Thank you for this book. I absolutely love it💕

Tip also for the Tokyo Government Metropolitan building there is also a food level (If I remember right floor 32) that is open to the public but is inside the secured areas so in the north tower lobby just check with the security desk and they will get you a visitor pass where you can go and get lunch with a great view. Meals are extremely reasonable and while the choice was better pre pandemic it is still great and the views as you eat are great also!

im traveling to japan for the first time in april so this was very helpful!! thank you

Which is better this or Yamanashi Maglev Exhibition Center 😅

Hi Amy, great update on the new year cards, glad you got replies back from all. BTW your hair is as beautiful as the aurora borealis up north where I live, very cool indeed. The colors are matching very well with the northern lights. Greetings from Finnmark, Norway 🙂

Hello! Is this elderly friendly? I will be in Kyoto in April next year with my 72 yo mum. I wonder if we can add this to the itinerary since we have been to Kansai before and visited the usual sites. This would be something new to us. Thank you!

How do they get the boats back again? 😳

This festival looks so beautiful there in Japan 🇯🇵 Amy! 😍👍

Hello, I'm just curious if you know anything about TCAT in Tokyo? I'm just wondering why Japan youtubers never mention it?

Great summary! Me and my partner went to this last month and thought it was only a matter of time until you'd been as well! Loved seeing how intricate/absurd they can get, and I never expected to see a bottle of paint labelled "fried chicken" 😆 The exhibitions at Japan House London have definitely been a great fix of Japan until (hopefully) going back again 🙌

That accent and that hair color… it’s fatal combo! Will you marry me?

Going with my girlfriend and daughter to Japan in June, and I was thinking to myself first thing we decided, “I want vegetarian Okonomiyaki!” We’re all vegetarian. Anyways, thanks for the awesome video!

If I have to pick two place for 10 days in Japan in feb middle/ feb end . Which could be. I don’t want to visit hakkaido cuz I thought its best in autumn and I not interested in seeing snow. Don’t want to pick the usual tourist place. Tokyo with others

I found this arcade to be very underwhelming. There were barely any actual games to play. Seemed more like a nightclub/bar. A Namco arcade without the original Pac Man machine seems like a waste. I'd recommend skipping this place and hit up Mikado Game Center instead.

The Mikado Game Center in Ikebukuro has my holy grail arcade machine, FZero AX. Ikebukuro was a great place to spend a day and quite underrated.

I went to this exhibition and really enjoyed it too. I found it really interesting. I have not been to Japan yet so it was a first for me. I was also mesmerised by the Japanese toilet they have it is very fancy.

Yessss, saw this a few weeks ago after my trip to Japan, not one to visit on an empty stomach!

That sounds like a lot of fun!

Japan 🇯🇵 house London looks interesting & I wish I've checked it out! 😕

Tuú cabello parece una PC Gaming con sus luces Rimpampantes. Gracias por el video.

Thanks! Do u think u can provide the link to the fish market? Theres many on Google and im kind of confused which is which 😅

Thanks for another lovely video! May I know if it was easy to find bathrooms around Otaru? I suppose it should be easy in sapporo if we are inside malls, right? Thank you so much😊

Just received by book from Aimee It is amazing all the way down to the wrapping and cards. Classy and fun. Thank you this book is amazing

Really handy video. Big thanks.

I found Google Maps to be very capable to navigate Tokyo's metro/transit network. It can calculate multiple possible routes with fare prices and guide you to the right platforms, transfer gates and exits. Along with the consistent color coded signage, even Shinjuku It even tells you which train car is closest to the staircase you will need to take. Google Maps also has multi-level maps of most major stations, malls and complexes in Tokyo. Although I can't remember if it had reliable live delay information, but that's no big loss in Japan.

Hi...Can I send my luggage from my hotel in Tokyo to Narita Airport? (I just want going to the airport with small suitcases not the big ones.Thanks

Sold!...for upcoming trip from Kyoto to Fukuoka. I took the second class from Kyoto to Tokyo this past spring so definitely splurging for Fukuoka. Thanks!

Thanks! Nice suggestion, I might try to send them a simple message in hiragana. I just tested chat gpt asking if I can write to one of these mascots, and, surprisingly, it provided the address too. Most looks to be identical to the ones from the blog post you mentioned, a few are different.

How do I know the seats have extra space for luggage? Or do you just mean the seats at the back of the carriage? Thank you for this super helpful video!

This is so wonderful and special!

Those cards look great. I want to try it next year and see what happens.

you go girl

That's so cool! I'm going to try it

Hi Amy, I just booked my third trip to Japan (yay!!!) and am flying to Fukuoka in November of 2025. Starting seriously planning the trip and as always your videos are the perfect help. I have your guidebook as well, :) We are planning to visit Kyushu, staying also at Kumamoto and maybe Nagasaki, we shall see. Thanks for all the videos, you have certainly been an invaluable planning resource! Looking forward to the Shimabara video!

Defenetly I would try to sent a postcard to Chitan next year :)

Is fare evasion a thing in Japan?🇯🇵Just watched fare evaders on the London uk underground on you tube. Just shocking these fare evaders illustrate such a low scum attitude🇬🇧😊

But how do the Japanese treat real bears?🤔

I would borrow his suite , pretending the cards in exchange of the suite 😅😂😂🤣😂😂😅🤣

thank you so much. Ive tried so many youtube guides but they just confuse me. You are so great at explaining how to get tickets. I have a fear of trains but you have really helped my anxiety

Your cards with the notes are always appreciated Amy. One of them might even be doubling as a bookmark in my planner for next May's trip

I’m not sure premium economy is justified since you pay twice the economy, and you get an extra inch seat width and two inches legroom. Meal is basically the same. You get boarding after business class. Only if your next flight is on JAL (not codeshare with other airline) will you get Shakura lounge.

Watch out! If you fly with codeshare on any airlines they will deny you entrance to Shakura lounge in HND , the cheap bastards.

The address on the envelopes can be in the English right?

I really want to try this! Just need to choose my mascot...

Promise Mascot Agency mentioned! Thank you Amy! 💝 I love that udon brain card, that's so cool that they all wrote back (eventually)!

I'll probably send cards next year and thanks for your suggestion. I love my cards and calendar 📆 ❤. Thanks Amy, you are one talented lady 😊

I love your sweatshirt where’d you get it from?