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some countries have different ticketing strategies to lure locals visiting their own attractions and museums, most of it is government affiliated agencies, while Japan's food establishment price difference aims to gain profit and are privately owned. The differences are obvious

THE CASHLESS PART: agenda 2030 to get rid of cash. Dont let them do it

Foreigner pricing difference usually applies to admission fees. I have never experienced pricing difference for food consumption.

Free for locals is kinda given in most iconic locations, The locals pay taxes so I dont mind that idea. Bathing tax is understandable, cater to group of people that normally not allowed in normal onsens.

Sir we r from India...we want to visit Japan 2025... please... suggest...me itnery and 12..13.. days...visit

مرحبا ، شكر لك على هذه المعلومات، انا الان مع عائلتي في اليابان، عندما علمت ان هناك محلات او مطاعم تعطي سعر مختلف( مرتفع ) للأجانب ! شعرت بالغضب المخلوط بالحزن، فأنا شخصيا اذا علمت ان محل يفعل ذلك فلن ادخلة ابدا وقد احذر منه، لانه تصرف غير عادل،حتي اذا كان بعض الدول تفعل ذلك، فهذا امر غير مقبول، وهو يعطي صورة غير جيده لهذه البلد او المطعم او المحل، لانه ايضا يعطي شعور بالتمييز والعنصرية ،بطريقة غير مباشره.

Everytime you say "Hello everyone!" and wave I always wave back and say "Hi Toshi!". Your videos and updates have been so helpful in planning our upcoming trip. Thanks for making them!

Ok, we were planning on climbing mount Fuji in high heels. Thanks for the tip.

holy shit, finally some good news for Kyoto with the Express Bus service. I went in May 2023 and screwed myself. I basically walked from Kyoto Station to Kiyumizudera only to hop on a bus that takes you back to Kyoto station. I thought it was gonna take me to the entrance of the street towards the temple itself. I did get to see multiple things that day and was unfortunately to late to enter the temple premises, however I went north towards Gion and visited a cool Ramen restaurant and entered the zones where pictures weren't allowed, which I obliged to.

Toshi , i tried booking in all of the huts of fuji and they were fully booked from day 1 !!!!!!!

Thank you so much for all the informations!! I have an european Android so i can't have Suica Mobile :( : what can i do about it?

Buen video 👌

I do not understand why the train companies would want to get rid of IC Cards in favor of credit cards for contactless payment at the fare gates. Credit cards charge the vendor (in this case, the train companies) a fee for each transaction. the train companies own the IC card system, meaning no transaction fee.

Plan to visit Tokyo n Kyoto Dec 22-31st. Is it very cold? Do u suggest go to Kyoto on the first 4days or last of our trip?

Foreigner price difference is not new to me. Over 20 years ago on family trip to Vietnam, the hotel staff told my dad they had to charge us Foreigner price after they heard my brother and I speaking in English. This is after my dad had already prepay for the hotel at the regular price. The different in price for "native" vs foreigners was substantial in Vietnam. Even though your examples in the video show increase in price for foreigners, it's doesn't seem to be exorbitantly higher. That being said, no one likes have to pay more for things.

Marginal costs are okay for foreign tourists, but not blatant price gouging! Now I have a question: Does everyone have to have a payment card for travelling, or can one person pay for another? My husband refuses to carry a cell phone, and I am the one who usually pays for everything. I am the CFO of the Family, LOL Are there any special events happening from October to November?

11:45 Diamond Head is a publicly funded entity. The only people who get in free are Residents of Hawaii, who pay local taxes. There are other parks in Hawaii that do the same. State ID required to be shown.

Hello and thank you for the informative video. Does the NEX from narita go directly to shibuya station? Also what advice for taking the train from shibuya to Osaka?

This is very good information. I would also like to add another suggestion. Make sure to bring a plug adapter to convert grounded plugs to two-prong plugs. When I visited Japan last year, I noticed that all of the wall sockets were two-prong only. When bringing a US power converter, you will need this adapter. By the way, you have a new subscriber. 😁

thank you toshi san, really helpful

I came to Japan in mid february until end of february and from mid april until mid june. During this whole time I believe only golden week was really an issue.

Thank You for the information. We are planning to return to Japan May 2025 to go to the Expo 2025 in Osaka.

