the biggest culture shocks for us when we came to Japan was there are literally no trash cans anywhere.

So make sure you carry with yourself a couple of plastic baggies to hold your trash.

The one thing that's so beautiful about Japan is that there's not a lot of litter anywhere.

So be respectful, pick up trash if you see it and take your trash home.

When you go to the konbinis, you can actually buy a plastic bag for about 3 to 5 yen each when you're getting all your stuff.

We got our snacks, got a plastic baggie then we just use that for the trash and just kept it in our backpacks.

What you'll also notice is that there's gonna be a little box where the receipts come.

So if you don't wanna keep your receipt, you can just put it right there in the box instead of carrying that trash with you.

Another thing that I noticed is in some of the train station bathrooms, there's actually no soap.

So bring some hand sanitizer if you would like.

Now, when you are in the public transportation areas, you wanna make sure you're really quiet.

People are usually resting, reading, or on their phone after a long day of work.

We've been here now for about two weeks and like there was this one couple that was really loud and they definitely weren't from Japan and it was so obvious like how much they are disturbing everyone else.

So remember, we are going into their culture.

It's really important for us to respect them, especially if we wanna be invited back.

Also, we heard that it's not okay to say, huh?

You know, like in America, we go, huh, what?

Is actually really rude and it can actually start some confrontation.

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