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Hi Meg, when I was in Japan I wasn't able to maximize the use of my 72 hr unli subway train ticket. I was just guessing if the subway exit/entry would accept or reject my tcket. I'm aware that they're only for Metro and Toei Lines but is there more easy way to tell? Thanku so much for your vids! 🥰
My parents and I are coming to Japan on May 10th. This will be our very first time! I'm so excited! This might be my once in a lifetime trip. I've saved for years
I've learned a lot while traveling in Japan 😍 They follow rules, they respect each other, especially theyre so mundful of others, that's why they have nicest things 👌🏽 japan inspires me to improve myself day by day in my own country 🇵🇭 Change really starts with each one of us 💯 thanku Japan!!! Matane! 😍
Thank you for making this educational video. We are Australians visiting Japan for a month, visiting many areas. We watch what the locals do and try to follow suit. Yesterday at a large food court in Matsumoto we weren't sure where to take our trays but soon enough saw what locals were doing and copied them.
Speaking in a languange that is not yours can add a lot of preasure in a work that is already difficult. Even I get nervous when I'm on vacation trying to use my rusty english in public knowing that is not my mother tongue
My husband and I are bringing his mum home to see where she/ mum/her mums family is from in just about a month! 😊 She was born in Uenohara Japan in 1947 and left when she was a baby to America. She’s never been back. Shes 77 years old and she is still so strong and amazing and ready for this big trip! Thank you for your video. I want to make our mom happy and your video is very helpful. Arigatou gozaimasu 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💚
I hear that a lot. The grammatically correct Japanese word is “Sumimasen” like I said, but in actual native Japanese conversation, many people say “Suimasen” or something like that. ・・・・ lol I'm the same way.
Ok to know is one thing but to respect them is another. many migrants will arrive and make their own laws calling japanese people racists. making their rights . like happens to Europe who disappear. respect and help Japanese. 🙏🏻.
I will be in Japan this August! With regards to trash bags, may I bring my own trash bags if they are small? I am looking forward to this vacation very much!
I am planning a trip to Japan this summer with my son. I am grateful for youtubers such as MegLog. Thank you! One of our excursions is to take the Shankansen from Nagasaki through Hiroshima to finally get to Osaka. When is the reservation of seating occur? Immediately after going through the gate using an IC card? Anyway, thank you! Arigato!
I visited Japan with a tour group in 2017. The people are very polite and everything is so clean. In the restroom there are no hand dryers so need to take a small hand towel with you. Also a few small bags to put your trash in as there are no bins. Take your bags back to your accommodation. I recommend slip on shoes to wear as entering shrines, temples, castles etc. you have to keep on removing your shoes.
Hi MegLog: Very Good Video!!! In Japan do I need to BUY internet to use for MAPS+directions,... OR can I use my internet from the USA??? I will be going to Tokyo in October. Thanks if you answer my question!!!
Another to add to the list if you are used to food served in courses, such as starters then main, or especially when ordering individual meals as a group. It was my experience at the sit-down restaurants we went to that food arrived "as it's cooked" rather than "everyone's meal at the same time." I ordered a sashimi dish and baked fish with broth, while the 2 others with me ordered steaks. Both my dishes arrived before the other dishes and I had plenty of time to eat. Something to keep in mind I suppose, that depending on where you eat (unless it is explicitly a course menu) you may want to consider your order as dishes to be shared and to order a bit of everything rather than "2 of us will have the same meal".
In Viet Nam, we don't eat out so often. We eat at home most of the time and we eat out only when we are invited by a friend to a wedding party. The chances to have lunch everyday with our friends will be provided by the company management who wants to create the good relationship for their staff.
I've been to Kansai area twice and will be back in two months. I cannot walk very well and often trip over the guide blocks. I have to be very careful! 🥴
I plan to travel to Japan next year, arrive in Tokyo and go straight to Kyoto, stay for 3 days then back to Tokyo. I chose to go by train. Do you think I need to have JRP or Suica? Thank you for your help.
