Should you visit Japan now in 2024? 🇯🇵🤔
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Should you visit Japan now in 2024 or wait until next year or even later...? Let's discuss in this video 🤧
I came up with a few reasons why I think you SHOULD and SHOULDN'T visit Japan this year or in the upcoming future. It's impossible to give a hard yes or no without knowing someone personally of course, and even then it's a bit of a mixed bag, but overall I would say that this year is a huge year for tourism in Japan...in both a good and bad way!
What do you think? Are you thinking of visiting soon? Let me know your reasons why or why not down below in the comments 🤗
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Are you planning an upcoming trip to Japan? Let me know down below what you think 😋
Don’t feel like you’re super poor just because the Yen doesn’t have as good of an exchange rate as before. Someone is always poorer than someone else. You will go down the rabbit hole fast if you think the way you do. Rather, look how safe you are, what incredible environment you are in, and many more things that you have to be grateful for and that made you decide to make Japan your home. A person can have money to spend to last several lifetimes but it doesn’t mean that they have time or the ability to enjoy it.
Could you please talk about the STSS outbreak and weather its safe to visit in june this year?? Please
@@rhea6151 what is STSS?
It's high on my bucket list since my kid is a big pokemon and anime fan but life keeps getting in the way. One day we'll make that trip over for the experience.
Its a bacterial infection thats spreading in japan at a concerningly high rate
I’m moving to Japan in a few weeks for JET, I prayed to not get Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto because the overtourism is just so insane 😭 I lived in Nagoya when I studied abroad & it was perfect!! I got lucky and got placed in Nagasaki, I’m so excited
Incoming osaka JET🤣(I'm scared)
Hey, please don't be afraid to come to Osaka!😂
@@squidwithboots
Welcome to Osaka!
@@squidwithbootsdon’t be frightened!! My son has been teaching at ECC and l has lived in Osaka for the last 4 years. Not as many people speak English as Tokyo. You’ll do great! Enjoy.
Japanese here :) That depends on the place. Osaka, Kyoto, and also Tokyo has lots of places where almost no tourist goes.
We just got back a few days ago. We only did Tokyo, Kamakura and Osaka because our teen wanted to hit the theme parks. It was his first trip there, but my husband and I went in 2009. Glad we went to Kyoto and Himeji back then when everything was empty. It was SO CROWDED this time. We had an amazing time, but it was way different. Lots of tourists were rude and disrespectful to the Japanese culture. We were disgusted by some of the behavior we saw. We did bring an entire suitcase of stuff home. Shopping was so fun! You are right that the good stuff was still the same. We fell in love with Japan all over again and we're already planning a trip back as soon as we can save some $$! We'll visit Tokyo plus smaller towns to get a break from the huge crowds.
Hi, Thanks for that . We are planning on going next week and wanted to check if people concerned with the spread of STSS in Japan? did you feel as though it was safe and there were more safety precautions at tourist locations?
@@milankarajakaruna1012 We were not concerned at all. I didn't see any additional safety precautions. Lots of people still wearing masks. We carried hand sanitizer and made sure to wash well and/or sanitize, especially after being on a train or using a public restroom. I don't think STSS is a huge concern unless you have a compromised immune system. If you're relatively healthy, go, be careful, have fun!
@@magicsheepmom7790 Thank you so much !
Agree it made for us most places in Kyoto not enjoyable and so many overcrowding issues in temples, transport. when someone on TH-cam shows you Sensoju Asakusa temple it is after they walked agonisingly slow for 2 hours in the sun to get to it. 2 people actually fained there.
I lived in Japan for 14 years. I saw the summer growth become horrific. They are way too many tourists to enjoy anywhere. It is way too humid from June 1 until early September. I refer to it as 100 days of hell! If you’re smart, you will figure out a way to visit Japan either in the spring or the fall, those are the best. The best time for tourists is late March/early April. They can see the cherry blossoms. Also, avoid the end of April/early May. It’s golden week in Japan. The entire country is on vacation. Hotel room rates quadruple. Good advice!
Agreed with the golden route. Tourists are like sheep, plus follow whatever the algorithm will make what becomes popular. Even venture off the stations in between, take the local trains outwards. Explore Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka City, Nagoya, Hamamatsu.
