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Essential basics for first-time visitors—transportation, etiquette, currency exchange, SIM cards, and more.

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A traveler walking along a paved station path while pulling a navy and yellow wheeled suitcase

Where to Store Luggage in Tokyo (2026): Coin Lockers, Bag-Drop Apps & Hands-Free Sightseeing

Side-by-side signs of Japan's three major convenience store chains — 7-Eleven, FamilyMart and Lawson — with ATM and Wi-Fi service labels visible on the first two boards.

Japanese Convenience Stores (Konbini): A First-Timer's Guide to Food, ATMs and Services

A promotional banner for FamilyMart's "buy one, get one free" campaign, with fireworks on a blue-and-green background and illustrations of eligible items such as green tea, sports drinks, potato chips, chocolate, and cup noodles.

FamilyMart's "Buy One, Get One Free" Is Back for Summer 2026 — How to Actually Claim Your Free Drink (Through July 13)

Krispy Kreme Japan's three summer donuts — a red watermelon donut dotted with chocolate-chip "seeds," a pink peach donut with a green leaf, and a yellow pineapple donut cut open to reveal its cream filling — set against backgrounds of cut watermelon, peach, and pineapple.

Krispy Kreme Japan’s Summer Donuts 2026: Watermelon, Peach & Pineapple Drop June 24 (from ¥356)

Three Starbucks Japan peach summer drinks — Chillax Soda Peach, the whipped-cream Peach & Peach Milk Frappuccino, and Craft Juicy Peach Tea — with fresh white peaches behind.

Starbucks Japan’s Peach Frappuccino Returns June 24, 2026: 3 Summer Peach Drinks from ¥579, Plus Early Access for Members

Neon signs lighting up Kabukicho in Shinjuku, Tokyo at night, with a Don Quijote store and taxis at a busy intersection

Don Quijote (Donki) Tax-Free Shopping Guide 2026: How Tourists Save with a Passport — and What Changes on November 1

Train

Japan Train Etiquette (2026): 8 Unwritten Rules Every Tourist Should Know

Collage of six major Tokyo summer fireworks shows lighting up the sky over rivers, bridges, city skylines, and Tokyo Skytree.

Tokyo Fireworks Festivals 2026: 6 Major Hanabi Shows to See This Summer (Dates, Access & Tips)

A three-panel image of the three ways to get online in Japan: a pocket WiFi router (left), a hand holding a smartphone showing "eSIM" (center), and a physical SIM card being inserted into a phone (right).

How to Get Internet in Japan (2026): eSIM vs SIM Card vs Pocket WiFi — and Where to Pick One Up at the Airport

Four ATMs found at Japanese convenience stores and post offices — from left: Japan Post Bank, Lawson Bank, Seven Bank, and Japan Post Bank — all of which accept foreign cards for yen withdrawals.

How to Withdraw Cash in Japan with a Foreign Card (2026): 7-Eleven, Japan Post & Konbini ATMs That Actually Work

An onsen bath fed by hot water pouring from a wooden spout, with steam rising

Visiting Onsen with Tattoos in Japan: Can You Bathe if You Have Ink? A 2026 Guide to Cover-Ups, Private Baths & Tattoo-Friendly Spots

Insect repellent being sprayed from a pump bottle onto a person's bare forearm outdoors in a sunny park

Where to Buy Mosquito Repellent in Japan (2026): A Traveler's Guide to DEET vs. Icaridin

Night view of the garden at Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, with the illuminated three-storied pagoda (Entsukaku) rising above the trees and Tokyo Unkai mist drifting in the foreground

Fireflies at Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo 2026: See Genji Fireflies in the City (Dates, Times & Prices)

Storefront of a UNIQLO shop inside a shopping mall, with shelves of color-sorted folded T-shirts, polo shirts, and mannequins.

UNIQLO F.RISSO Drops June 19, 2026: Ex-Marni Designer Francesco Risso's Summer Capsule — Prices, What to Buy & Tax-Free Tips for Travelers

Inside a UNIQLO UT graphic-tee section, with “UT POP OUT” on the floor and tables of colorful folded T-shirts

UNIQLO × mofusand UT Drops June 19, 2026: 4 Camping-Cat Tees at ¥1,990 — Where to Buy & How Tourists Shop Tax-Free

Two Shinkansen side by side at a Tokyo Station platform—a green E5 series ("Hayabusa," Tohoku Shinkansen) in front and a blue E7 series (Hokuriku Shinkansen) behind.

How to Ride the Shinkansen in Japan: A First-Timer's Guide for 2026 (Tickets, Luggage Rules & Etiquette)

Eight 7-Eleven Seven Café Smoothie cups in assorted flavors—matcha, melon milk, açaí banana, banana, and more—held in front of a convenience-store freezer case

How to Make a 7-Eleven Smoothie in Japan: A 70-Second Step-by-Step Guide (with Photos)

Four Japanese sunscreens—ALLIE, ANESSA, Biore UV, and Skin Aqua—lined up against a sunny summer beach-and-sky background

Best Japanese Sunscreens in 2026: What to Buy, Where to Find Them, and How to Shop Tax-Free

A stone path lined with blue hydrangeas, leading past a small tiled-roof temple hall

Kamakura Hydrangeas 2026: A Guide to Meigetsuin, Hasedera & How to Beat the Crowds

Article thumbnail titled "Narita / Haneda to Tokyo 2026," a collage of an airplane in flight, a navy Keisei Skyliner train, a white JR Narita Express (N'EX), and an orange Airport Limousine bus.

Narita & Haneda to Tokyo: The Cheapest and Fastest Ways In (2026)

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