21 Things to do When You Arrive in Japan

Just arrived in Japan? Here's 21 ideas on things to do, to help you kick off your trip.

[cheddar]

As someone living in the UK and drives, I have to agree. There is a sense of accomplishment in running over a cyclist.

[oliverkjellen]

Let's Go Bassfishing helped me learn how to fish. Now I'm a fisherman.

[jaycooper]

I went to Japan in 1986. My high school choir performed on Disney's Small World Stage. It was one of the best experiences of my life. I still have a shirt I was given that day. This shirt is only given to people who perform there. I have actually had people try to buy it from me. This shirt is not available any more and is quite rare.

[TopAnimeLoverEver]

#17 was exactly what I did. We got there late at night, took the train out of the airport, thought we went past our station and went back, realized the prior stop was actually correct, went back again, walked to the hotel, and my then boyfriend crashed, I stayed awake almost all night. Woke up fairly early, and he was still asleep, so I got dressed and just went for a walk where I could soak it all in alone without his sarcastic comments. It. Was. The. Most. Beautiful and serene moment. Of my ENTIRE life. I've wanted to set foot in Japan since I was 12. And that experience did not disappoint.

[ZenkaiSlip]

Don't need to go to Japan to play Chabudai Gaeshi, easy enough to play at home! Though I've quickly ran out of relatives who will come around for dinner now...

[icedcoldkilla]

Japan is a quiet, reserved, peaceful, ordinary society...
8:26

[liasslifee]

me sitting here watching knowing damn well i have 42¢ in my bank account: 🙂

[charliem]

4:28 "easily accessible MY monorail"

ffs Chris get your shit together

[DictionaryDylan]

If any of you are from California, and can't visit Japan to experience the glory of the table flipping game-- you're in luck! In Japantown in San Francisco, that very game is located in the arcade there. Needless to say, 'twas a flipping good time.

[theochua]

I recently went to Japan with a bunch of friends who were anime nerds (like me) so the first thing we did was go to Akihabara and visit a bookstore.

My friend literally bought 16kg of hentai home

[sTItepFFhAenNY]

I have been binge watching this channel for a week, I never thought I'll set foot on Japan but somehow I got a free ticket last Nov and I visited Kyoto and Osaka, I definitely love the atmosphere and the friendly people I met and now I'm dreaming I can visit this country and live some part of my life in this beautiful country

[RollinSkateboardsKJ]

"Presented by Chris Broad" - Stop trying to make this channel upmarket you middle class chav

~ JK Love you so much

[Sweet_Savage]

What I've always wanted to do on my first day in Japan is go to the Cherry Blossom festival in the Spring, enjoy the food and being among the locals.

[jamietrotter]

Was in Japan some years ago. Started of in Shinjuku about 3 minutes walk from the station. Arrived about 8pm local time so after a quick look around the local area I popped into a small bar ( had to suck my bely in to get past the other customer's at the bar it was that small) next to my hotel. The jetlag was catching up with me so intended to have one bear. Left several hours later completely drunk as the two young barmen at the bar found out I was from Scotland and then made me try nearly every brand of Japanese Whisky they had. Why not a Scotsman must be an expert on Whisky. Good night only paid for the first drink and some food.

[Nonzerotonin]

2:42 "These doughnuts are great. Jelly-filled are my favorite. Nothing beats a jelly-filled doughnut."

[bri]

Don’t be like Logan or Jake Paul especially when walking around

[anima]

My first hour for every time I go to Japan always involves going to the nearest convenience store to buy supplies and perhaps refresh my train card.


After all the formalities (including checking in my AirBnB), I always make it a point to go out and shop at the nearest supermarket or convenience store for eggs (a whole tray for six days or more), a liter of tea, and of course my breakfast for tomorrow as well as two rice balls.

[FlowUrbanFlow]

Going to Japan for my birthday in November for my first time. It's been my life goal to go there. Grabbing beer and wandering the streets is exactly what I planned to do. Also going to grab some street food.

[AbroadinJapan]

WHAT's the first thing YOU want to do when you arrive in Japan? Let us all know below!
Many thanks to everyone who gave their ideas and stories! If this video was a truck, you were the fuel.
Beautiful imagery.

[infernal_monkey]

Yep, 'strolling without a plan' is an absolute winner. First thing I did on my holiday to Japan, and it's still stuck with me as one of the most incredible moments. I'd checked into my hotel around 7PM and was dead tired from lack of sleep on the plane, but man. Just experiencing the sights and sounds of completely random shops nearby was amazing, followed by stopping at a joint to eat based on the plastic food samples out front.

Probably also helped that stores in Australia tend to close at like 5PM, so it was kinda unreal seeing *everything* still open at that point.