The Tohoku region does deserve more tourists. Barely 1% of tourists head this far north. Chris Broad always promotes this area. Probably one thing he's beloved by Japanese citizens according to The Japan Reporter.
Nagano, Gifu, and Tochigi were amazing places to visit. Beautiful nature, traditional Japanese cities, and just a friendly great vibe everywhere. Just renting a bike and riding through the rice fields among the mountains to feel like a character in a Ghibli movie is my number one recommendation. Additionally there are a ton of cool hobbies you can pursue like bouldering in Ibaraki, fishing in traditional Japanese styles, or rafting in the mountains are all great things to do off the track in Japan. Not to say we didn't like Kyoto or Tokyo, but all of us that traveled to Japan together have our favorite place somewhere else.
I highly agree with your comments of getting off "the golden route". After spending some time in Tokyo (and staying in Shinjuku) I went to Kanazawa and it almost felt like a ghost town but was a wonderful change of pace. At Kenroku-en Garden I was able to get pictures without other people in them (with some occasional waiting for people to move on but not too much).
One warning about Kanazawa though, where I was staying all the restaurants closed around 4:30 - 5:00 local time. Thankfully a combini was close by when I first found this out.
omg same, i went to Kanazawa and barely saw tourists...like 2 or 3 dutch and that's all, i was like "so where're the tourists" i admit i felt a bit alone because i was going solo but in some way i enjoy it because i could take the time of the world to see things
I personally didn't like Kanazawa much compared to most other towns I visited. Kenroku-en was a nice garden but honestly there are Japanese gardens everywhere, and when I went it was still pretty crowded there. Won't be going back to Kanazawa when I go to Japan again. The towns in Gifu though... definitely would revisit
in sakura season Kanazawa was overcrowded too (esp. the park and the art museum)
Hello Allison,
I visited Japan in November of 2023 thanks to you and your videos warning us of the JR Pass increase.
So I got to visit Japan for 14 days taking advantage of the now-old JR Pass price.
I did not go to Mount Fuji, and I did not go to Kyoto.
I arrived by plane to Korea first in Seoul, then I went to Pusan by bus and I took the Ferry to Fukuoka.
I bought the Fukuoka IC card so I did not get to confront the shortage of SUICA or PASMO cards they have in Tokyo.
From Fukuoka where I exchanged my JR voucher for the JR Pass and went to Hiroshima.
From there to Onomichi I stayed in the Guesthouse "Onomichi Mochilero " which belongs to a Peruvian of Japanese descent.
Of course, I followed your advice of not coming in the summer or during the golden week. November of 2023 was just great I had superb weather.
Thanks again for all the advice you provide us.
"Lonely Planet" watch out.
Regards
Sounds like an amazing trip!!
We visited Japan for thr first time in Oct 2023. Loved it all but our favorite area was Nikko /Kinnagawa Onsen. Highly recommend and beautiful on the fall. Some other tourist but not over crowded.
We spent time in both Kyoto and Tokyo this spring, and although I was stunned at how many tourists there were in central Kyoto, if you go to lesser known shrines, temples, parks, gardens, etc, and other places on the edges of Kyoto, there are few people, and these sights are just as wonderful. Same with Tokyo, it is such a huge city, we have visited a different area each time, and always find interesting things to see and do, that again have very few tourists.
I am going to japan and bag me a Japanese wife so I can live a healthier lifestyle
I visited Japan in Nov 2023 after previously visiting in 2015, and everything you said was true. No regrets though, we had a great trip and plan on going back in Nov 2025. I hope for your sake the yen is doing better by then, but doing things like staying at a ryokan for "garbage money" prices was great :)
I plan on visiting Japan in around October-November in 2025. Can’t wait hopefully things get better.
Yeah same!!!
Do you already have you Itinerary? I’m going for 3 weeks and I’m already planning how long to stay where
Tbh it’s just certain areas that are overcrowded, walk a block away and it’s usually empty.
I visited the golden route as a single in early 2000s in Feb then in 2017 I visited Hokkaido for my honeymoon in July.
