Japan

[chezmax]

Oh dear. I leave for Japan a week from today.

I'm totally not ready.

Well, I have a plane ticket, and a rail ticket, and I know where my passport is.

Things I need to remember to do:
Call Visa/My Bank. Tell them I'll be in a different country, and not to disable my card when charges start showing up from really weird place. Done
Pack.
Make a list of people who want postcards (inform me if you want a postcard: my first name which is at alleged networks... even if you think I have your address, send me an email so it'll be on the list)
Check my power adapters to see if they're 100V compatible.
Look for my travel insurance information and any cards I may need to carry.

Erm... I'm sure I'm forgetting important things.... Any ideas?

Comments

[melted-snowball.livejournal.com]

Bring one book you've been planning to read forever for train rides. There's nothing as cool as watching the world go by at high speeds while you're reading a classic novel.

It might be worth getting yourself ¥10,000 to 20,000 before you leave; it's not especially hard, and once upon a time I got stuck at CDG (Worst Airport EVER) on a day when all of the ATMs decided to die. That sucked.

Don't overpack. There are probably good guidelines on this that you can find on the web, but don't. That said, bring one decent shirt and one decent pair of trousers; you never know when you'll need them.

Forget at least one toiletry. It's always fun to figure out how to buy deodorant, or shaving cream, or something like that, in a language you don't know.