I guide anime tours in Akihabara most weeks of the year. Guests ask me the same handful of questions before they arrive, so here is the short list — including the things I tell people not to buy.
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Japan is easy to navigate with a map and impossible without one. An eSIM activates before you land, so you have data the moment you turn your phone on at the airport — no queue, no counter.
Compare Japan eSIMsJapan is safe, but medical care here is not free for visitors. I mention this because two guests in the last year needed a clinic mid-trip. Buy whatever you like — just buy something.
Look at SafetyWingMost people are fine with an eSIM alone. Get a physical SIM or pocket Wi-Fi if your phone is eSIM-incompatible, or if several of you want to share one connection.
Sakura MobileStation coin lockers fill up on weekends and the large ones go first. If you are arriving with luggage on a tour day, reserve a spot instead of hoping. I wrote up every option near the station, with prices and opening hours.
Read: luggage storage in Akihabara Reserve with ecbo cloakI only run one tour, in one neighbourhood. For everything else — day trips, teamLab, sumo, Mt. Fuji — this is where I send people, because cancellation terms are clear and the reviews are honest.
Browse things to do in TokyoHalf a day, small group, in English. This one is not an affiliate link — it is my own tour, and I get to meet you.
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