- 19 things to know before
you go to Tokyo, Japan. I'm Chris, this is Topher. We are the internet's number one human and stuffed panda traveling duo. This is Yellow Productions, we do travel guides that are fun, informative and entertaining. And in this video, we're
gonna tell you everything you need to know to visit Tokyo Japan. And each one of these
scenes is gonna to be shot in a different place in Tokyo, starting here at Shibuya Scramble, the world's busiest pedestrian crossing, where everybody crosses
in all the directions all at one time. First thing you need to
know before you go to Tokyo is just some general information about it. Tokyo, it's the capital of
Japan and Tokyo literally translates to east capital. It is the world's most
populated metropolis. It feels a little bit like science fiction meets old school,
particularly here in Shibuya, with the tall buildings, the light up signs,
the noise, the blaring, the neon, robots, sumo,
everything is in this city. Tokyo has a population
of 14 million people, about 11% of Japan's
population live here in Tokyo. The greater Tokyo region population is about 35 million people. Tokyo actually has a lot of green space and a lot of peaceful areas,
so when you come to visit, make sure to seek out the peaceful places in addition to the crazy busy places. The second thing to know
is just some information to help you get oriented to Tokyo. Tokyo is one of Japan's prefectures, it's kind of like a state. Now it's composed of a
bunch of cities, villages, wards, it's even got
some outlying islands. And I kind of like to think
of it like the equivalent of Washington D.C. in the U.S. With all these cities, villages and wards, people typically refer to things in Tokyo by the name of the train
station that something is near, rather than a city, village, or ward. So right now, I'm in Harajuku, there's Harajuku Station, and people refer to this
neighborhood as Harajuku, one of my favorites. The city core is around Tokyo Station. The other big city core
is around Shinjuku. Then you can kind of draw
a circle around the center of the city where this line called the Yamanote Loop Line runs. I'll talk more about that in
the getting around section. The third thing to know is
about getting into Tokyo. If you're flying into Tokyo, you'll be coming into one of two airports, Tokyo Narita, or Tokyo Haneda airport. Tokyo Narita is the biggest
international airport. It's where most of the
international flights come in. From Tokyo Narita, one of the
best ways to get in the city, the way I like to take,
is the Narita Express. It's a train that you take, and it will bring you
here into Tokyo Station, though it's quite a ways. So plan about an hour for that train ride into central Tokyo. The other airport, and it's
a little closer to the city is Tokyo Haneda airport. There are less flights that go into it. It's mostly a domestic airport, but they have been expanding international service into Haneda. I like flying into Haneda better because it's closer to the airport. The KQ line is probably
the easiest line to take into the city from Tokyo Haneda. A couple of other ways to get
from the airport into the city is the friendly limousine bus. It's a big orange bus that'll
take you and drop you off at a lot of hotels. You could take a taxi. But if you take a taxi from Tokyo Narita expect to spend a hundred
or 200 U.S. dollars, depending upon where you're going. Tokyo Haneda is a little closer. So expect to spend maybe about $80 depending upon where you're going. Now, once you're in Tokyo, you're gonna need to know
about getting around Tokyo. And I have a whole video separately just about riding the
trains and subways in Tokyo. So you're gonna want to
make sure to check that out, but that's how you'll be
getting around on the trains and subways, you will learn to use them. There are tons of train
lines, tons of stations. It can seem intimidating,
but if you watch that video, it's actually not. A couple other things I want to mention because you'll be navigating
a lot of train stations, bring comfy walking shoes,
plan to navigate staircases, all train stations don't have elevators, and you may have heard of
the Japan Railways pass. If you're just staying in Tokyo, it probably doesn't make
sense to get the JR pass. That only makes sense if
you're going outside of Tokyo. Yet looking at the maps
for the Tokyo trains can be quite intimidating. There's 62 electric train lines
and more than 900 stations, but it doesn't have to be. If you're a tourist and you're
here for the first time, think of the city on the
JR Yamanote Loop Line. It's a circular line
that goes around Tokyo. You can ride that most
