/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9676599

Whew so many questions. I too had never left the country on my own and I just did it and fared just fine! I feared I wouldn't make sound decisions on my own but signs were available, 7-11 ATMs use english, most train ticket hubs use english, lots of staff can speak english, there is the google translate app, and people are SUPER helpful.

a plain "________ doko desu ka?" solved so many of my questions.

-Airbnb is safe and saves you some serious money. It's even safer in big cities.

-Trains....trains everywhere and walking. Best bet is to plan out what you think you want to do and then figure out where most of them are grouped and plot your accommodations to stay in the middle of them. Most cost I have seen are in the 120-400 yen range for short trips. JR pass is good for going from city to city. So again you need to compare where you think you want to go. A Suica card is also useful so you can just load up money on a card instead of having to stop to buy a ticket each time.

- If you decide to go somewhere far like Osaka or Hiroshima then you will have to get a room for the night in the city you are traveling to. The trains are fast but they are not portals. It will take a few hours to reach far away cities. You don't want to spend 3 hours on a train, be in the city for 6-7 hours and then spend 3 more hours on a train back. That is wasting to much time on the train. Stay there overnight at least, go see more stuff, and then return. I recommend at least 2 days for Osaka and 2 days for Kyoto.