I’ve compiled a list of some sorts of what I should do, but just wanted more input.

  1. Download Google maps of Tokyo area (for offline use)

  2. Google Translate with Downloaded JP Package (for offline use, I have to check if this is reliable).

  3. Get a Suica card, most transactions can use Suica Cards

  4. DiDi Taxi App (tourist friendly taxi app).

  1. Book an AirBnB instead of a hotel (bonus if AirBnB gives out Portable Wifi)

  2. Buy data sim/portable wifi in the airport (expensive but useful if no other options).

  3. Try International data instead

Hopefully I’ll have time to visit some real life anime places like

  1. Gyonmae Park in Shinjuku (Garden of Words).

  2. Cafe La Boheme (Your Name)

  3. ofc Akihabara

What other tips/places can you give to this weeb.

  • pipler@lemmy.world
    3·
    11 months ago

    The NAVITIME app is more reliable than Google Maps when it comes to transit planning. Plus, you can check the ticket prices including if you’re using tourist passes (e.g. JR pass or local subway passes). Taxis are expensive af.

    Tbh if you’re not going in a big group, hotels are far more reliable than AirBnBs and their odd regulations.

    Use coin laundry or washing machines in hotels instead of packing a lot of clothes.

    Nakano Broadway >>> Akihabara IMO.

    • counselwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
      1·
      11 months ago

      Unfortunately it’s a big group (20+)

      Oooh I’ll think about the coin laundry thing.

      I’ll check out Navitime as well.

      Is nakano brodway better because price?

      • pipler@lemmy.world
        3·
        11 months ago

        I guess it might depend on which Akibahara store you’re going to, but at least a good number of them when I went this year (IMO) are just too ‘generic’ with a lot of the floor space dedicated to just the most popular franchises, with uninspiring merch (e.g. tshirts, acrylic stands) that can easily be found online. Though this might also be cause I’ve been there a few years before and the magic has been lost.

        Stuff in Nakano Broadway (where a large portion of the floorspace is dedicated to Mandarake’s secondhand shops) are rarer and more diversified, and there’s even a shop selling original animation cels of old anime (I was salivating over a Cardcaptor Sakura one which cost JPY500,000…). There’s also the JOJO bar which is insanely cool.

        I browsed r/JapanTravel a lot to look up tips and general recommendations.