anywhere that you need to go as a tourist, and it makes it easy because you're just going one line around. Well, hey, here's our stop. So I'm gonna continue in a little bit. Some other options for getting around. There's lots of buses
that run around Tokyo. I don't really recommend
them for first time tourists, just cause they're a little confusing and it adds a bit more complexity. Taxis, you can take taxis. The taxis in Tokyo are
probably some of the nicest you'll take anywhere in the world. They are probably also
some of the most expensive, so don't plan on taking
taxis for long distances. Uber now operates in Tokyo, but you will find Uber
to be just as expensive or perhaps even more expensive than taxis. A couple of apps you'll want
to have on your smart phone, the Citymapper app is a great
map to help you navigate destinations in the subway. Google Maps also works well in a pinch. If you're buying Shinkansen tickets, you can now buy them from your smartphone on this app called Smart X. But in that case, you need a Suica card, which is the prepaid IC card
that you use to buy subway tickets, train tickets. You need to link that to your app, to buy Shinkansen tickets online. But whatever you do, don't even think about driving in Tokyo. Rental cars are expensive. Parking's expensive,
actually, there's very little parking, so don't drive, just don't do it. And when you're navigating the city, it's useful to have your
destination printed out, not just in English, but also in Japanese so that you could show it to somebody or you could show it to a taxi driver and help them understand, because not everybody in
Tokyo can really understand English, all that well. We'll talk more about that in language, but if you show them your
destination in Japanese, then they can help you get there. And if you don't know Japanese, your hotel help you write it in Japanese or give you a name card, say
that has a name of the hotel on a card, so you can
always show that to a taxi to get back to your hotel. The fifth thing to know is when to go and we'll start with the summer. The summertime in Tokyo is hot and humid. Daytime highs average around
80 degrees Fahrenheit, 26 degrees Celsius. It's really a steamy city. If you were to come in spring or fall, those are my favorite seasons to come. Daytime highs are around
60 degrees Fahrenheit. If you come in spring, March and April, that's when the cherry
blossoms are blooming. That's probably considered
to be the most beautiful season in Tokyo, though
it's also the most expensive season because everybody
else wants to come here for the cherry blossoms. If you come here during the fall, you can see the leaves change color. If you come in the winter, it's cold, daytime highs will be around
40 degrees Fahrenheit. It does not snow very much in Tokyo. It might get a light dusting once a year, but the snow doesn't really
accumulate all that much, but it can be quite windy. So the 40 degrees Fahrenheit can actually seem a lot colder than you might think, 'cause it gets this really
cold wind off the bay. The other thing to note related to rain, it can rain a lot in Tokyo and
as the temperature goes up, so does the rain, so
summer's gonna be hot, but it's gonna have the most rain. Winter's gonna be the coldest. It'll have the least amount of rain, which might actually be
better for touristing around. Winter has the cheapest hotel rates. But the one exception
to this is that October is typhoon season, so if you
do come in fall around October, really do bring an
umbrella and be prepared, actually bring an umbrella all year round. So my favorite season is the fall, and just to hope it doesn't
come during typhoon time. And now that all being said, we're here in February right now, and it's actually kind of warm. The temperatures in February here 2020 are about 65 degrees Fahrenheit. And by the way, you know, I said, it'll be less busy in February. This is less busy in February. So you can imagine in the
summertime, it's insane. The sixth thing you needed to
know is about the language. Okay, it's Japanese, but a lot of people wonder
if all they speak is English, if they can get around Tokyo. And I'm gonna tell you the answer is, yes, you certainly can. Now while Japanese can be intimidating and you might not recognize
some of these things, you'll find English signage
is pretty good all over Tokyo. And they'll also have maps all over Tokyo that have Japanese and English. It's not like this all throughout Japan, you go into the countryside
and it might just be Japanese, but Tokyo has a lot of
international visitors. So you'll find English
signage on signs, restaurants, you'll find English language
