JAPAN HAS CHANGED | 10 New Things to Know Before Traveling to Japan in 2024 | What's New?
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- In 2024, Japan has undergone several changes that significantly impact travel, especially for those planning to visit in the near future. Tourism numbers are forecasted to break records this year, major tourist attractions like Mt Fuji are about to change forever, and travel information regarding the recent Japan Earthquake, are just a few of the several important updates you need to know about! I've condensed these latest updates into 10 key points to ensure your Japan trip is smoother, more comfortable, and more enjoyable. By watching this video, you'll gain essential insights to enhance your travel experience. So, be sure to stick around until the end for all the valuable information you need.
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⭐️CHAPTERS⭐️
0:00 Opening
1:12 1.Record-Breaking Tourism
2:34 2.Mt Fuji Has Changed
3:48 3.Suica is Back?
5:30 4.Ride-Sharing
6:40 5.Tourist Trap
7:35 6.Japan Earthquake Update
8:39 7.Cherry Blossom Flowering Info
10:11 8.Osaka Expo 2025
11:20 9.End of the weak Japanese Yen?
12:29 10.Best time to travel to Japan
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⭐️Information⭐️
Visitor numbers roar back, as does the threat of overtourism
www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15...
Mt. Fuji climbers to face 2,000 yen fees amid overtourism concerns
english.kyodonews.net/news/20...
Japan to partially lift ban on ride-hailing services from April
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/202...
Common Scams in Tokyo
www.living-in-tokyo.com/commo...
Cancellations hit tourist-favorite Kanazawa after Noto quake
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/202...
2024 Noto earthquake
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_No...
NHK WORLD JAPAN
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ne...
Release of 2024 Cherry Blossom Forecast (3rd forecast)
n-kishou.com/corp/news-conten...
BOJ lays groundwork for end of Japan's negative rates
asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Bank-...
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Awesome video Toshi, arriving on Wednesday, thank you for all the tips ✌🏾
Thank you for watching!
I hope you have a wonderful time in Japan!!!!!
thank you for your informative video! much appreciated.
Thank you for watching. I'm glad I could help you!!
Currently for a month now already in Japan! Thank you so much for videos like this Toshi, you really helped me!
Thank you for watching. I’m glad I could help you.
I hope you have a wonderful time in Japan!
Thank you very much for the video 😃👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you for watching!!
Thank you - so helpful
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Thanks for posting.
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Really, good video thank you very helpful
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very helpful. thank you :)
Thank you for watching!!!”
Coming to Japan in late april! Thanks for the tips, look forward to seeing your beautiful country 😎
Thank you for your friendly comment.
I’m glad I could help you.
I hope you have a wonderful time in Japan!!
just came back from a 3 weeks winter holiday in japan.... it was awesome... time flies when you are having fun... time to plan for the next Japan trip in 2025... lol...
I'm glad to hear that. I hope you have a wonderful time in Japan again !!!
I'm going in early March, hopefully the sakura are blooming
@@johnwendland7908 Unfortunately, I think it’s too early. But I hope you have a good time in Japan!
Thank you! Will be in Japan next month.
Thank you for watching!!
I hope you have a wonderful time in Japan.
Great video
Thank you for watching!
Amazing thank you, i will be going to japan in end of February. so this is very helpful.
Thank you for watching. I’m glad I could help you.
I hope you have a wonderful time in Japan!
im goin to japan on 4th april, im so excited, amazing information, thank you so much Nakama.. Greetings from Honduras.
I’m glad I could help you!
I hope you have a wonderful time in Japan.
very informative video, thank you for the information. I just subscribed to the channel. I will be traveling to Japan in a couple of days, hopefully the Suica Card will be available for me to purchase 😊.
Thank you for watching and subbing!
I'm glad I could help you. I hope you have a wonderful time in Japan!
Thanks...
Thank you for watching!!
Thank you!!! Let's meet up when I'm in japan
Sure! Please let me know when you come to Japan!
@@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan Me too please
thank you for sharing!! you're so cute
Thanks for watching!
