Tips for FIRST TIME visitors in Tokyo Japan (2025) #tokyotravelguide #japantraveltips
This is my guide for first time visitors to Tokyo Japan in 2025 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 06:15 Bring Cash (Japanese Yen) 06:56 Mobile Data Connection - esim, wireless dongle or roaming? Get 10% off wireless dongle via klook.com - use KLOOK code PHATLIFEPROJECTKLOOK when booking 09:07 Mobile Data Connection - FREE WIfi in Japan 09:55 Clear Immigration faster - Visit Japan Website (https://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(https://tabelog.com) 20:01 Social Etiquette in Tokyo Japan (and beyond) Looking for a esim for your Japan travels? Consider Sim Local UNLIMITED data options. Get 5% Discount Code with my code PHATLIFE (https://tidd.ly/45elqS5 ) DOWNLOAD My Tokyo Travel Guide PDF - https://bit.ly/3Yss2I9 for the best things to see, eat, try and do in Tokyo -------------------------------- Hi I am Steve, a jaded professional living in Sydney, Australia who travels a lot for work and decided to start creating travel content on YouTube as a passion project I have been on Tiktok ( / phatlifeproject ) and Instagram - / phatlifeproject for some time and have a lot of short form content on there if you want to check it out or DM me for any questions Also if travelling is your vibe I strongly suggest subscribing so we can go on more fun PHAT adventures together! Finding Value in this content? You can buy me a coffee if you like! - https://buymeacoffee.com/phatlifeproject

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