Where to Stay
Use Trivago to scan the online booking engines for the best rates. For recommendations on specific areas to stay in see here
Airbnb is also a great option in Japan, in fact in Japan it seems to work particularly well – most hosts arrange self-checkin & checkout systems, allowing you to arrive & leave flexibly without needing to meet someone for the keys (the key’s often left in a lockbox for you). The wifi is always super-fast, and I’ve never had an Airbnb nightmare in Japan (have had a few elsewhere!)
Train Travel
To check train times use Hyperdia (and see here for an explanation on how to use it)
The JR Pass is usually the best way to get around Japan, basically if you’re doing anything more than a Tokyo-Kyoto roundtrip it’ll work out cheaper to get the pass. Click the banner to order now and save 40 dollars, or see my JR Pass page here for more details:
Getting Online
Data SIMs are easy enough to get your hands on in Japan, but if you want to have full cellphone service with your own number then a Mobal SIM is the way to go, see here. The other option is to rent a portable WiFi device, see here and here. For more detail on all these options see my page here
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Travel Insurance
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(This can be an important point, as I once found out the hard way in Bangkok)
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