Where I live in Greece ,they had those yellow braille block lines for the blind people and in on place on the pavement there was a post right in the middle of it for lighting or electric ! I swear to god ! I think it was in Athens ? I'm not sure if the post was there first or arrived after the blind person's safety route was put down ! It made the newspapers and media .Along the lines of " As a Greek nation is this the best we can show to the world how good we are at planning things ? " .
The young woman in the video speaks excellent English. I hope to learn how to speak Japanese and visit Japan because I admire the Japanese people and their society.
Some of the restaurants don't accept foreigners. The reason behind this is because they always have problem in communicating in English. Don't think that they are being rude.
Superb video! Yes about carrying s small plastic bag and disposing trash contents at your hotel. It is not a difficulty and Japanese do this, disposing of at home. Don't litter. Don't go to Japan to just be another predatory, shallow "influencer." Learn about the culture and appreciate it. And be quiet on trains! It's a long way to fly with no preparedness or sense of the culture.
As a Japanese driver, I'd like to strongly request one thing: that is, to understand that the concept of "jaywalking" does not exist in Japan. In other words, many Japanese people live with the assumption that they should obey traffic signals even when there are no cars coming. Recently, with the dramatic increase in foreign tourists, there has been a significant rise in jaywalking, resulting in a much higher risk of traffic accidents than before. There have been incidents in Kawaguchiko Town that underscore the importance of avoiding this behavior. I would like this to be taken up.
Flying into Narita may not be a mistake. That was a mistake on your part. Not getting an IC card is another mistake you made. If you do not ride the trains very much, it is cheaper to purchase tickets individually. Physical IC cards have a non refundable deposit, also some trains you cannot use an IC card.
I guess you didn’t really pay attention to the video. She clearly stated that a.) it takes longer to get from Narita to Tokyo, hence she recommends flying to Haneda, if you are short on time or want to get to the city as quickly as possible and b.) an IC card is better than single ride tickets, if you plan on using the trains frequently.
Hello dear Japanese people , remain strong and don't let anyone to judge you , be very careful and allways have in mind how europeans have been replaced by laws only for crying migrants that NOBODY needed. make babies and save your culture, jobs and FUTURE . 🙏🏻 GOOD LUCK most important fight for your rights and avoid hypocrit politicians who only talk for their own interests . take care ❤.
Many staff are not familiar with english and find it embarassing to make a mistake when trying to accomodate foreign tourists, so will instead not say anything and just politely serve in silence unless asked directly something they can give a correct answer to, or respond in japanese where they can but in simple form that may seem rude to the guest. The social rules in Japan are just different. In Australia i also worked in hospitality, and generally we bend over backwards to do literally anything we can to help someone, even when we can't speak the language. I have experienced the same in Japan sometimes as well, but it is rare and usually in the big cities where someone has had the chance to be around tourists more. I was offered to install a very good japanese to english translation app on my phone, nict, recommended by a shopkeeper that I found was the truest to what I wanted to say, but forgot that in english we sometimes say too much, so it gets overtranslated and confusing to explain. I even had a very kind woman assist me to use a taxi to get to a place when it did not work, and I was becoming anxious about time. This was in Kita-Kyushu, and it helped to save my honeymoon.
I believe traveling abroad is wonderful because it pushes us to go beyond language barriers. Even though we might not understand each other's language, we try our best to communicate through gestures and other means. I had a similar experience in Vietnam, which helped me a lot.
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Hi Meg, when I was in Japan I wasn't able to maximize the use of my 72 hr unli subway train ticket. I was just guessing if the subway exit/entry would accept or reject my tcket. I'm aware that they're only for Metro and Toei Lines but is there more easy way to tell? Thanku so much for your vids! 🥰
You are the only channel that says the Japanese phrases slowly enough for me to understand how to say them myself.
Thank you.
Good it helped you
My parents and I are coming to Japan on May 10th. This will be our very first time! I'm so excited! This might be my once in a lifetime trip. I've saved for years
Oh wow!!! Have a lovely trip!
@@MegLog_JAPAN thank you!
I've learned a lot while traveling in Japan 😍 They follow rules, they respect each other, especially theyre so mundful of others, that's why they have nicest things 👌🏽 japan inspires me to improve myself day by day in my own country 🇵🇭
Change really starts with each one of us 💯 thanku Japan!!! Matane! 😍
Arigato!! Come again!