Last Nov I brought my 2 kids to the Golden Route again and this Dec I will be visiting again! Tokyo + Hokkaido 🎉🎉🎉
Sorry but we just cannot get enough of Japan , we want to experience every month of Japan, except summer 😂 cos i come from tropical country 😅
we are rich but we need to fork out lots of air ticket money to keep going back to japan
Great video Allison and super relevant info. Was in Japan in may and agree - so busy in the main areas. We went to Hokkaido and absolutely loved it. A bit slower paced, excellent food and beautiful scenery. Btw tax free minimum spending is now 5500 yen. Thanks!
I did the Golden Route back in February and it was great. There were plenty of tourists, but I live in NYC and there are always lots of tourists. So it wasn't a problem. :)
Funny cause I'm planning to Morioka. My reasons are probably more on the unusual side though:
- Riding the Hayabusa since it's the fastest Shinkansen service (I'm a railfan/train enthusiast)
- The Bakery store which I saw in a video that sells very unique and apparently super delicious sandwiches.
I was in Japan in May and June. It was perfect weather: 25-30c all the time with only a few raining days. The Yen is so low now that Japan is cheap for Europeans. I went to all the usually spots (Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Nagasaki). Kyoto was amazing but so crowded with tourists. But I also went to places like Kagoshima, Kinosakionsen, Izumo and Toyama. At those places there were almost no people. So the take away: by all means: gooooo but also go off the ‘Golden route’.
We are going, period, dot, end-of-story in early December. Expecting cool/cold weather and we'll be dressed appropriately. Hopefully it won't be as crowded and the excitement to visit Japan will be a little less. :)
Was in Roppongi a week ago. Hardly any tourists. Big secret - Okinawa. Hotel staff had not met Australians before.
When I was there with my partner in May, we drove by car from Tokyo --> fukuoka and stopped in smaller regional cities, much nicer. I loved the drive up Chuugoku, we visited Matsue and Tottori which were lovely.
Great video! Thanx for sharing! You need a “don’t get me wrong meter”! LOL 😘👍❤😜✌
I have just come back from Japan, and the trip was just amazing, Japan is very authentic, and at the same time living in 2050.
I hate crowds, but I went to Tokyo last year and earlier this year and it wasn't too bad. Especially the second trip where we avoided the more touristy spots that we got out of the way on the first trip and only travelled on public transport when it wasn't the peak times.
Aiming to get Osaka and Kyoto off the list next year, and although I know it will be crowded, it feels like a race at this point. I think it's only going to get worse, at least for the major cities, so I'm trying to get ahead of that. I'm already kicking myself for waiting too long and having the pandemic ruin my first trip when I finally made plans to visit, I don't want to repeat that mistake.
After that though, I'll have visited the big three and I'll plan future visits to less popular regions.
I'm really really over the super tourist places as I get over. I will hopefully plan my trip to Japan in the Fall this year, (or of not, Spring 2025 and summer 2025) but as I get older I'm more interested in countryside and hiking and hiking trails of Japan.
the countryside of Japan is really great 🤗 nature, culture, everything you could want!
I came to Tokyo towards the end of 2023 and it was the absolutely best time to visit! There was hardly any tourists, most probably because many other countries was still in lockdown, hotels were halla cheap! I can't imagine what it'll be like when I relocate to sometime next year. I'm from the UK, back in 2008-9 it was the UK pound was strong for a while, 1 GBP to 256 JPY, currently the yen for us brits isn't as low as it was, but having said that the GBP is weak. UK economy has so many problems.
I am Japanese. You should not visit Japan in July, August, or the first half of September. Summer is so harsh that some people die from the heat.
I was over in April and went to Asakusa at about 10pm. Near empty and lit up lovely - a definite contrast to during the day! Heading over again next week but Hokkaido first then Tokyo can't wait...
I’m hopefully coming in May 2025! Thanks for the tips!
in 2023 i stayed in japan for around 7 weeks, most i paid for a hotel was around 25-30e a night. we stayed in many hotels around the entire country.
in my opinion you shouldnt get a expensive hotel as you wont spend time there unless you get sick and need to lay down.
stayed in business hotels, capsule hotels and some weird hotels (henna)
yen was 150-1 eur when i was there and im planning a trip for next summer. it was an unforgettable trip and i plan on visiting many more times and maybe even moving there (if i could find a job that pays well as currently yen is so weak.)