I'm glad to hear that!
Thanks for the information!! so useful, btw, is it possible to get the SUICA card/welcome suica in Haneda Airport?
Thank you for your question.
You can get welcome Suica, but can't get Suica at Haneda Airport.
I explained the current situation of train IC card in my previous video.
Please check it!
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Leaving in a day for the month!
Sounds good!
I hope you have a wonderful time in Japan!!
I was just in Kanazawa this month and it felt like there were almost no tourists. I am sure tourism will return soon, but we were able to get seats at restaurants that are normally very difficult and even were able to get last-minute tickets for Myoryuji (the reservation-only Ninja Temple). There were no lines or crowds anywhere.
Thank you for sharing your real experience.
It's very helpful for other tourists and me. I think it's the best time to visit Kanazawa.
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Thank you for putting so much information together! I'll be going next week and I just wanted to ask if the suica card needs to be returned after the trip is over? If so would we return to the same location?
Thank you for your question.
Yes. You can return and deposit money, which is 500 yen, at the place you can buy it.
Really appreciate this video, do you know if its possible to get the suica card in Osaka Train station aswell? We will visit japan in mid march.
Keep it up and thank you!
Thank you for watching!!
There are no Suica in Osaka. However, you can get ICOCA, which has the same function of Suica, in Osaka.
@@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan okay Thank you for your answer!
Foreign tourists can also get the Kansai One Pass, which is just an ICOCA that does not expire and gets a few tourist discounts. ICOCA works fine anywhere Suica works.
@@blue_avocado4086 this also sounds like a valid option. The thing i will travel with my gf for 2 weeks starting in Osaka we will visit various towns and cities until we get up to Tokyo which will be our last destination. I don't even know if this would suit our traveling style since we were not "staying" more then 2 nights per city/town.
@@Ysafor, I used it for two weeks in Osaka, Koyasan, Nara, Kyoto, Takayama, Shirakawago, Kanazawa, Zao Onsen, Ginzan Onsen, and Tokyo. It was great and still more cost effective than a JR pass. Super-convenient. For the shinkansen, I was even able to link the tickets that I reserved online to my IC card, which gives you a small discount. The only place you could not use IC was the buses in Kanazawa, one rural train stop (which the ticket counter resolved quickly) and special-reservation buses (like the one to Shirakawa-go). And obviously, if you are riding limited express trains, you have to get the ticket for the special surcharge. If you're in the Osaka area, you may also want to look into the Kansai Thru pass, although I skipped it since the price was a wash with my particular itinerary.
Unfortunately the scammers posing as monks are also a problem in New York and I have seen them when visiting European cities. Thanks for warning people who may not be aware of this problem!
Thank you for your friendly comment.
I’m glad I could help you!!
I tried to buy any kind of Suica or Pasmo, I went to Ueno, Tokyo and any other JR station that I could get to.But I could not find a way to get hold of any IC card for use in Tokyo city. A good video though. Keep up the good work.😊
Thank you for sharing your real experience.
It's very helpful for me and other tourists!!
I appreciate it.
@@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan The 24 hour JR Passes,then the Metro Tokyo mixed Toei 24 hour passes, combined are very good. Lots of "Sumemasen" for interrupting the flow of busy Tokyo transport users. I received many hurried bows even smiles. The big yellow boards with all the exit gate destinations make things so easy. I was still in Tokyo 36 hours ago, and now I am back on the otherside of the world. We miss Tokyo and it's live and let live people. A truly good experience I have taken home with me.
I'm not able to get any IC card too
>@rlmtrelomatt7390
I'm glad to hear that! I hope you come back to Japan soon!!!
>@aboo5583
Oh, really...
Which area are you in Japan?
I leave for Japan tomorrow I arrive at 5 so hopefully they will have some Suica cards available. If not I’ll probably get an icoca card instead since I’m taking the Shinkansen to Kyoto a couple hours after I arrive.
Thank you for sharing your travel plan.