@@MegLog_JAPAN i will go back 😍 arigatou gozaimasu 🔥💛
Thank you for making this educational video. We are Australians visiting Japan for a month, visiting many areas. We watch what the locals do and try to follow suit. Yesterday at a large food court in Matsumoto we weren't sure where to take our trays but soon enough saw what locals were doing and copied them.
@@mattraschke2889 That's a good way!
This is really an informative video for us .my family is planning to visit Tokyo next year.
This is the most informative video I've ever watch about Japan.
Thank you
That means a lot to me! Thank you :)
Just landed and thank you so much for making these videos. I’ve watched this video so many times
Good to hear that!
Something else about restaurants is that the staff might sound rude when they are speaking English. But there just trying their best
Yes, I agree with it.
Speaking in a languange that is not yours can add a lot of preasure in a work that is already difficult. Even I get nervous when I'm on vacation trying to use my rusty english in public knowing that is not my mother tongue
agreed
Thank you for the informative video. Will definitely take your advice when I go to Japan next month.
Another outstanding video, thank you!
It is my dream to visit Tokyo, Japan someday.
Yes, by all means! 🙌
My husband and I are bringing his mum home to see where she/ mum/her mums family is from in just about a month! 😊
She was born in Uenohara Japan in 1947 and left when she was a baby to America. She’s never been back.
Shes 77 years old and she is still so strong and amazing and ready for this big trip!
Thank you for your video.
I want to make our mom happy and your video is very helpful.
Arigatou gozaimasu 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💚
Good luck with you!
Sounds like special and amazing trip!
Looks like I'm going to say lots of 'Sumimasen' when I visit Japan. 😅
U better 🤣🤣🤣
I hear that a lot. The grammatically correct Japanese word is “Sumimasen” like I said, but in actual native Japanese conversation, many people say “Suimasen” or something like that. ・・・・ lol I'm the same way.
This really helps thank you 😄
Thank you for helping to make tourism easy for us!
@@Omni0404 It's good helped you!
sooo very helpful video ❤❤❤❤
Very good, very thorough..
Thank you for your video🎉
We should definitely know those things before coming to Japan!
Thank you!
Ok to know is one thing but to respect them is another. many migrants will arrive and make their own laws calling japanese people racists. making their rights . like happens to Europe who disappear. respect and help Japanese. 🙏🏻.
Thank you Im planning a trip very soon and this is very helpful
Thank you 😊 😊
Good recommendations!
Thanks for the informative video. I learned a lot!
That's good.
Very informative.
Arigato Gozaimasu
Very useful information thanks
@@jfoxlim1966 Sure 😁
I will be in Japan this August! With regards to trash bags, may I bring my own trash bags if they are small? I am looking forward to this vacation very much!
Yes, I usually take it with me a lot.
Thank you for this video, very informative and quick and clear
Thanks for this info
I am planning a trip to Japan this summer with my son. I am grateful for youtubers such as MegLog. Thank you! One of our excursions is to take the Shankansen from Nagasaki through Hiroshima to finally get to Osaka. When is the reservation of seating occur? Immediately after going through the gate using an IC card? Anyway, thank you! Arigato!
You can get seats before using an IC Card.
Thank you so much! Arigato!
Very informative
Thanks!
Japan is the one place I want to visit…⛩
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@@weeyee60 Thank you for sub!
Very informative 😃
@@iamsega7 Thanks!
I visited Japan with a tour group in 2017. The people are very polite and everything is so clean. In the restroom there are no hand dryers so need to take a small hand towel with you. Also a few small bags to put your trash in as there are no bins. Take your bags back to your accommodation. I recommend slip on shoes to wear as entering shrines, temples, castles etc. you have to keep on removing your shoes.
Yup, it is. There are no hand dryers so we need to bring a hand towel.
Hi MegLog: Very Good Video!!! In Japan do I need to BUY internet to use for MAPS+directions,... OR can I use my internet from the USA??? I will be going to Tokyo in October. Thanks if you answer my question!!!