When visiting Japan, you don't have to stick to the famous tourist spots. There are countless amazing places in the countryside that aren't as well-known, and they stretch from the north to the south of Japan. I realized this during my fifth trip to Japan. The key is to always stay at an onsen ryokan. Almost every tourist spot in Japan has one, and each place also offers incredibly delicious local cuisine!
There’s even a term for it, inbound-don, meaning charging inbound tourists exhorbitant prices for a bowl of rice. To be fair I don’t think most places are charging different prices based on whether you’re a tourist or not, it’s just the more touristed places charge more for the same thing kind of like you should expect to pay more for food if you go to Disneyworld in Orlando. Ironically Disney Tokyo has some really good reasonably priced food so you may just want to go spend the day eating there. 😊
I've just come back from visiting Japan, and I can really see what Allison is saying. When I compare it to my last trips pre-covid, the tourists are strangling the main attractions. What I did though, was use Tokyo as a base and do day trips out of the city (admittedly Lake Kawaguchiko was very very crowded, so I did Lake Saiko instead). And I went to Fukushima Precture to Aizuwakamatsu - that was the best part of my trip. Onsen, beautiful nature, homely hospitality and no crowds. Ah bliss!
which onset in Aizuwakamatsu, please?
@@meghanschwanke1133 There are a few in Higashiyama area. I stayed at Shousuke no Yado Takinoyu.
personally i do agree with the pokemon generation having adult money now correlates to the increase of tourist in japan 😂
because A LOTT of my friends have been visiting japan this year, including me for later in autumn.
we just graduated last year and is on our first year into the workforce, and obviously the first thing we do was to save up for a japan trip, duh. it's our childhood dream!!! 🤤✨
Pokémon, sailormoon, dbz and card captors gen :)
I am 53, solo travelling next feb. not to Tokyo, Osaka but a ramen pilgrimage lol to fukuoka. Train travel and not to the usual hotspots. Keeping it simple, stress free and to appreciate the culture.
I'm 53 too went solo, did Fukuoka as part of my trip in April and loved it...Toto Toilet Museum sorta nearby was a random interesting gem!
@@psprog thats awesome!!!! It looks fun and more my speed than Tokyo lol. Did you go to kyoto?
@@pinksugarcookies71 Yeah did Kyoto on my first trip last year. Walked for ages to the Nintendo buildings I had no idea they were based there until a barman told me!
I visited in April 24 for 3 weeks! Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Nagoya! AMAZING! I can not wait to return. I stayed in Ota city and never saw any tourists ( other than in the mirror ).
Hahaha 😂😂 The beauty of getting off the path!
i went to the okutama trail that you only mentioned in passing and it was really nice. i got off at hatonotsu and there was nobody out there. also overcast days in july are not that bad if you are from east coast america.
Does this mean we should all move back to Florida to escape the tourists?? Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!!! OK, no chance. I took a trip to Kyoto a couple of years ago....loved the temples, but the crowds were depressing. Don't think I would ever go back again. Spent a week in Hokkaido last month and would highly recommend that trip to anyone. Weather was a little cool.....but NO crowds anywhere.
As someone who frequents Japan because of work (20 or so years now), i've noticed that over the years it's been getting worse, it's ruining the awe that Japan has. Most tourists thesedays don't respect the culture of the country they're visiting and it's terrible. Noise and extra rubbish are the most noticeable.
So spot on in many ways except 1, Asakusa is an amazing area. Yes, the station and tourist area is insane but just a few blocks away in any direction is a beautiful neighborhood filled with friendly people and shops near the sumida river and sky tree. Don’t be afraid to come to Asakusa. Thank you for all your advice over the years, it led us here at this time because it’s a unique time to see this beautiful country!
I’ve wanted to visit for years (was supposed to go in March 2022) and I’m finally going late October. I’ll be staying in the Tokyo area and don’t really care much for the super touristy things, but my brother has other ideas so that could be fun 😅
I had visited Japan this year and last year.
