Hi again, I’m keeping my promise, right!!? (LOL)
After buying a return ticket to Japan (see my previous blog), i surely had to finish my itinerary. Japan is one of the non english speaking country and none of us are speaking fluently. From my ticket booking time i still have at least 1 year but let me show you this time frame to express my excitement to
go to Japan:
- Airline ticket: Booking Airasia checked (12 months before the departure)
- Reviewing blogs about Japan (11.9 months before the departure)
- Distracted with Bali (9 months before the departure)
- Listing cities in Japan
- Listing attractions in each city (4 months before the departure)
- Compiling attraction with time (3 months before the departure)
- Booking Hotel and Airbnb (2 months before the departure)
- Buying JR Pass (1 months before the departure)
- Listing discount voucher
- Packing (1 week before the departure)
There's some tips to make your own itinerary for beginners:
- Based on the ticket you bought, search for the nearby cities to visit. You might want to pay a visit to neighbor cities or hop to another cities. Try the cheap budget airlines
- Each City has their own attractions and events, do plenty of research. Some big cities have their own website and at least they will be available in blogs. If you go to Japan, Japan-guide is the best tool research
- Listing the top rated attraction, second best and will be visited if have time. Classifying the attraction will show your priority and choices, and check for the opening hours, entrance fee and location.
- Compiling cities with attractions and insert the time frame to see if it is feasible. Sometimes, you want to go to everywhere but time limits you, so, arrange your top priority with time to see if your plan is feasible or not.
- Book you accommodation and transportation once you already know which cities you will be visited. Some hotels provide discount if you book months before. Try Couchsurfing for free accommodation or Airbnb for cheap home like accommodation. Check the transportation efficiency and availability like the bus and train time table to make sure you will be on time. Japan has one of the best transportation line, try hyperdia to check the train schedule
- Check the discount voucher or promotion. Some countries provide you with free tour, or discounted attractions. Try JNTO for Japan free tour guide
- Check the weather during your visit. It tells you if you need an umbrella, coat or else. Ios weather is pretty accurate for within week range, or accuweather for longer duration
- Packing the right clothes. If you are traveling in winter season, you’ll be likely to bring your heavy big ass coat and will waste a lot of space in your bag. Suction plastic will help you to reduce the air from your wool coat, it can reduce half the space of it
So, my plan for 8,5 days in Japan is:
4 Days before the D-date, we were busy for the packing
preparation for our upcoming Japan Journey, the perk of being in 7 persons was
having other people to bring other sharing things and could borrow one to another
since our luggage was limited to 15 kgs each.
Some things you can share with others are:
- Universal plugs
- Phone, tablet, laptop chargers
- Bathroom amenities such as shampoo, soap, sun blocks and else
- Contact lens
- Luggage weight
- Winter coats, hats, gloves, and other accessories
- Common Medicines
- Etc
Thank God I completed like 90% of it, even though I had to
make changes to some part of it.
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