Basic ethics and some useful words when visiting Japan-Japanese people are usually quite polite and will greet you be it at a shopping mall or at a train station. It's always polite to greet them back when they greet you.
-Good morning - ohayou gozaimasu
-Hello/Good afternoon - Konnichiwa
-Good evening - konbanwa
-Escalator rules - In Japan, if you are not in a hurry and want to take your time standing and going up or down an escalator, do stand on the left side to avoid causing "jam" to other peoples. Right side of the escalator is considered as fast lane where people will walk fast instead of standing there.
-Don't eat and walk, unlike Malaysia where we can easily find trash can almost everywhere or just "make" our own trash can anywhere, it's not easy to find trash can in Japan. Also it's considered rude to eat and walk in Japan. So whenever you purchase some street foods, stand nearby to eat it and pass back the trash to the store owner if he din't prepare a trash can in front of his/her store.
-Don't stand in front of a cashier if you are not preparing to pay or if it isn't your turn to pay yet. Often in Japan, there will be an arrow on the ground not so close to the counter where everyone will queue behind it.
-Having troubles in Japan and don't know how to approach someone? Just remember this one simple word. Approach someone and say "Sumimasen" (excuse me), and then just use google translate apps to translate what you want to say and show it to them.
-Stuck in a crowded train and can't get out but not sure how to ask Japanese to make way for you? This is the phase you need, "Sumimasen, toorimasu!" (excuse me, coming through). There's also a hand gesture which is widely use, it is as simple as holding up your hand in front of your face and move it slowly with minimum movement as if you were slicing a cucumber super slowly.
My personal recommended places to eat 
Will upload some photos of the restaurants and their foods after my upcoming trip
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im putting a list of restaurant in tokyo here, they are all awesome according to my taste so if it doesnt suite ur taste please don't bash me. if u wan photo of them, u have to wait till im back from tokyo next month. i won't be recommending any michelin places as you can easily google those.
Yakitori - i recommend a place call Toriyoshi 鳥よし in Naka-Meguro, the price is pretty standard and what i like about here is it doesn't get you all smelly and of cause the yakitori is one of the best.
Soba - Kanda Yabusoba in Akihabara, this is one of the top 3 soba places in tokyo for locals. Nice place and they have english menu as well if you cant read japanese.
Ramen - Hayashi in Shibuya, this is one of the best i tried in tokyo and is better than the michelin star ramen in Sugamo. It's a place where tourists will not go, only have like 9 seats. This shop only open from 11.30am to 3.30pm. They only have one selection and different sizes, easy right?
Tempura - Tentake in Asakusa, well not much to say bout tempura other than its one of the best one in Asakusa.
Bara chirashi don - Sushi Sho in Yotsuya, they served bara chirashi don every monday, wednesday, and friday. The shop open at 11.30am and they only served 20 bowls per day, its the best you can find in Tokyo. You can make reservation one month in advance or you can just go there earlier and hope they have a slot for you.
Taiyaki - Taiyaki Wakaba in Yotsuya, this is the place i always go after having bara chirashi don at Sushi Sho as they are located within the same area. One of the best taiyaki for locals with a lot of red beans paste inside unlike some taiyaki place with only a bit of red bean paste.
Abura soba (oily soba) - Abura Soba in Akihabara, honestly i dunno what is the name of this shop called despite eating here one year until i collected enough stamp for their t-shirt >< You can see a big sign "油" and its near an alley 5 min walk from Akiba station. They served the best abura(oily) soba i have ever tasted. There a many abura soba shop with the sign like that so don't go to the wrong 1.
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Maid cafe - I know many people sure want to experience maid cafe when they go Akiba, but there are tons of it so which one is the best and have many kawaii maid? My personal favourite is @At Home cafe, there are many floors so you can go each floor to have a look at their maids first see which floor you like.
Sushi - If you wan cheap and nice, you can go conveyor belt sushi in Shibuya, there is one inside Seibu on the top floor called Midori Sushi if im not mistaken. If you have more budget, go to 梅丘寿司の美登利 (Umegaoka Sushi no Midori) inside Shibuya Tokyo Mark City 4th floor, usual wait time about an hour to two hours but definitely worth it. (take note that tsukiji market sushi is overpriced and standard only if u ever thinking of heading there for sushi)
also for those that have a lot of money to spare, do make a reservation for Kyubey sushi in ginza, it is 2nd best sushi i ever had after Jiro sushi (im sure everyone noe bout this 1) and its way easier to get a reservation. Took me 4 months just to get a reservation for Jiro sushi ><
Kyubey sushi is as fresh as Jiro sushi, price also almost the same at 40k yen per course. the different is the way they make it but both places sushi will also melt in ur mouth so definitely worth it if u got some money to spare.
Unagi - Obana in Minami-Senju, this one seriously one of the best i had and the price is also not expensive compared to other unagi restaurant. The unagi will melt in your mouth when u put it in (if u know wat i mean). No reservation needed but its recommended as its always full house.