You can get welcome Suica or Pasmo passport at Haneda and Narita airport. If you want to get normal Suica, you need to go to some stations like Ueno, Tokyo, Shinagawa, Shinjuku, Shibuya, etc.
I explained the current situation of train IC card in my previous video.
I hope you have a wonderful time in Japan!!!!!
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@@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan I’m hoping to have for safe keep since I’m coming back next year with my family. Also with the idea of possibly moving to japan
@@RJ-kg5fe Sounds good!
I hope you have a good time and move to Japan!
@@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan thank you!
@@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan update they had Suica cards available and was able to pick one up.
Will the 2025 expo affect traveller numbers outside of the West Coast? I'm giving the West Coast a wide berth and have even adjusted my travel dates away from early October. Given that the building of the expo area has faced considerable delays, I am really hoping the dates do not get shifted.
The milder temperatures of Autumn and less chance of a high pollen count mean that I am tied to October-November as a season to travel. The return of the yen makes little difference to me as travelling to Japan is already expensive (I'm in NZ not the USA), having risen due to post-pandemic price rises. I'm trying to keep time in Tokyo to a minimum as it is riddled with tourist traps. I have three days in Tokyo (day trips not stays) and just cancelled plans for the new TeamLabs it takes too long to go through! Really disappointing, but it's the best part of a day and I do not have that kind of time.
Thank you for sharing your travel plan.
As you mentioned, I saw the news that the construction of Osaka expo 2025 is behind schedule. I wish that it will be held on schedule.
I think Autumn is the best season for tourists. I hope you have a wonderful time in Japan!!!
Great video has usual👍 can I use my international cash card (with yen) on the trains??? Or do you need to buy the Suica card please? Thank you👍👍👍👍
Thank you for watching!!
Unfortunately, you can't use an international cash card for train in Japan.
So, I recommend you get Train IC card like Suica.
Ok thank you
Is the Suica app a good alternative to a physical card?
Yes!
If you can use Suica app, it’s the best one!
Hello, I will be in Japan on August... I wish to ask you one thing...so you recommend to arrive in Japan with cash or it'd more convenient to get money from ATM or Exchange offices in Japan directly?
Thanks in advance
Thank you for your question.
You don't need to get cash before arriving in Japan.
You can get money from ATM or Exchange office at airport.
I explained the process in my previous video. Please check it!
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I'm in Japan and yesterday got confronted by some religious group and I felt harassed and like I couldn't walk away. It upset me. Also there is sakura blooming in Fujisawa.
Thank you for sharing your real experience!!!
It’s very helpful for other tourists and me.
I hope you have a good time after that!
@@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan I think I may have miss understood the situation, and being foreign and not understanding made me feel vulnerable, they did offer a coffee and got an English speaker when I told them I didn't feel safe, and they just seemed to want me to pray for happyness with them, but having 4 people surround me it made me feel unsafe.
Oh, that's a scary situation.
However, you are safe now. I hope you won't face the same experience again.
Just bear in mind that the buddhist religion also have many types of sects like christianity
Im going to tokyo next month, all the hotel accomodation is in premium price X(
Thank you for watching.
Yeah, especially weekend...
I hope you have a wonderful time in Japan.
I saw one of these Buddhist monks in front of Meiji Shrine (not buddhist!) hahaha
Thank you for sharing your real experience.
It’s very helpful for other tourists and me!
I appreciate it!
I was the first person to forecast the cherry blossom of 2024 based on 2023 data - and I hope I planned my 2-week vacation perfectly. :P
Oh, so nice!!!
I hope you have a wonderful time in Japan!!!
Me too! 🌸🌸🌸
Can you add Polish subtitles?
Thank you for your request!
I added Polish in this video. I'll add it from next video too!
@@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan Thank you soo much! :)
I thought you could get the suica card just on your phone like an Apple Pay card
Thank you for watching.
Yes, that's right!
@@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan- Can we do that also for Android or just Apple Pay for now?
@@VanessaBaptista Unfortunately, Android outside of Japan is not available.
@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan thanks for replying 😊
Are the scam monks real Japanese?
Unfortunately, they are real Japanese....