I went to Nagano, Gifu and Hokkaido so no problem with overtourism.
I’m glad I got most of my travelling out of my system twenty years ago, everywhere is like this now. That said I did the golden route and that made me want to see the more rural Japan as well, so good to know my business will be welcome!
What I would give to experience Kyoto and such 20 years ago 🥹
@@AllisoninTokyoI rarely saw another foreigner in 95 when I was a uni student in Itami. Kyoto was beautiful!
I was from January till March in Tokio,so travel arround.Hotels so Air b&b for two wasn't cheap at all.Transportation so Internet: Also. Did I save much?I didn't feel it,really
My wife and I are planning on coming next year but during October and November. I've been to Japan several times. My wife, no. She's never left the states.
We more than likely will stay away from Tokyo and travel to see smaller towns and look for the best places to eat along the way. Food > Her experiencing the food and culture > Video Games (Since we both love video games) > Anime (For me, but my Anime taste is old school, Golgo 13, Crying Freeman, and anything Studio Ghibli). In that order of importance.
I wish more thought like you (in avoiding Tokyo).
@@georgeinjapan6583 we live in a major tourist city and can’t do anything here during the summer months. So we understand if it’s a place tourist frequent during certain times just seek out other places.
hahaha almost feel personally attacked booked my flights and hotels for Tokyo and Osaka couple of weeks ago for later this year and I was planning on popping over to Nara and Kyoto🤣🤣Is there anywhere you would recommendations for day trips out or lesser known must see spots?
Hey Allison!
Thank you for taking us somewhere new 🙏🏻. Loved the dress you got at Uniqlo and totally agree on those collab anime shirts there. I get them and wear them to the gym since they’re baggy 😅
Give AOT another chance 😁
We tried to go to Tokyo, cause its funny to fly into tokyo and not see the place but an hour in shinjuku and akihabara was enough to turn us off. We both moved out from larger cities in the US, no need to travel accross the world to vacation in one lol. Sapporo off season was great and went to random towns between kobe and yokohama. Lovely people all around, great food and wished we did more thrift shopping
Wow your channel has really grown well done! I remember seeing your channel a while back
tourism is picking up here in Fukuoka, never seen it this crowded in my 22 years living here.
I visited in 2022 right as it was opening back up and I regret not doing more of the bigger touristy things when it was still really empty, since I think if we were to try again soon the places would be super packed. But I do want to try some non-golden route places next time!
Really good update about visiting Japan this time of year.👍🥰
Thanks for the tips Allison! I wish the public transport infrastructure was better in places like Tohoku, but it seems that without a car, you will have a hard time reaching nice spots to visit there
I converted $ but not going until next year!
Thanks for the super honest insights! I have a trip planned for October, Tokyo will be the base but def looking for “off the beaten path” neighborhoods or day trips. I was considering Kawagoe and Shibamata but I’d love to hear your recommendations!
I’ve been telling everyone I know that it could be a once in a lifetime opportunity to travel to Japan with the exchange rates. Family loved it so much last July that they wanted to come again this summer.
Yes!! Nothing will ever be this cheap again (I hope 😅)
My wife and I are leaving for Japan on Friday… two week tour… Tokyo, Harkone, Kanazawa, Kyoto, and some other areas. We will be there during rainy season, so maybe the numbers will be down.
I went ahead and visited Japan in the peak of hot summer. Was there for a few weeks and got back early September. Allison was not joking about the heat. It was like a sauna. Showering a couple times a day and enjoying frozen treats helped! As a former resident with a Japanese spouse, we did a few of the 'Golden Route' things, but also several not so common ones. We enjoyed a good mix of both.
I can say the over-tourism is INSANE. crowds wait 30min - 2 hours to any attraction or the famous restaurants are fully booked or you have a 30min wait for 1-2 chairs. everything is very small like shotengai covered shopping streets are SO narrow you brush with others every few seconds, so the "smallness" contributes to crowds and over-use, hotels are under-staffed and breakfast has lots of foods missing in a APA ekimai hotel. Streets to temples has a 2 hour wait. donki had staff tell people they cant come in because "too many people inside". NOT enjoyable. DONT come in sakura season its MADNESS.
