One month (God willing) until we leave for Japan!
I am desperately in need of some R&R. To be honest, it's probably going to be a pretty full-on trip.
We are there for a week - the plan is to spend most of it in Tokyo, but also get away for an overnight trip to Kyoto and Osaka. (Because fooooood.)
I've already built a Google food map, so I've got a fair few places to look for - while also leaving room to explore and discover random gems along the way. Nothing worse than the frustration of spending ages hunting for a restaurant, particularly if it winds up being fruitless.
What I DO need advice on is the following!
Phones - sim cards/wifi and data
Should we get a pocket wifi doohickey? Or look into a sim card with data? I am positive we'll want to be able to get online in Japan to look things up and get directions.
Sumo tickets
We're hoping to catch a sumo match (or at least, T is). Tickets go on sale next week, so fingers crossed! That will determine our final itinerary. I'm leaning towards buying normal chair seats, which I think will be not only cheaper but more comfortable for us. He's far too large to enjoy the traditional box seats, I suspect. And yes, we could line up for cheap tickets on the morning of the match ... but time is the more precious commodity on this trip. Anyone care to comment on box vs chair seating?
Ryokan
One non-food thing on the agenda is staying in a ryokan. Originally I thought we'd do this in Kyoto but I've got a recommendation for one in Tokyo that sounds pretty good. Thoughts?
