Bumping this thread as it's been insanely useful for my initial planning for a trip to Japan next year. Lots of great advice and info on how to get around and where to buy things. Thanks everyone!
The only downside is now I feel like I need to expand my trip even more as I was only planning Tokyo and Fukuoka at first. Sounds like there's too many awesome places to visit!
One question - how much Japanese do I need to learn before going there? I would learn some basics regardless but if there's a case to made for some real learning to be done in the next year or so, then I will!
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