Oct 30 2018, 01:19 PM
QUOTE(sweet_pez @ Oct 30 2018, 01:02 PM)
Don't have to make it so complicated. Just either buy a SIM card, or use roaming with your telco. It's the same case when you visit neighboring countries like Thailand or Singapore.
If you're talking about cost - check out few SIM prices. As rickarch mentioned you can try Hello1010 sim card. I've always used Hello1010 and there's no issue except for my last trip to japan. I couldn't activate the SIM; so i had to ask my friend to activate it via her phone before I could use.
One last option is you can purchase SIM card in Japan itself.
Refer to the above, and Page 1 Post #1 information.
Yes of course you can lug your baggage around the train stations but as you mentioned - peak hours - will be hellish especially main stations like Akihabara, Shinjuku, Shibuya etc. I arrived in Shinjuku station at 8pm and it was really high traffic. You'll need to know where you're going. If you're blur and unsure of entrance/ exit, make sure you're standing at one side/ away from the incoming/ outgoing crowd. Don't block others' road by standing in the middle (it may happen unconsciously when we're too focused on finding the way).
If you want to avoid crowd, just make sure you don't visit coinciding with the games' period. Eg. game starts 20th Sept so you can visit Japan early Sept, or after the games - 2nd week or mid Nov. Then again, it's not Olympics so probably the impact of crowd would not be overwhelming. Maybe those staying/ stayed in Japan can shed some light.
Thanks for the tips!If you're talking about cost - check out few SIM prices. As rickarch mentioned you can try Hello1010 sim card. I've always used Hello1010 and there's no issue except for my last trip to japan. I couldn't activate the SIM; so i had to ask my friend to activate it via her phone before I could use.
One last option is you can purchase SIM card in Japan itself.
Refer to the above, and Page 1 Post #1 information.
Yes of course you can lug your baggage around the train stations but as you mentioned - peak hours - will be hellish especially main stations like Akihabara, Shinjuku, Shibuya etc. I arrived in Shinjuku station at 8pm and it was really high traffic. You'll need to know where you're going. If you're blur and unsure of entrance/ exit, make sure you're standing at one side/ away from the incoming/ outgoing crowd. Don't block others' road by standing in the middle (it may happen unconsciously when we're too focused on finding the way).
If you want to avoid crowd, just make sure you don't visit coinciding with the games' period. Eg. game starts 20th Sept so you can visit Japan early Sept, or after the games - 2nd week or mid Nov. Then again, it's not Olympics so probably the impact of crowd would not be overwhelming. Maybe those staying/ stayed in Japan can shed some light.
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it'll be very hectic to unpack and pack again, then lug your luggage around - up down buses, trains. In fact by not staying longer at 1 place, you're not able to maximize the sight seeing you can do. Note that most places close at 4 or 5pm.
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