ESSENTIAL Japan Travel UPDATES ! 5 NEW Things To Know Before Arriving In Japan 2023!

[@dracolnyte]

keep up your channel updates bro. i just came back from japan and your tips definitely help people who are about to go travel there.

[@harblife]

So glad I could help you out with your trip in Japan :). I hope I can continue to help others with their future trips to Japan as well!

[@jaredsharethealoha]

Thanks for all the great updates. We’ll be in Japan in March take care. Aloha

[@harblife]

Jared great to hear from you! Let me know if you want to meet uip and I hope you all have been doing well!

[@bold12b]

Good updates! Glad to hear about the airbnb offer and also more bins! I was told it was September 11th is why the bins were removed haha

[@Gusbusbus]

Thee Samurai restaurant sounds like a fun revival, I'm going in January so I'll use the link you shared. Thanks!

[@sempreame]

Me too, last week of january, first time.

[@harblife]

Great! Hope you enjoy the samurai restaurant !

[@RogueSahara]

Thanks so much for doing these update videos! They have been so helpful while I've been working on my honeymoon travel plans :)

[@harblife]

So glad I could help you out so much! I will keep posting these update videos so you know what to expect for your honeymoon!

[@sempreame]

Dude, you're the man!!! I am scheduled to spend one week in tokio last week january. That will be a business trip, first time.

[@harblife]

YOU are the man! Thanks so much for the kind words! I hope you have a good time !

[@sempreame]

@@harblife, Greetings from Rio!!!!

[@stylesection]

thank you for all the awesome information love your videos

[@harblife]

Thank you so much for your kind words! It is comments like yours that motivates me to make more of these videos for you! :)

[@FollowTheSunAustralia]

The website is great , simple effective layout, visually stunning

[@Death_Bounty]

Awesome video as always can't wait to make my way back! Roll Tide!!

[@harblife]

Haha bama finally got the better of the dawgs. Next time we got it !

[@mamaikeda82]

Another helpful video!! Looking at returning next year if at all possible!

[@harblife]

Thank you! Let me know if you plan on returning!

[@VarunMilan]

Travelling the world has always been my childhood dream at 25 I lost most of my eyesight due to a problem in my retina watching videos like this motivates me, I wanna live my dreams and be an inspiration through my channel 💙💙

[@harblife]

I'm sorry about your eyesight . Hopefully you can come to Japan one day and experience it for yourself!!

[@NewYorkerinLondon7]

A little off subject, but would love to see you do a video on ferry travel in Japan. Thank you.

[@harblife]

If i could find the time for it one day -- sure!!

[@geracervantes2362]

the tax free change is not "a little annoying". It's a massive change that would decrease sales figures when it gets implemented. If only 1 of every 3 people visiting Japan uses the tax-free system, that's a million people (based on latest international arrival figures) trying to get their taxes back at the last possible moment every month.

[@dummygirl1201]

Yeah, this is a good way to curb tourism and decrease sales from tourists 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@harblife]

Good point . It will definitely add an extra step to the whole process

[@mariojsworld]

Nice Japan updates.

[@harblife]

Thank you!!

[@Nelsea7190]

i never used the duty free even when i had the chance to register it with the locations.. might have used it once but not sure anymore.

[@harblife]

It can help save some money especially for big purchases like electronics. But now this new policy might make it hard to justify going through the whole process.

[@carlvincent12]

Silly question…..do I need to carry my passport everywhere? Even when going for a jog?

[@harblife]

Not at all. When you're traveling around the city... maybe but I doubt a cop will ask you for it. Just for tax free shops and other stuff like that!

[@jonathansakura]

Congrats on your success 🎉 Fun fact i worked for airbnb for 2 years 😅

[@harblife]

Ooooo I didn't know that. Thanks for letting me know! Give me some inside tips 👀👀

[@psabaesquire]

The samurai restaurant website states the shows are cancelled. How do we know what is true?

[@harblife]

I checked the rakuten site and it looks like it's still open!

[@supmojo]

My favorite country !!!!

[@harblife]

Glad to hear it !

[@thedishonorableparasite]

I was totally unaware of those illegal taxis because nobody gave me a flyer when I arrived at Haneda Airport in September. But I guess if the taxi driver tells you that you only have to pay the 4000 Yen the taximeter was showing right when he noticed that his very old GPS system sent him in the wrong direction, that driver is most likely not an illegal one. :)

[@harblife]

hahahah true that! Glad you didn't get burned with an illegal taxi though!

[@unisangalaxystudio]

My future hopes is to buy a house and live and work in animation in Tokyo, am use to city since I been there many times

[@kanzaki0001]

The tax thing is annoying. If everything is done digitally, the answer is in the system. The passport is scanned at the store when the items are purchased and when we leave it’s scanned at customs at the airport. The itinerary and length of stay can be tracked at the lodging. They’re kind of over complicating this than it really needs to be. I saw an ad from Japan Tourism board ‘To visit Japan’ at Times Square on an electronic billboard this afternoon. Didn’t they say they wanted to combat over tourism

[@harblife]

Right while it's the national government encouraging tourism, the local governments are voicing their issues about the over tourism issue. Ultimately, Japan wants/needs tourism as it helps inject money in their stagnant economy. However, they also had plenty of time to figure out a solution to the overtourism issues during the covid shut down -- hard to feel bad for the government at this point honestly.

[@shirolee]

Hopefully the Pretty Guardian Sailormoon resturant reopens also

[@FollowTheSunAustralia]

Garbage bins returning after what 30 years!! I didn't realise how long its been , im going to head over to the website now I haven't seen it

[@harblife]

Great! Let me know what you think :)

[@am7jeremy]

Is the Samurai Restaurant 18+ only?

[@FollowTheSunAustralia]

I hope it isn't I went with my child to it many years ago

[@harblife]

Yes it is for 18+ now. It is because of the pre show that makes it over 18

[@towada1066]

hmmm,... this month Kyoto KYOCERA Museum of Art has a really great exhibit of urban art with wonderful things from Banksy ! ... but airbnb seems really terrible to me ... why put foreigners in a neighborhood they don't understand? ...

[@1peruvianguy]

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[@rawsushiiiii]

God no, I hope Japan doesn’t let Air BnB in. It’s been awful in the states and them owning properties will take years for people to be able to own them again . Don’t let corporations buy residential homes for profit!

[@harblife]

The article states it wouldn't straight up buy their homes, just help encourage the government to fund renovations so they could be used as Airbnbs.