I would say it depends on your smartphone. If your smartphone is available abroad, you don't need to buy it just like mine.
Wow this is a great video!
@@miami5am Yay! 😊
Coming from North America it seems we are streamed thru Narita
Another to add to the list if you are used to food served in courses, such as starters then main, or especially when ordering individual meals as a group. It was my experience at the sit-down restaurants we went to that food arrived "as it's cooked" rather than "everyone's meal at the same time." I ordered a sashimi dish and baked fish with broth, while the 2 others with me ordered steaks. Both my dishes arrived before the other dishes and I had plenty of time to eat. Something to keep in mind I suppose, that depending on where you eat (unless it is explicitly a course menu) you may want to consider your order as dishes to be shared and to order a bit of everything rather than "2 of us will have the same meal".
Yes, I agree. It depends on the restaurant.
Do you drink the water when purifying at the shrine?
Can you advise your charges for two-day tour to hakone from Tokyo
When purifying yourself at a temple. Did you cup the water to drink? Or was it to let the water run down your face?
It is to let the water run down on your face
Nice info thank you❤
@@clarisakakimoto Your welcome 🤗
In Viet Nam, we don't eat out so often. We eat at home most of the time and we eat out only when we are invited by a friend to a wedding party. The chances to have lunch everyday with our friends will be provided by the company management who wants to create the good relationship for their staff.
I get your point! Thanks for sharing :)
I've been to Kansai area twice and will be back in two months. I cannot walk very well and often trip over the guide blocks. I have to be very careful! 🥴
Have fun!
@@MegLog_JAPAN thank you 😊
I’m planning a 3 days trip to shibuya, what do u suggest, family trip wt teens, also is May a good time to visit Japan?
Thanks
You can refer below video for recommended places in Shibuya!
ua-cam.com/video/rEzNBSIriDE/v-deo.html
May is very good except for Golden Week.
I plan to travel to Japan next year, arrive in Tokyo and go straight to Kyoto, stay for 3 days then back to Tokyo. I chose to go by train. Do you think I need to have JRP or Suica? Thank you for your help.
Maybe I would choose Suica.
Even for me a Japanese , very helpful.😊
Good to know!
Did I hear correctly and you said some restaurants ban brown hair?
How much cash you recommend to exchange from USD to Yen
I changed 300$ for 2 weeks as a couple. Mainly I could pay by card. Sometimes not. Now I am back in Germany and have still 6000¥ in cash
I changed 300$ for 2 weeks as a couple. Mainly I could pay by card. Sometimes not. Now I am back in Germany and have still 6000¥ in cash
Where I live in Greece ,they had those yellow braille block lines for the blind people and in on place on the pavement there was a post right in the middle of it for lighting or electric ! I swear to god ! I think it was in Athens ? I'm not sure if the post was there first or arrived after the blind person's safety route was put down ! It made the newspapers and media .Along the lines of " As a Greek nation is this the best we can show to the world how good we are at planning things ? " .
The young woman in the video speaks excellent English. I hope to learn how to speak Japanese and visit Japan because I admire the Japanese people and their society.
Some of the restaurants don't accept foreigners. The reason behind this is because they always have problem in communicating in English. Don't think that they are being rude.
Na, its rude. They can easily print paper menues in different languages.
Many restaurants ban brown hair???? Something go lost in translation here...😢
In US we are never expected to help clean up after their meal. If you attempt to do so it’s considered bad etiquette.
That's very different and interesting. Thanks for sharing.
I always find this backwards and a bit annoying. It really does depend on the restraunt though.
Don't you think too many rules? I am going to Tokyo soon. Not sure how many can remember these.
@@zliu1995 That's ok! You will get used to it when you are here.
Superb video! Yes about carrying s small plastic bag and disposing trash contents at your hotel. It is not a difficulty and Japanese do this, disposing of at home. Don't litter. Don't go to Japan to just be another predatory, shallow "influencer." Learn about the culture and appreciate it. And be quiet on trains! It's a long way to fly with no preparedness or sense of the culture.
Well said
Thank you!
As a Japanese person, I am proud of you！
Do you pronounce the "u" in Desu though? Seems strange?