I’ve lived in Japan for 35 years. I can’t tell you how bizarre this ‘tourist situation’ is….
I think these tourist got too much money especially after the pandemic so now it’s overcrowded…
I’m planning to go in October 2025 for 3 weeks. I’m really stressing about the itinerary, do you have some tips?
I stayed at the ANA Crowne Hotel's top-floor super rooms two weeks ago. Cost money but I have money. ¥50,000 a night. 50 meters squared.
Touching on the golden route, I went in August/September 2023 and the golden route was "nice" but it was far too crowded. I loved Hokkaido region and Okinawa way more than the golden route. Sure Okinawa was 30+'c at night but it was so much more pleasant to be around than being in Mount Fuji which felt more like Sydney Australia than Japan. Personally, I am quiet so seeing loud people whether tourists or not is a lot for me.
EDIT: When in Kyoto I kinda felt sorry for the locals, I was on a bus and there were school kids BUT IT WAS RAMMED WITH PEOPLE, and the queues were cooked. Not what I'd want when going home from work or school.
And.. I will come in october, this year.... I hope I will be able to come, get back and enjoy it!
And.. IF everything will come out more or less as nicely as thought, I will have plans for me, Japan and the future.... 😁😁😁
BTW "out of the way locations" are still harder to reach and to "navigate" without renting a vehicle... and not everyone want to do this thing.... I will NOT rent a car/bike, but I will NOT stay in Kyoto overnight, for example, I plan no more than two day-trips there, for starter... I will make base in Osaka and travel the surroundings.
I feel like pricing has kind of evened out for tourists to Japan. Even though the Yen is very low compared to USD, the hotel and plane flight to Tokyo pricing is through the roof. Money you would've saved is being blown on flights and accommodations.
Respectfully, I am a new subscriber, and I'm loving your videos that I've seen thus far, yet I would encourage you to refrain from calling any country's local currency "garbage currency". As you well know, the Japanese are a very proud people, and I think they would be very hurt to know people from other countries were mocking their currency and calling it "garbage".
Please have some empathy for their economic situation. They are very stressed out that the yen is so weak, that it limit's their travel outside of Japan, and that they've been in an economic slump for the last 30 years...longer than YOU have been alive. These are the Lost Decades because they can never recover the lost wages, the lost international travel, the lost savings they will never be able to recoup in a lifetime, and the lost opportunities they can never regain. This is one of the primary reasons the Japanese stopped having children. This is the first generation who has become 30 years old, the age of getting married and having children, while never seeing their country as the economic powerhouse it once was in the late '80s and early '90s (before you were born).
I understand you are also being paid in yen. However, you are NOT Japanese, and this has not been the experience of your entire lifetime. For the Japanese, this is both saddening and frightening, so much so that an entire generation of younger adults have felt hopeless about a successful or prosperous future. Please try to be less cavalier about publicly mocking and verbally devaluing their already low currency. They've been all too aware of it's low value for a lot longer than you've been living there. You're humiliating those Japanese who watch your channel, and you're not even trying to do so. Stating facts is fine, but calling it Monopoly money and garbage currency is, in my opinion, disrespectful.
The Japanese were so very respectful of American grief after 9/11, and I don't just mean in how they treated the subject in their own country, but they *quite literally* stopped traveling to Hawai'i on holiday because they knew We were in deep shock and mourning, as a country, and they felt it would be disrespectful of the gravity of the situation for them to travel and have a great time in Hawai'i on vacation while Americans were deeply grieving the attacks on New York City and Washington DC. Please, at least be as respectful of our culture and economic situation as they've been in the past with Ours. Thank you~
Yes it was overwhelming crowded. Came there for spring break. I Would love to visit less crowded town next time
Do you recommend visiting Japan this year on Next year during Expo 2025 which will be held in Osaka?
On one hand I'd love to go given the weak yen, on the other hand the post covid rush still seems to be going on so strongly.
Thank you for your video!! I was wondering, is it true that there's a very bad skin infection going on in Japan right now? Which is very infectious. I really wanna know because I'm planning on visiting in October. Thanks a lot.