menus are readily available. You'll find the train
station staff typically will have at least one
person that speaks English. If you're at a ticket window
to buy Shinkansen tickets, the staff might have a
little flag or something that says they speak English. Now I always recommend
it's worthwhile to learn a few phrases in Japanese
or in any language of any place that you're going
to, but you don't have to. Now, if you have a question
or you need some help, just ask the local Japanese in English. Japanese learn English
from elementary school, that they don't get a chance
to practice it all that much. So they may have a hard time speaking, but they often understand it. So just ask your question
or say what it that you want in a restaurant. They might point or things like that. But just go ahead and give it a try. Before you come to Tokyo, you should know about the money. They use the Japanese
yen, the exchange rate, most of the time is about 100 Japanese yen to one U.S. dollar. Now, many people think that
Tokyo is really expensive. And while compared to
someplace like Thailand, Tokyo may seem expensive. It's actually inexpensive as
compared to other world cities like London, Paris and New York city. Those cities are all way
more expensive than Tokyo. And yes, Tokyo is a place that
you'll find really expensive and high-end sushi. The fruit is really expensive. This is a $200 cantaloupe. But not everything in
the city is expensive. You can actually find really
pretty good hotels in Tokyo for under $150 and still
pretty decent hotels in Tokyo at a hundred dollars. If you were in New York city, a hundred dollars would get
you pretty much nothing. Now when you're out and about, you're gonna want to make sure
that you carry some actual cash money here. While Japan is a high tech society, and Tokyo is a high tech city and more and more places are
accepting electronic payments, still many mom and pop
shops and small restaurants will only accept yen. I generally carry about 20,000
yen when I'm walking around, which is about 200 U.S. dollars, just to make sure I can actually
buy things when I need to. And the good part about it
is that the 10,000 yen bill, that hundred dollars,
everybody will accept it, vending machines will accept
it and give you change. So they do have a really
impressive cash based site. Also the Suica card that you
buy to get train tickets, you can use that in vending
machines and 7-ELevens, and a lot of other places as well. Now the question is, where
should you get your money, if you have to carry cash around? ATMs in Tokyo can be kind
of finicky in that they have open and closing times, they often don't accept
international cards. The one place that you can
pretty much be sure will accept all international cards is at
7-Eleven convenience stores. The ATMs in there are open
wherever the 7-Eleven is. Pretty much all international
travelers in Tokyo report really good success with
the ATMs at 7-Eleven. And the last note about money, there is no tipping in Tokyo, no tipping at restaurants,
no tipping the taxi driver, no tipping the hotel staff. They have a no tipping culture in Japan, actually can be considered rude or they might not know
what to do with this. So if you're in a restaurant
and you left some change there, the staff might be running after you, after you're left to
give you your money back because they'd be like, "What is this extra money you left here?" The eighth thing to know
before you go to Tokyo is about the food. And first of all, Tokyo
has an amazing amount of restaurants in the city. 160,000 restaurants in Tokyo. Compare that to New York city, New York city has only 30,000 restaurants. So there's a lot of choice here. And by the way, you should know, there's a lot more choice than just sushi. One of my favorites is
katsu in particular, but the restaurants here,
why are they so good? And they are really good. It's because they have
really good ingredients, really great precision in making them. Often generations of experience, many of the restaurants are
passed down for generations and they often serve just
one thing, and really well. This restaurant in
particular serves katsu. And I will point out and just
katsu, like that's the menu. And I'll point out that the
restaurants can be pretty small. Sushi restaurants might
only have eight seats. This restaurant, if you
take a look down there, only has seven tables. So something else I want to point out related to eating in Tokyo. If there's a restaurant you want to eat in that's pretty popular,
and this one is too, come at off hours. My recommendation is try
the popular restaurants between 2:30 and 4:30. So that's kind of a
