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[quote=Anonymous]Carry CASH. Like 4x as much as you think you need. Many places (like the subway), and many of the best and coolest places, are cash only.

Cover any tattoos, for your own comfort and ease of movement. Culturally there’s a historical association between tattoos and organized crime. Some hotel pools / onsens may not allow you in the water.

Many restrooms assume that everyone carries their own handkerchiefs with them, so they do not have air dryers or paper towels. Carry a hand towel with you, or buy one at Sensoji when you go there on your first day.

Also carry travel Kleenex with you in case you need to use a public park -level restroom; it’s decreasingly so these days but that level of public restroom may be BYOTP.

If you like to blend in when you travel:

A clean and tidy appearance is part of basic manners here, so dirty sneakers or worn out, stained clothing might get you some grossed out glances on the subway etc.

It is bananas rude to take pictures of people in the street like they’re a zoo attraction. That doesn’t stop a lot of foreigners, but don’t be surprised if your cool wide angle shot marveling at the crowdedness of Tokyo at rush hour contains more than a few people shielding their faces with their hands. Yes, it’s bc of you.

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