Somewhat its funny when people say “well, 5,10,xx years before it was so different” and even worse if they say “it was better”, like we all could stop time and just wait a hundred or two hundred years until their might by less tourists, because, we are not dying on the way and because you can easily just shift dreams aside or travel back in time.
Or just don’t visit what the country is famous for, visit everything else, yeah, sure.
I mean its fair to be honest about changes and to be honest, we tourists should just be way more respectful to all people, tourists and locals and stop destroying and annoying places, just being not a respectful trash helps to get better along with all the people.
You travel when you get the chance basically in life. It’s not always a choice. Like I said, life plays with all of us and sometimes if you delay something you will never get a chance again and for all having had the chance and maybe even do money buy recommending japan and now don’t want people anymore, well, yeah, thanks for being greedy and now an asshole.
Not to say this applies to this video just to the logic for some people.
Like I said, I am always shocked how some of us tourists all over the planet treat the people and the environment, we are all assholes just to get what and where we want and sometimes even humiliating places, that sucks and we all should try to act and be better.
And Japan should definitely create a better infrastructure and maybe make less advertising and help those small businesses (not the big) depending on tourists to get their business ready if they maybe would regulate tourism more.
It’s easy to say “just don’t come” and leave a lot people behind.
Thanks so much for the information about Japan. Am not sure when i will be going. but i do have some questions do we use the US dollars, our credit cards maybe you have already touch on this. thanks
I just love your videos. I had hesitated visiting because so many people are going but I finally am later in this year and I will be off the golden route. I feel much better going now after hearing your thoughts. You rock!
I'm going in september but steering clear of tokyo, kyoto, and osaka. I have been waiting and saving for years to have enough money to afford a nice Japan trip with my 3rd world currency so I don't really care if now is a good time I'm going anyway while the Yen is cheaper 😂.
We can only go in summer due to our school holidays. Last time was 2018 and already very crowded in the touristy spots. But to put things into perspective: The bigger European countries have way way more annual tourists and Singapore as a single small city state has about half as many annual tourists. So the numbers per se aren't that high. One problem is people concentrating on Tokyo and Kansai. Maybe the rest of Japan should be promoted more!
Great information! Gero sounds really interesting. I will have to check it out 👍
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The issue with overtourism is the Japanese government pushed for more without considering the infrastructure.
Statistically, many European countries/cities, even snaller ones, have more tourists than Japan yet don't seem to have the crowding issue.
Would love to visit, but to live there… with chronic mental illnesses, and the deep stigma of Japan not wanting to deal with it and properly help their people let alone their native citizens… among other things… would love to work at either the deaf or blind school there… but Japan is so different from where I’m from… and it’s not like it is romanticized in movies and tv shows… the fact being a foreigner… and etc… Again, would love to visit… but live… no thank you… ( no hate btw ) if anyone has a different opinion, please reply to me. 😅
I am visiting end of September to beginning of October. Hope it’s not as hot and not as crowded (marginally)
Excellent video. Increase prices. Another problem is China tourism is way way down for a number of reasons. If China "loosens up" their tourism would attract some of those tourists away from other places imo because China has tons of incredible sites also.
Thank you very much for your posting!
Summer season in Japan is very hot & humidity, so please be careful the heat stroke.(June, July, August, September🌞)
You can buy cold drink or frozen drink convenience stores & vending machines to avoid the heat stroke.🥤
Visit Japan, don't worry about negative comments and decide for your self. With this exchange rate, great time to try different types of experiences pretty cheap. Japan will always have tourists there is no perfect time to visit.
Also learn some Japanese (interactional side of language). Don't just rely on shoving an iPhone translator in peoples' faces.
Jokes on you, im so broke that I cannot dream of going on a vacation the next state over or even in state. Don't really have much desire to leave my home town anyway.
I was just there for 15 days 3 weeks ago my best advice is to plan all major sites on the weekdays. I went from may 19 till June 3 and any major tourist areas I went from Disney, to universal and everything else wasn't super crowded there were still people there but not like the chaos you see. but I did go to Kyoto on a Sunday nd that was crowded especially the bamboo forest. it may of helped that I went right after the golden week holiday ended t. but if you go on weekends not only are you dealing with tourist but locals that aren't at work to.
