Tips for FIRST TIME visitors in Tokyo Japan (2024)  

This is my guide for first time visitors to Tokyo Japan in 2024 containing tips that I can personally recommend after a rather disastrous first couple of hours in Tokyo
Basically, it contains everything I wish I knew before my recent trip!
If you are visiting Tokyo Japan for the first time I strongly suggest you watch all the way through to prevent making the mistakes I made but there are chapters if you want to skip ahead and thats ok too, you can always come back to the other chapters later
00:00 Introduction
01:36 Best Time to Visit Tokyo Japan?
02:51 Cheapest Time to Go to Tokyo?
03:28 What To Pack/Bring to Japan
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06:15 Bring Cash (Japanese Yen)
06:56 Mobile Data Connection - esim, wireless dongle or roaming?
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09:07 Mobile Data Connection - FREE WIfi in Japan
09:55 Clear Immigration faster - Visit Japan Website (www.vjw.digital.go.jp)
10:56 How to Get from Narita/Haneda to Tokyo?
14:15 Tokyo Travel Pass - JR Pass, SUICA or PASMO?
16:31 Understanding the Tokyo Subway System
17:49 Using Google Maps in Japan
18:35 How to find BEST food in Tokyo - Tabelog 101(tabelog.com)
20:01 Social Etiquette in Tokyo Japan (and beyond)
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