My Tokyo trip is 20 days later.
How much is the air ticket you bought from ANA?
Mine is AA

around 12k, 5 adults and 2 kids. hotel not yet booked. Under pay later mode by 15th may..

As there's no travel advisory to Japan, i don't think it's necessary for anyone to cancel their plans there.

Unless you're overly paranoid, standard procedures to wear masks in crowded places, and prepare hand sanitizers to clean your hands before touching your face or eating food should be sufficient at this moment.

Have anyone use smartEX app to purchase the high speed rail tickets?

I've used before in the past, now I just use the machine. Since you need to go to the machine anyways

Cause I’ll be going during the golden week, so have to buy before hand. Was thinking if the smartEX is reliable before I purchase.

just came back from Osaka, just becareful and wear your mask, my wife tarpau all the face masks we could find in Japan drug stores

anyone know is there anyway to buy Caloriemate outside of japan? back from tokyo last week regret only bought 10boxes

Yea I've used them no problem.

I think that they will not ban China visitor at this moment.
Because China visitors is their main income in tourist industry.

I am in Osaka now, not everyone is wearing the masks here. Maybe 50% out of 100% Japanese wear mask.

Dear Sifu,

What is the affordable souvenirs recommended in Osaka?

Sometime, I feel buy souvenirs is not a good practice, because traveler need to think about souvenirs and cost.

You don't have to buy souvenirs if you don't want to you know? Anyway, the cheapest souvenirs would be anything from Daiso.

Fridge Magnet are the best souvenirs

Some light and easy to carry stuff are the most suitable.
Such like decorative magnets, bookmarks, candies, chocolates are popular souvenirs from Osaka

Funny you should be obliged to buy souvenirs even if you don't feel the need to do so. Japan isn't like those super-cheap Chinese tours whereby you are 'forced' to buy things as you travel in the tour. The only souvenir I bought back when I went to Nagasaki is tons of Japan KitKats for myself and for gifting. Oh and a local specialty ornament for my house deco.

This post has been edited by babylon52281: Feb 18 2020, 04:50 PM

Daiso, all 100 yen. my Egyptian friend always buy souvenirs from Daiso whenever he visits his home country to give his children and friends

This post has been edited by quadcube: Feb 18 2020, 10:28 PM

Was in Sapporo last 2 weeks.. many wears mask but I only wears when in crowded area and when using public transport.. surgical mask mostly sold out in their drugstore

any bus website i can refer between tokyo and hamamatsu

Last time bought KitKats but colleagues doesn't take a single due to non-halal issue...

Lesson learnt, never buy food as souvenir.

When i 1st travel i will buy souvenirs d. But after that i no buy already. Cox i felt pretty time wasting want to think what to buy to colleagues & friends. This is my enjoyment trip not souvenirs searching trip. I know some of u will think colleagues & friends will question you why no buy so no choice have to buy. My colleagues last time did question me. 1 time 2 times then they no bother to ask d cox they know i wont buy already. LoL. Now i only buy same items for my 4 sisters only.