Came back from a week in Kyushu end of May ... I saw really few Western tourists and hardly any places were very busy in general, so the suggestion to stay of the beaten track is spot on.
I live in America and I still think is crazy how we were enemies in ww2 but allies today is crazy but cool
Winter time is best as for you living in Japan you know nothing happens in a hurry needs to be discussed in a committee for at least 5 years to decide who’s going to be on that committee 😂
my family and i choose not to stay in ginza/shibuya cuz the luxury hotel prices are a lot vs staying at outskirts luxury hotels so we ended staying at Tokyo bay and took the hotel shuttle bus to the main train station to many places ard Tokyo
Can you recommend some english speaker friendly out of the way cities. Planning to visit in late December ( I know based on your video 12/28- 1/4 Japan is basically closed down but its the only time I can visit ) but thinking first to visit out of the way cities December 18-27. Then Tokyo area thru January 8.
Sapporo is very English friendly. Other wise, most was patient with us using Google translate
Ill wait another year or 2, hopefully the yen recovers enough that at least a lot of the more financially motivated tourists lose interest. But the more rural areas are more interesting to me anyway
I loved Gero Onsen and would also highly recommend a visit.
can you do a video showing off your japanese level. I am a computer science major with two minors in asian studies and tesol. so im basically taking all japanese courses for my asian studies minor. I would like to see your progress :)
That moment when your own currency is weak and plane costs have trippled since my first trip in 2016. It is just absurd how much a flight is now compared to what it used to be. That said since I will visit Nagasaki, Okinawa, Fukuyama and Fukuoka I hope for less tourists than I usually see. Considering it is my 6th trip I will stay in the Asakusa area because I know my way around. The pro tip would be to go to Sensoji at around 10pm. Few people and since the buildings are lit up it looks very pretty.
Flights are so expensive now! I last went to Japan 2018 and it was about $400 - $500 cheaper then, without any sales 😭 and accommodation.. also tripled 😬
@@frangipanisandgirl As a Japanese person, my personal opinion is: have airline tickets really increased that much? Japan's inflation rate is more moderate compared to Western countries, and with the yen's depreciation, prices are relatively affordable. In conclusion, isn't it the foreign airlines that are profiting the most from the current Japan boom? Even with JAL and ANA's price hikes, the increase seems to be around 30%.
@@gotakazawa408 sorry, I didn’t mean specifically Japanese airlines flight prices had increased, flights all over the world have increased (I don’t want to even look at Europe prices!), but that flight to Japan was my last trip, and now that I’m wanting to visit Japan again, the prices are very different post pandemic. In my mind I was actually thinking of Singapore airlines, as that is my preferred airline with the best connections coming from Australia and who I travelled with last time. They’re definitely profiting right now 😅
@@gotakazawa408 My first place tickets to Japan for a round trip were around 300€ if I convert my currency to €. I knew back then I had already scored a good price. In 2017 it had gone up to around 500€. Still very reasonable. For my trip this year I am paying 1240€ for my flights to Japan. That is a very steep increase. The domestic flight to Okinawa and Nagasaki are a lot cheaper than I am used to compared to domestic flights in Europe.
@@frangipanisandgirl Acommodation might have increased but considering how expensive a hotel night is in my country I think those are quite cheap in Japan. My co-workers laughed about the hostel in Okinawa because that kind of a deal is impossible in my country. For me it is mostly the plane ticket to Japan and from Japan where I feel the increase. It is more than half of my salary for just the plane ticket. 🙁There were a few cheaper options but then it was impossible to get to the airport at those times, so in the end a night near the airport would have amounted to the same cost anyways.
Anyone here that can speak and read japanese. Please message me i need something checking if it is written correctly
Mario brothers usj ride is horribly disappointing
Get off the "golden route'. I travelled around Shikoku in May and it was nowhere near as over-run as Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka. My next trip is to eastern Hokkaido
i'd like to see the video divided into pros and cons. listening to random info for 13min will never work for me.
i am coming to japan in the september 16th and yeah at almost 200 yen to the pound its a good time at the moment.