Credit: Casey J. Benard
Japan is a place that is fairly spread out. With that being said, you have to find out what your goals are (only you can determine this, but I will lend my advice about it). As I was able to take such an extended trip, 17 days to be exact, I wanted to venture around as much of the country that I could (and it was definitely worth it)! Because I was traveling during the Christmas holiday, that also allowed me to experience Japan’s seasonal affects in regards to different events that happen only during winter. So, I started to do blanket research on what to do and interesting places to go. Upon my search, I realized there were many places that were outside of Tokyo itself. This forced me to think about when and where I wanted to go and in which order. This is extremely important because of the way Japan’s transit system is. In my research, I learned that there is a bullet train called the Shinkansen.
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As a tourist, you HAVE TO BUY THE RAIL PASS BEFORE YOU GET TO JAPAN!!!! You will be sorry if you don’t! In most countries you can buy them from a retailer in your home country but if not, you can purchase directly from their website and they will FedEx it to you, wherever you are around the world at www.jrpass.com. Depending on how long you are there, where you want to go and how many places you want to go will help to determine which pass to get. I ultimately decided to stay in Tokyo for my trip and travel to different parts throughout the extent of my trip. [Learn this phrase: {Kore (insert name of train stop) ni ikimasu, ka?} This means, Does this train go to (said train station?)] As many people struggle with the English language, this will surely help. I ultimately decided to get a 7-Day JR Pass for my trip.
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