How can I travel to Tokyo if my English is not good and my foreign language is not good?

As we all know, if you want to travel abroad, it will be better to know a foreign language, preferably the language of the tourist country. Otherwise, it will be much more convenient to master English. But what if you can't speak English when you go to Tokyo?

Visa approval

Japan's visa has changed from complicated matters such as proof of assets and running water in the past to nothing now, just a passport and two photos.

Therefore, it is still possible to say that you can leave.

Coordinates: Guangzhou

Date of travel: May 2008

You can start preparing by buying a plane ticket six months in advance, but the validity of a visa in Japan is only three months, and it usually takes seven working days to apply for a visa.

Therefore, according to your travel date, you can handle it 2-3 weeks in advance.

After applying for a visa, you should start looking for hotels or homestays, because the entry card to be filled in at customs clearance must have your address.

So even if you want to book while playing, you should at least confirm the hotel for one night and get the hotel reservation form to prevent spot checks.

Flight attendants will hand out entry cards on the plane. I suggest you take a pen and fill it out on the plane, so as to save the time of waiting there when you arrive.

The entry card is also easy to fill out. There is a Chinese version, so you can read it clearly.

If you fill it out, you can basically use English, unless you are good at Japanese, that's another matter.

As for the address, what we were most worried about at that time was that because there were many sayings on the Internet, if the address of the hotel was filled in, it would be questioned by the immigration officer and even refused entry.

As it happens, we have just stayed in the same hotel for 8 days, so we have been very uneasy.

However, the entry was smooth, and the immigration officer did not ask, and it was directly released.

It is recommended to choose children's shoes to live in a homestay. Never fill in the address of the hotel casually. If you happen to encounter a spot check, it will be even more troublesome if you don't have a travel itinerary.

If you really choose B&B, just fill in B&B's address and telephone number truthfully. Don't worry, keep the reservation information. If you really encounter a spot check, just tell us truthfully.

Airbnb is also popular in the local area. If you have any questions, simply answer them in English.

In addition to the entry card, you need to fill out a declaration form.

It is basically the same as the admission card, and it is ok to fill in the staff if you are professional. Because we fill it out in English, we should synchronize it here.

After arriving at the local airport, we lined up our fingerprints at the Alien Immigration Department as instructed. There are quite a lot of people going this time, and the queue is about 1 hour.

If there is a follow-up trip, leave enough time.

Tokyo traffic

Of course, you should start having fun when you enter the country smoothly, but before that, you must get a local transportation card.

One is convenience, and the other is to save money. After all, transportation in Japan is still very expensive.

We are mainly playing in Tokyo this time, so we only pay attention to Tokyo, and the problem of JRPASS will be tested next time.

There are two basic transportation cards in Tokyo, one is watermelon card (similar to Yangchengtong) and the other is time-limited pass (unlimited times).

Both cards can be bought in Taobao. I suggest you buy it in advance, and you can use it directly when you arrive.

The transportation in Tokyo is very convenient. In addition to the JR Yamanote Line surrounding major scenic spots, various subway lines are also distributed around the scenic spots.

You can leave the scenic spots visited by the subway at a limited time. As for the scenic spots that the subway can't reach, you can use the watermelon card and leave the station directly, saving the trouble of learning to buy tickets.

72-hour pass around 90 yuan. Remember to pay attention to the time when using it.

Watermelon cards can be recharged, as can automatic ticket vending machines in subway stations marked with watermelon cards. The interface is in Chinese, so don't worry.

Watermelon cards can not only take subways and trains, but also take buses, convenience stores, storage boxes and so on.

This card is very necessary for Dont Ask For Help.

Watermelon card: 120 yuan (including 500 yen deposit+1500 transportation fee)

72-hour pass: 90 yuan.

About the airport to Tokyo

We arrived at Narita Airport, which is quite far from downtown Tokyo. From there, we need to take the express train and then transfer to the JR line.

Now there is a set meal for foreigners on the skyline, which can be purchased. Just buy JR and express tickets together.

The fare is about 2900 yen.

Where you buy tickets, you can see shops with skyline logo. As soon as the airport comes out, there are many people, and you can find it directly on the B 1 floor. The disadvantage is that the clerk here doesn't understand Chinese.

But don't worry, give her your address and she will let you choose what kind of express line to buy. If it is expensive, we will choose the expensive one directly.

In many places in Tokyo, you change lanes at dusk.

Which station to take, you can directly use Google Maps to check.

Here, we must have a look at Google Maps, which is very easy to use. In addition to the route, there are also food recommendations. You can translate it by the way and take photos directly to solve the menu you don't understand.

Experiencing izakaya is an artifact.

shopping guide

When you go to Japan, you must buy it in buy buy. When choosing a hotel, you can choose to live near the subway station. I recommend Okubo Station or kabukicho.

There are many drugstores here, but the shortage is not as serious as that near Shinjuku Station, and you can basically buy them all at once.

In Japan, purchases over 5,000 yuan are tax-free. If it's not enough, you have to pay taxes on everything, including buying a bottle of water in a convenience store or eating in a store. It's not cheap.

So it's better to try to scrape together 5000 yuan when shopping.

UnionPay cards can be used in most branches, and some of them have discounts. Alipay and WeChat are not popular enough. Many restaurants can only use VISA or MasterCard.

So to bring enough cash, you'd better prepare a double card.

Phone card/phone card

After talking about credit cards, of course, we can't live without the internet. In Japan, in order to brush your circle of friends smoothly, you must buy a phone card before you leave.

Damocka and Eden are recommended here.

The whole process is 4G, which is very smooth to use, but I suggest that you don't use it to watch videos. It is said that excessive traffic will be restricted.

Dharma card is suitable for IPhone, and Android uses 100 million cards, all of which are about 50 yuan, with 8 days' traffic.

Damocka needs to install plug-ins. One billion cards don't need to be installed, just plug them in and you can use them.

With transportation, it is much easier to escape from Tokyo.