weird middle time of day. But if you wake up early,
have a early lunch, then you can kind of fit this in, and have a snack for dinner. Otherwise at popular restaurants in Tokyo, 'cause it's such a big city, if you get there at five o'clock, there might already be a line. If you get there the
end of the lunch hour, they might've already capped the line. So try to eat the popular
places in off hours. But definitely make sure you
do look at their closing times because many restaurants in
Tokyo close between lunch and dinner, so they might
close between 2:30 and 5:00. A great option for finding restaurants that are open all day
is department stores. There will typically be one
floor on the department store that's just dedicated to restaurants. I don't mean the food court. I mean the restaurants. It's usually on the top floor. This particular katsu
restaurant we're eating at, is on the 11th floor of the Mitsukoshi department store in Ginza. Ginza has a lot of department stores. So a lot of restaurants
that are open midday. You should also know that
portion sizes are really small for food, and drinks. We just stopped here at this train station and wanted to get a
small strawberry juice. Do you see how small this cup is? This is my hand, this is the cup. This was 300 yen. It's really good though. But just know when you
order a small drink, it's gonna be small. If you're planning on dining
at any of Tokyo's really high end restaurants, you
should make reservations. Some of Tokyo's high end restaurants take reservations months ahead. And some of them are invite only, or you have to know somebody, like the restaurant made famous
from the Jiro documentary, the sushi restaurant. It's actually a private restaurant now, and you have to know
somebody who knows somebody to get a reservation. So my tip to you is if you're
booking a nice hotel in Tokyo and you want to book a nice restaurant, call the hotels concierge
where you're staying at, ask them to try and make
a reservation for you at that restaurant, ideally two or three months
ahead of your trip to Tokyo. And then when you show
up at the restaurant for your reservation, make
sure you're there on time. If your reservations at 6:00 p.m., you'd better be there
precisely at 6:00 p.m. If you roll in at 6:15, chances are they might've
thought you're not coming at all, gave your table to someone else. - So when you're done eating,
you need to know how to pay. Most restaurants that are
sit down restaurants in Tokyo will bring you a bill as soon
as you've gotten your food at your table, they'll
typically place it on the side of your table, or maybe even underneath. The other thing sometimes they do, will be like this at this beef restaurant. They give you this that
says, thank you for coming. Please bring this check to
the cashier when you leave. And so you typically
don't pay at your table. You'll pay at a cashier
actually right behind me, when we leave. If we didn't have this, then we would bring the check
or the bill up there to pay. And just because they bring
you the check right away, that doesn't mean you
have to leave right away. Don't feel rushed. If there is a time limit on tables, they'll typically tell you
that when you sit down. For some of the most interesting
dining experiences in Tokyo and most atmospheric, dine
underneath the train tracks. We're here right near
the Yurakucho Station. And this is a whole like
fish market drinking area, hence the spinning fish. This is very lively at night
and the trains roll over about every minute in these restaurants, you hear cocoon, cocoon, cocoon. It's just one of those
really cool experiences. And you'll find them not just
here in Tokyo, but all over. Maybe not right underneath
the train tracks, but next to the train tracks. So look by the train tracks for interesting restaurants. Number nine is drinking. The legal drinking age
in Tokyo is 20 years old and actually beer and alcohol is relatively inexpensive in Tokyo. Particularly if you buy
your beer and alcohol at vending machines
and convenience stores. If you do buy alcohol
at a convenience store, they are required to
confirm you're over 20. The way they often do that
is by having a little button on a touch screen that
says, are you over 20? Then you push the button that says, yes. If you're drinking at some
of Tokyo of traditional izakayas, these drinking
and food establishments, many times they have a time
limit where you can only be there at a table for 60 or 90 minutes, and just be aware of any
unlimited drink specials. When they have drink specials, it's usually just for a
certain amount of time. So it might be 4,000 yen all you can drink for 30 minutes. And then the next drink