I had one of my best nights at club life in Osaka. Experience I have always been facinated with the night life in Japan in general and Osaka in particular, So when I got to Osaka I was excited because the atmosphere did not betray the stories I heard from people that have visited Osaka. After checking into my hotel room at about 3am ,I took a shower and got dressed, ready to explore the night life in the Shinsabashi shopping district and night life hub,Since it was my first time in the City, I had to look up on the internet for bars to hang out with a drink and good music.Before this time I read a review on reddit about an International Bar Named Club life, so I decided to give it a try since it was very near the busy area with many other entertainment establishments.It took me about 15mins to get there from the hotel I was staying at.When I got there, the ambience was just very welcoming. I got seated and looking at the menu, I was surprised to see that the drinks were moderatedly priced.The music was superb, the bar man who doubles as a DJ was playing the right mixture of Afrobeats and Hiphop,he even suggessted that I make any song request of my choice and he would play it. It was so refreshing to see and meet other foreigners like me having a good time at Clublife. The drinks on the menu are surprisingly cheaper than most bars i visited afterwards. Cocktails were less than 1000 yen,with beers selling at the tantalizing price of 700yen for draft beer and 800 for bottle beers .To make things even hotter, there is pepper soup on the menu riddled with beef chunks and goes for only 1000 yen,one can choose to have it with or without rice. I couldnt be happier to be at this bar. Just as I requested my fav song and it started playing, a very sexy Japanese girl walked in and within few minutes invited me for a dance.At this point, the crowed was abuzz with fun chatter and dancing.We danced and ordered more drinks. As if that wasnt enough, the bar man would offer patrons at the front bar free shots of tequila or Jack Daniels.One of the coolest things about the bar is that, there are many games you can play while you enjoy your time there. There is a Darts game and a table tennis in the middle of the bar/Club.The Japanese girl I danced with and eventually became my friend told me she often visits the club with her friends and it is their fav spot to party and chill.

Hi Toshi-san thanks for sharing. I am from Singapore and have plan to visit Osaka, Kyoto & Tokyo early next year with my family. I will take note of what you have shared here.

desde buenos aires, argentina !!! mis sinceros saludos cordiales !! felicitaciones por tus consejos!!! Aparte de Golden Route y Okinawa, me interesaría saber más sobre la región al norte de Tokyo y que tiempo demoraría conocer como turista

I am not Japanese, living in Tokyo for more than 8 years. I recommend not paying attention to the recommendations of this guy. Come to Japan anytime of the year. Tokyo is empty during the golden week. Kyoto was perfect during corona, now it is impossible anytime. The rainy season in 2023 was almost nonexistent and similarly this year, so far (June 13, 2024) almost no rain. End of march, beginning of April is sakura blossoming, I have been coming to Japan since 2009 as a tourist at that time of the year, until I became a resident. I never realized about the end of the fiscal year or travels of school kids. That is a silly observation. But definitely, the most silly recommendation is to avoid visiting Japan during the sakura blossoming, I don't understand what is in his mind.

Im still confused on if we're able to get the regular suica card at haneda airport. Is it only available at the stations mentioned?

im coming to japan next month lmao

can you give suggestion to me for what place should I visit in Japan on 18th June until 23 June during rainy season?

i will be in japan from around march 25th to april 27th haha...

Your videos have been very helpful in planning for my upcoming trip to Japan. Thank you so much. A question I had is - If I reach by 1am to Haneda airport, will I be able to pick up a Welcome SUICA/PASSMO Passport at that time?

Thanks for this informative vlog ❤

Well I'm visiting Japan next year from 28 March to 11 April, do you think it will be crowded?

Very informative. Thank you. Will visit Japan this coming 2nd week of July. This is our 4th time ni Japan. Hope the weather in Tokyo is fine by that time of our visit.😊

I was wondering for next year 2025, which dates are silver week in September? Thank you 🙏

This is my dream place to visit!

あなたはお笑い芸人ですか？

I'm in Tokyo right now and i love it here I've been to all the big tourist spots but what i love the most is getting lost in the back streets of Tokyo. I've never been to a city that is so vibrant and full of light

Happy to see that we have visa free for up to 90 days :) its much easier to travel to Japan now then it was a few years ago...

Thank you very much for the video. 😃

Thank you so much, Toshi. 😊 Your video was very informative. Do you think it will still be too hot around August 26-31? 😅

I enjoyed your video very much and subscribed.

Informative video. Thanks

Excellent. Im thinking of spending a week or more in japan in October as transit to kuala lumpur ffom london. How much budget per day and how safe to stay in hostels etc. Why not we swap hosting in london. Thanks.

Thank you sir. I would have fallen victim to the begging fake monks.

Thank you sir. I would have fallen victim to the begging fake monks.

I wonder when is the best time to visit Kyushu for 7-10 days, driving around the island? Any suggestions? Thank you.

Watched lots of videos detailing when NOT to travel to Japan (over-crowding). None of them mentioned the school trips! Easily 50%-60% of the crowd at touristy locations in Kyoto were students on school excursions in mid-late May!

So theres no best month to visit japan lol

airgatou its useful in future. Indian can also enter Japan tourist via E-Visa....but for showing E visa mobile internet is required as I don't understand that why we can't show E-visa through print, PDF...naze? Kindly explain I checked through Embassy site