This Blog Will Help You Prepare for Your Japan Vacation With Ease and Peace of Mind, Travel Smartly, and Make The Most of Your Time

  • Are you planning your first Japan trip or vacation? So have I.
  • Are you feeling confused, lost, and overwhelmed by the logistics of planning and preparing for your trip? So have I.
  • Do you find that family, busy work, and everyday life give you limited time to plan your trip? Or do you want to spend less time researching about the boring details of how to get from place to place, and prefer focusing on the exciting places and activities awaiting you at your destination? So have I (even though I also love extensive researching, not gonna lie.)
  • Do you wish you have simple and easy-to-understand info and guides, all in one place, to help you navigate the cities and the culture, and spend smartly on your vacation? So have I.
  • Above all, do you wish that someone else has researched all the mundane travel logistics for you, experienced them, and now provide you with options, comparisons, and tips on how to get your best and most enjoyable vacation your way? So have I.

If you answered Yes to the questions above, this blog is for you.

Why The Blog Was Created

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Hello and Welcome! My name is Evelyn. I am so glad that you are here, and that I get to help a little (or hopefully a lot) in your Japan travel planning.

Before my first Japan vacation, I couldn’t find what I needed to sufficiently prepare for it, without spending an exhaustive amount of time on Google. With a mere 2-week vacation, not counting traveling time to and from Japan, the last thing I want was wasting my already limited precious time during the trip figuring how to get around places, or stressing out with the travel logistics, and not being able to fully enjoy my vacation.

So I was reading anything, from books to the internet, to shed light on the questions I had : Which area to stay in, how to get from the airport to my hotels, how to navigate the cities, different types of transportation to use, transit cards, SIM card or wifi, currency exchange, cash or credit card, how to communicate with Japanese people, etc. , while going down many rabbit holes in the process. I bet this is what you are currently doing as well, or dreading of doing, which is why you got here.

Fast forward 10 years later, I have fell in love with Japan through my many trips there, still take multiple trips per year there, and still can’t have enough of this country.

Since then, I have known many who had the same questions and frustration as I did before setting out on their vacation as a first-time visitor to Japan.

Being a naturally curious traveler, a fervent planner, a geek at heart, and a lover of Japan culture, I built this blog to be a Japan-focused travel guide, where I share my knowledge, past experiences, and travel hacks with you and others. Basically, all the help I wished I had when planning my first trip (and the ones after it), including updates to any changes since.

I hope that the info you find here will alleviate some of your stress, give you a sense of preparedness and peace of mind, and let you focus your time and energy on the exciting places and activities in Japan. So sit back, and enjoy! I hope you feel a great deal better afterwards (or even just a little – Hey, less stress is less stress!).

And if you don’t see what you are looking for, or hoping to read more about a specific topic, send me your question in the Contact link below (or japanoncloudnine@gmail.com), and I’ll get back to you shortly. May your Japan vacation be a fantastic one, and you’ will fall in love with this country and its people as much as I have. Happy traveling!