that you order at minute 31, might cost you 10,000 yen, you know, the equivalent
of a hundred dollars for that drink at 31 minutes. So be aware of all you can drink. You should know about Japanese
vending machines in Tokyo. They are amazing. I'm thirsty, let's get a drink and I'm gonna show you how this works. So there's a selection
of beverages in here. Prices are generally in digital numbers, because they change. They're all in yen. And it'll take coins. It'll take thousand yen bills, which is about the equivalent of $10 and give you change back. But if you want to avoid
having all this change in your pocket, you can
actually pay with a Suica card that we talked about earlier. And so how this works is
you take the Suica card and you tap it right here. And then you go ahead and
pick what drink you want. We're gonna take that one
and tap the Suica card again. And now it's deducted my amount and we've got my drink so, Suica card, great gateway to Japanese
vending machines. You're gonna find a Japanese
vending machine in Tokyo nearly every 50 feet that you walk around. There are almost more
vending machines, I think, than there are people in Tokyo. Okay, that's not true. I think there's one vending
machine per 25 people was the actual statistic. Japan has something like five
or 6 million vending machines for 130 million people, that's a lot. And initially, there's a lot
of unique vending machines and there's even like really
high tech vending machines. Take a look at this one. This one, you don't see the drinks on. And you actually see
the drinks on a screen and this vending machine, in addition to having cold drinks in blue, you'll see, it also has hot drinks in red. So if you want a hot drink,
then you can get that there. It says my IC card is not accepted 'cause I haven't, I
haven't clicked it yet, but great place to get your drinks. You don't need to carry around
tons of water from the hotel, 'cause you can get a drink
pretty much any time you want to walking around Tokyo. Okay, number 11, let's talk about hotels. Where should you stay? And I'm doing this in the
hotel we're staying in. The Hyatt Centric, Tokyo Ginza here, looking out the window. First things first when
you're coming to Tokyo book your hotel room early. there's only a hundred
thousand hotel rooms in Tokyo, which is roughly the same
amount of hotel rooms as a city like Los Angeles, which has
a population 10 times less. So the hotel rooms in
Tokyo can fill up quickly, particularly in March or April
for cherry blossom season. I generally book my hotel
rooms before I've even booked my flight tickets to
make sure I have hotels and they aren't sky high
prices when I want to go. Now I'd suggest in addition
to looking at the typical Western chains to also look at
some of the Japanese chains, because the Japanese chains
can often be better priced than their Western chain counterparts. But do beware, Japanese
hotel rooms can be small. Actually they can be really tiny. You can stay in Japanese hotel
rooms that really don't have any place to open your luggage. Now that's not to say that all Japanese hotel rooms are small. Typically they will say
how many square meters they are on their website,
when they're booking. I generally like to look at
rooms that are about 25 square meters or more for them to be comparable to a typical American sized hotel room. You can get big ones. You just need to pay
more and hotels in Tokyo often have more than
just one type of room. So don't just look at the cheapest one. Look at the rooms, look at the amenities, look at how big they
are, look at their views, look at their beds and pick
the one you want for your stay. Now Tokyo's a huge city. So what part of Tokyo should you stay in? Well, my number one recommendation is stay near a transit hub, stay near Shinjuku,
Tokyo Station, Shibuya, the Tokyo Skytree, Ginza, Roppongi, anywhere that's on a major subway line. And some of those spots are
gonna be better than others. In particular Tokyo Station and Shinjuku are like the two most well
connected places in Tokyo. But I think the number one thing
is to be able to get around because really you're
not gonna be spending most of your time walking
around your hotel in Tokyo, you're gonna be spending most
of your time taking subways and the trains. Staying around the JR
Yamanote line is also pretty convenient when it
comes to transportation. A couple of my favorite hotels in Tokyo, number one is the hotel
Century Southern Tower, that's in Shinjuku. I also really like the
Courtyard Tokyo Station hotel. And when we're making this video, we stayed in the Hyatt