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here's a mini two days itinerary/guide for Kyoto that i planned for my baby sis for her current trip, she's now in kyoto and will be meeting me in tokyo on thursday.
this itinerary only tell u where to go as well as how to reach there (the train stop and bus stop). the time will not be shown as different people have different timing. all the places are planned according to how near they are to each other, this will make your travel easier so you don't ended up going to the other end of Kyoto and come back to the other end again.
this two days itinerary also cover most of the Kyoto attractions already, if you want to enjoy each attraction longer, you can always split them up into maybe 3 days or 4 days. my personal suggestion is 3 days is enough for Kyoto as its pretty boring at night.
Day 1
-->Reach Kansai Airport
-->Take Haruka Express to Kyoto
-->Arashiyama (At Kyoto station, take JR Sagano/JR San-in Line To Arashiyama, stop at Saga Arashiyama Station)
-all the attractions in Arashiyama are within walking distance, so just slowly take your time to walk around
-Bamboo Grove
-Monkey Park Iwatayama
-Tenryuji Temple
-Jojakkoji Temple
-Gio Temple
-Adashino Nenbutsuji
-->Fushimi Inari Taisha (From Arashiyama, take JR San-in Line back to Kyoto Station, then switch to JR Nara Line to Fushimi Inari *stop at Inari station*)
-->Dinner at Gion (From Fushimi Inari station, take Keihan Line to Gion-Shijo Station)
-walk around and find any restaurant you like for dinner
-walk around the town until you tired then head back to your hotel/hostel and call it a day
Day 2
-->Kiyomizu-dera (Take whichever bus/train from the place you stay to there)
-suggest going around 8am to avoid crowd
-->Heian Shrine (From Kiyomizu-dera, walk to Shimizumichi Bus Stop. Take 市営１００京都駅前行 bus to Okazaki Koen, and walk to Heian Shrine)
-->Ginkakuji (Walk back to Okazaki Koen, and take the same 市営１００京都駅前行 bus to Ginkakujimae Station)
-->Kamigamo-Jinja (Walk to Ginkakujimichi Bus Stop, take 市営２０３乙錦林車庫前行 bus to Horikawaimadegawa Bus Stop. At the same bus stop, take 市営９西賀茂車庫前行 bus to Kamigamo Misonohashi Bus Stop and walk to Kamigamo-Jinja)
-->Kinkakuji (Walk to Kamigamo Jinjamae Bus Stop, take 加茂線 出町柳駅前行 bus to 北大路堀川, and switch to 市営１２立命館大学前行 bus to Kinkakujimae Bus Stop, then walk to Kinkakuji)
-there are quite a few different ways and buses to reach Kinkakuji from Kamigamo-Jinja, so just use google map to check whichever is faster during that time
-->Geisha Street (Walk to Kinkakujimae Bus Stop, take 市営５９山越中町行 bus to Shijokawaramachi)
-there are quite a few different buses to Geisha Street as well, so just google map whichever is faster
-walk around, have dinner, then head to Kyoto Station and head back to Osaka
List of useful medicine in Japan- Care Leaves Waterproof Hypoallergenic Plaster // ケアリーヴ 防水タイプ Mサイズ //
http://www.careleaves.com/waterproof/- Roihi Tsuboko // ロイヒつぼ膏 // For muscle pain, joist pain, shoulder pain, fracture pain, muscle fatigue
http://www.roihi.com/howto_use.html- LuluA Gold DX // 新ルルAゴールドDX // For flu, cough, and sore throat use
http://www.daiichisankyo-hc.co.jp/products...d_dx/index.html- Arouge // アルージェ トラブルリペア リキッド// For acne, pimples, skin itchiness, skin rashes, and similar symptoms
http://www.arouge.com/lineup/trouble_repair_liquid.html- Arouge // モイスチャー ミストローションII // Similar to above
http://www.arouge.com/lineup/index005.html- YuskinA // Vitamin cream for skin chapping/crack, chilblains
http://www.yuskin.co.jp/products/a/01.html- 浅田飴 //
http://www.asadaame.co.jp/medicine/- 葛根湯 // For flu, headache, back pain
http://www.kracie.co.jp/products/ph/1201494_2220.html- Chocola BB // チョコラBBプラス //
http://www.chocola.com/product/lineup/bb.php- Chocola BB Vitamin C // チョコラBBルーセントC //
http://www.chocola.com/product/lineup/bblc.php- Transino White C // トランシーノ ホワイトC //
http://www.daiichisankyo-hc.co.jp/site_transino/transino-c/- Daiichisakyo Plus // 第一三共胃腸薬プラス細粒 //
http://www.daiichisankyo-hc.co.jp/products...gran/index.html- Torafuru Direct // トラフル ダイレクト //
http://www.daiichisankyo-hc.co.jp/products...rect/index.html- Sagami Original // サガミオリジナル002 //
https://www.sagami-gomu.co.jp/condom/lineup/original.html- Kracie Cocco Apo Ex // コッコアポEX錠 //
http://www.kracie.co.jp/ph/coccoapo/products/index_ex.html- Avantbise DX Toothpaste // アバンビーズDX //
http://www.wakamoto-pharm.co.jp/products/item/mouth_02.html- Coloskin // コロスキン //
http://www.tokyokoshisha.co.jp/product/coloskin.html- Natureine Aqua Peel // モイスチャーピーリングジェル //
http://natureine.jp/products/moisturepeeling.html- Rozebe Placenta //
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