What You Need to Know Before Traveling to Japan! A Guide to Japan Travel Prep, Packing Lists, and What to Get in Japan

What to bring to Japan!? A difficult question! And while the specifics of your packing list might change whether it's summer or winter, there are some necessities you don't want to forget about, and some things you're better off buying after you arrive in Japan! So get your planning done right with some tips and tricks from JAPANKURU.

Akihabara ➡ Asakusa ➡ Kita-Senju, A Tour of Tokyo's Shitamachi, Accessible in 10 Minutes

Before arriving, lots of visitors to Tokyo imagine it as a bit of a futuristic wonderland. But many parts of the city still beat with the heartbeat of Edo Period Japan, and Tokyo's Shitamachi has plenty of that old-school charm. "Shitamachi" refers to half of old Tokyo, the half that used to be for working-class citizens. With the footsteps of locals through the centuries, tons of interesting history is beat into every street corner. We wanted to spend a day exploring the area, and the Tsukuba Express high-speed train line had us across the city in minutes. Come with us as we check out Asakusa and Kita-Senju!

Off the Beaten Path in Japan - Nagareyama City ⁂ A Perfect Place to See Japan's Fusion of Culture and Warm Vibes

Travel Guide for Nagareyama City in Chiba Prefecture

Shopping in Yodobashi Camera Akihabara ★ Best Place to Get Fashionable Wallets and Bags in Tokyo 👛 NAUGHTIAM

Shopping Center in Akihabara ◎ Guide to Shopping near Akihabara Station and REMM Hotel - Special Items You'll Only Find Here at AKIBA TOLIM

Dining in Tokyo 🎶 Tokyo Famous Tonkotsu Ramen Restaurant Hakata Furyu (博多風龍) in Akihabara

One of our favorite tonkotsu ramen shops opened up in Akihabara!

[Where to Stay in Tokyo / Accommodation] Best Price Hostel near Akihabara Tokyo "GRIDS TOKYO ASAKUSABASHI"

We love checking out some of the newly opened 
hotels/hostels/ryokans, etc. here in Japan.
Month by month it seems like Tokyo alone is opening all these new accommodation places to get ready for the Olympics.
With the newly updated goal/estimate of 40 million foreigner visitors by 2020,
it's easy to understand why all these hotels are popping up.
That being said,
we want to see these places and give people the best info
to make their lives easier when they come visit★

This time we went to a hotel and hostel in Asakusabashi.

#Akihabara Maid ✨ Unicorn Parfait at Tokyo's Popular Maid Cafe - Akiba Zettai Ryoiki (アキバ絶対領域) 🦄

Akihabara is known as Tokyo's "electric town".
But there is no "electric" 

like that of the love from an Akihabara maid!

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*::UNKNOWN PLEASURES::* ✧˖°Akihabara Entertainment°˖✧ Akihabara's Most Popular Maid Cafe YOU MUST GO TO @home cafe

# Japan Transportation ♪Just 4-min from Akihabara to Asakusa by TSUKUBA EXPRESS (TX) ! Let's check out THINGS TO DO and PLACE TO GO in these two spots!!

# Japan Transportation ♪Just 4-min from Asakusa to Akihabara by TSUKUBA EXPRESS (TX) ! Let's check out THINGS TO DO and PLACE TO GO in these two spots!!

:::SPECIAL::: # Three great sightseeing spots in Ibaraki Prefecture! Kanto area travel information!!

# Event ♪ Best Summer Event in Akihabara and Kanda Area! ~ Beer Arch at mAAch ecute Kanda Manseibashi!

# Shopping ♪ New drama to be generated at this old viaduct! "mAAch ecute" A beautiful landscape at Akihabara, Kanda River!

#Shopping ♪ Story of atrē 2 in Akihabara, shopping mall directly connected to JR station!!! A happy and convenient shopping!!!

#Japan Travel ♪ By Tsukuba Express (TX)! 45-min from Akihabara! Use the Tsukuba-san 1 Day Pass to go around Mount Tsukuba!!!

# Transportation ♪ A new discovery of Tokyo Train! Get on a TSUKUBA EXPRESS (TX) ! Let's move on from Akihabara to Asakusa!

# Transportation ♪ PASMO Card!! Must-have Item during Japan Travel! Let's see how to buy and use PASMO!

# Shopping ♪ atrē Ueno, Shopping area directly connected to the conveniently accessible Japan Railway (JR) Ueno Terminal

#Shopping ♪ atrē Akihabara ~ A convenient and fun facility directly connected to JR Akihabara Station