Centric Ginza hotel, which was also pretty good. And it's definitely gonna make our list of favorite hotels in Tokyo. If you're going to Tokyo Disneyland, that's a little bit
outside of central Tokyo. It might be worthwhile to
spend a couple of nights there, if you're planning to spend a
couple days at Tokyo Disney. And finally, don't expect to
check into your hotel early, and don't expect a late checkout. The Japanese are generally pretty strict when it comes to times. Many hotels, if there's a
3:00 p.m. check in time, will be pretty strict with
the fact that they won't let you check in, even if it's 2:55 p.m. The American chains flex
a little bit on that, Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton, because they know that
people have come to expect that across their chains to
get a slightly early check-in. So that's where you'll
find a little bit more bend in the rules. Number 12 is shopping and Tokyo
has shopping for everybody. Cheap shopping, expensive shopping. But if you like upscale shopping, the heart of upscale shopping in Tokyo is the Ginza district,
right here, this street. On Sundays, they close it
off to vehicular traffic. It's the best day to come
here and do upscale shopping. But in Ginza, you're gonna
find all the big Japanese department stores, all the luxury brands, though bring your credit card, 'cause you're gonna need it. 'Cause it's expensive to shop in Ginza. Another great shopping
district is Harajuku. This one, you just take
the JR Yamanote line to Harajuku Station and
head down Takeshita street. This street right here that
has all of these people on it. This neighborhood was
made famous in the U.S. by Gwen Stefani from her
song, Harajuku Lovers. But this is the center of
youth culture in Tokyo. So for the teens and
early twenty somethings, lots of great stuff to buy
here and lots of great things to eat here as well. You'll find things in this
neighborhood to be on the cheaper end of the price scale. Now, many people think that
Tokyo is a 24 hour city, night and day, and while
there are people around night and day, stores
actually close really early. I'm in Shibuya right now, and
there's tons of people walking around, but as soon as nine o'clock hit, pretty much all the
stores in this area closed just like that. Many department stores close at eight. You'll find other stores closing at six. So make sure to check the closing times before you go shopping, so you
don't miss when they close. And when they say they
close at nine or eight, they will close precisely at that time. Don't expect to buy something at 8:02, when the shop closed at eight. Number 13 is about internet. It's one of my most often asked questions for people going to Tokyo, they say, "Hey Chris, how was the public wifi there? "Do I need a SIM card? "Should I get a wifi router?" And so I'll answer
those things right here. So the first one, public
wifi is pretty good in Tokyo. Hotels have fast internet access. You'll find public wifi
in places like Starbucks and train stations. There's not like a metropolitan wifi. So if you do want internet
access everywhere you're going, then you've got two options. You can either get a data SIM card. You can pick them up
at the major airports, Haneda and Narita. You can pick them up at
actually many of the cell phone stores throughout Tokyo, but you can also get a wifi router, which is a device that you
can connect to your phone via wifi and be connected all the time. If you have an older
phone or a cheaper phone, that might be your best
bet for staying connected, getting one of those wifi routers, because not all phones do all
the bands that Japan uses. Particularly if you're
going outside of Tokyo to the rural areas. If you want to know if
your phone supports it, you can just look online
and see if your phone supports the bands that Japan has. For this trip, we picked up
a data SIM card at Haneda. We picked it up at the JAL ABC counter. We used Sikora mobile and
they were pretty good. This video's not sponsored. That's just the one that
we used on our trip. Number 14 is about smoking. Tokyo has a really interesting culture about smoking in that, first of all, there is no smoking while walking on the sidewalks in most of Tokyo, why? They don't want you to smoke
your cigarette and bother other people or run into somebody. SO if you want to smoke out in the city, you have to find a
designated smoking area. Also, if you're not a smoker, you should know many restaurants
still have smoking sections particularly isakayas. So if you don't like smoke, make sure to find a nonsmoking restaurant. 'Cause the non-smoking section doesn't really do all that
much to keep the smoke away. Also hotels in Tokyo
