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I've never been, but I have taken a course on Japanese last semester. You probably won't need this, but I'd advise you learn a few basic phrases, like greetings, farewells and questions like where is blank. If you get caught short and nobody there in the immediate area speaks your language, might be a good idea. Not to mention you learn something new! Have fun on your travels!
Hubby and I can't wait take you around Kyoto! He graduated from KyoDai, and lived in the city while in university, so he knows the city well
You can get around pretty well without knowing Japanese. I didn't venture too far from Tokyo, so not sure if its the same in smaller cities/rural areas. China was ALOT harder because the city I taught in was small and there was no reason for any foreigner to ever visit there ( I was literally the only white person in the city) so No english. Tourist destinations and the mega cities like Beijing or Shanghai are different though as they have a lot more foreigners running around. The one thing I would of done differently would of been to get the JR pass for a month, which I think was like $500. Since I was in the burbs, it would of been worth it, as I am sure I spent way more on the damn suica card just getting around Tokyo. Plus it includes bullet trains.
Quote from: tikibirds on June 08, 2017, 11:31:08 PMYou can get around pretty well without knowing Japanese. I didn't venture too far from Tokyo, so not sure if its the same in smaller cities/rural areas. China was ALOT harder because the city I taught in was small and there was no reason for any foreigner to ever visit there ( I was literally the only white person in the city) so No english. Tourist destinations and the mega cities like Beijing or Shanghai are different though as they have a lot more foreigners running around. The one thing I would of done differently would of been to get the JR pass for a month, which I think was like $500. Since I was in the burbs, it would of been worth it, as I am sure I spent way more on the damn suica card just getting around Tokyo. Plus it includes bullet trains.That is very reassuring to hear lol. I am trying to learn just enough so I do not seem very rude lol.The one time I visited China I was also the only white woman I saw the whole trip haha. So far we are planning on getting the JR pass the entire 2 weeks we are there just so there are no issues with any trains lol. I know they do not cover all the train lines, but we will be traveling outside of Tokyo a few times, and to the airport so I figured better safe than sorry haha.@Kiwi I totally wanted to go hahah. That and fox village, but it was veto'd since they're both very far away