De で su す de and su are "letters" each has it's own sound, while, a, i, u, e, & o are separate as well.
As a Japanese driver, I'd like to strongly request one thing: that is, to understand that the concept of "jaywalking" does not exist in Japan. In other words, many Japanese people live with the assumption that they should obey traffic signals even when there are no cars coming. Recently, with the dramatic increase in foreign tourists, there has been a significant rise in jaywalking, resulting in a much higher risk of traffic accidents than before. There have been incidents in Kawaguchiko Town that underscore the importance of avoiding this behavior. I would like this to be taken up.
Yes, thank you for your valuable opinion. I'll leave it in my notes. Thank you!!
I thought Japan is a country with extremely honest people!
Yes, it depends on people
Flying into Narita may not be a mistake. That was a mistake on your part. Not getting an IC card is another mistake you made. If you do not ride the trains very much, it is cheaper to purchase tickets individually. Physical IC cards have a non refundable deposit, also some trains you cannot use an IC card.
I guess you didn’t really pay attention to the video. She clearly stated that a.) it takes longer to get from Narita to Tokyo, hence she recommends flying to Haneda, if you are short on time or want to get to the city as quickly as possible and b.) an IC card is better than single ride tickets, if you plan on using the trains frequently.
I wana go to Japan but I am pretty sure I would not do much of anything
Just walking around maybe
@@MegLog_JAPAN I cant really walk around, bad legs and but it looks fun
Also Kyoto would be better since I am a history guy
Hello my name is Mark, i.m looking to vacation in Tokyo, I like to find someone to show me around Tokyo Hope you can help
Hi there! If you are interested, please contact me here!
shokochan373@gmail.com
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I prefer yokuska
Same here. I love Yokosuka
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Japan does not appear to desire foreigners. In the United States customers are important are accommodated.
Hello dear Japanese people , remain strong and don't let anyone to judge you , be very careful and allways have in mind how europeans have been replaced by laws only for crying migrants that NOBODY needed. make babies and save your culture, jobs and FUTURE . 🙏🏻 GOOD LUCK most important fight for your rights and avoid hypocrit politicians who only talk for their own interests . take care ❤.
Great vids….
Can you speak a little slower in the future?’😊
Slow the speech speed in your youtube settings cogg wheel.
Usually when I ask for the bill, I say お会計お願いします！
Yup, 'Okaikei Onegai Shimasu'
Don't go in the first place
People still wear masks indoor in 2024? 😮
Kalau mau ngomong di publik maskernya dilepas saja, tidak enak dilihat
If you can’t do something as simple as be friendly and smile to a customer. It’s no wonder you economy is in such a terrible condition.
Oh, my goodness!!!!!!! Wasn't expecting that, but it's food for thought.
Many staff are not familiar with english and find it embarassing to make a mistake when trying to accomodate foreign tourists, so will instead not say anything and just politely serve in silence unless asked directly something they can give a correct answer to, or respond in japanese where they can but in simple form that may seem rude to the guest.
The social rules in Japan are just different. In Australia i also worked in hospitality, and generally we bend over backwards to do literally anything we can to help someone, even when we can't speak the language. I have experienced the same in Japan sometimes as well, but it is rare and usually in the big cities where someone has had the chance to be around tourists more.
I was offered to install a very good japanese to english translation app on my phone, nict, recommended by a shopkeeper that I found was the truest to what I wanted to say, but forgot that in english we sometimes say too much, so it gets overtranslated and confusing to explain.
I even had a very kind woman assist me to use a taxi to get to a place when it did not work, and I was becoming anxious about time. This was in Kita-Kyushu, and it helped to save my honeymoon.
I believe traveling abroad is wonderful because it pushes us to go beyond language barriers. Even though we might not understand each other's language, we try our best to communicate through gestures and other means. I had a similar experience in Vietnam, which helped me a lot.
Yes...right.
I'm not sure which one comes first tho.
Being to japan , rude attitude in service & disappointed .
Yes
To many rules for
my taste. Thank you but no thank you.😀
Chinese accent??
I'm not Chinese.
Very useful informations….thank you and more power to you
Thank you!!!!!