will often have smoking and non-smoking rooms. So if you don't like the
smell of cigarette smoke in your hotel room, make
double sure when you're booking your hotel, that you are
booking a nonsmoking room. Number 15, there's a
serious lack of public trash cans in Tokyo. Where are you gonna find trash cans? Not really out on the
street or in public places. You will find them in convenience stores. You will find them in train stations. You'll find them in department stores. You often do not find trash
cans in public bathrooms, in public parks and in public places. So what are you supposed
to do with your trash? Well, what most Japanese do
is they'll carry a plastic bag with them and put the trash
that they generate in the bag and then throw it away
when they get back home or throw it away when they
get back to their hotel. So that's the option or to
seek out one of those places that I mentioned. Another thing is if you're out and about, say you're eating something, you get a snack to throw it
away where you bought it from, because if it's a to-go thing and it doesn't look like
there's a place to throw it, if you bring it back to
the counter and just say, "Hey, I just had this pudding
cup, what do I do with it?" They'll know that you want to give it back to them to throw it away. Number 16, let's talk about toilets. When you're walking around Tokyo, you'll eventually need
to relieve yourself. Where should you look for toilets? Well, one of the best places
you'll find public toilets is in train stations, nearly every train station
and every subway station will have public toilets. They are typically in the paid
area of the station though. So make sure you use the restroom after you get off the train, but before you leave the wickets and the same way in the other direction. Other places that are
great for public toilets are department stores, and
some convenience stores will have restrooms as well. Most restaurants have them,
but maybe not the smaller ones. You'll also find public toilets in parks and some other big public places. I would say public toilets
in Tokyo are generally of the pretty good and
pretty clean variety. You should know about
information desks and booths, that they're actually
useful when you're in Tokyo. And when you're traveling around Europe and a lot of other places, information desks are just
great places to get sold tickets and timeshares and these sorts of things. But if you're looking for
really good information about where something is in a mall, or you're looking in a train station and you see an information desk, that's a really great
place to get local maps for the neighborhood, ask
what to do, ask what to see. And in Tokyo, pretty much
all the information desks are staffed by people who speak English. So when you need information, find the little sign
that says information. Usually with a question mark
or an exclamation point. Number 18 is rules. There are a lot of rules
to follow in Japan. I'd encourage you to brush
up on some Japanese etiquette before you visit Tokyo
and almost any place or site or attraction, you'll be presented
with a good set of rules before you come. If you're wondering what this
one is, this isn't no walking. This one here says no running
at this particular shrine, no eating, no throwing trash
away, no sitting on steps. You can probably figure
out what those are, but some other ones you
should know in Tokyo. People really respect lines. If you see a line don't
be cutting in line. Two, people really respect the red light and the no crossing symbol. People here don't cross the street. They don't jaywalk when
they're not supposed to. And finally people
don't eat while walking. It's considered rude in
Japan to eat while walking, you might get a slight
pass as a foreigner, but you'll probably get some dirty looks. If you buy something
from a convenience store and you want to eat it, the general etiquette
is you buy that thing from the convenience store
or the food from the vending machine and you eat it right
there in front of the store, at the vending machine, and then you throw it away and then you continue on your way. So don't buy that Starbucks to-go and think you're gonna be
drinking it on the run. If you want to drink it
quickly, get it for there, if you're getting it for to-go, it's to drink at whatever
your destination is, not while you're walking. And the last thing to know
is we've got more videos. We've got a hundred more videos on Japan and 30 more videos on Tokyo. You'll find a few of them on the screen. The link's in the description below. As usual, Topher and I, we won't say goodbye, but we'll see you, and maybe with him in the next video.
