{"id":4250,"date":"2024-10-11T23:20:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T22:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/blog\/essential-tips-for-travelling-to-japan-8-things-to-know-before-you-go\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T13:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T12:05:15","slug":"essential-tips-for-travelling-to-japan-8-things-to-know-before-you-go","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.linger.co.uk\/en-us\/blog\/essential-tips-for-travelling-to-japan-8-things-to-know-before-you-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential tips for travelling to Japan – 8 things to know before you go"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Japan is a country that, in many ways, makes travel easy. Frequent bullet trains run the length of the country. The people are incredibly considerate and go well out of their way to help. The country is safe, with honesty and trustworthiness being fundamental social norms. However, with the language barrier, the subtlety of cultural differences and the recent influx of foreign visitors, there are a few elements that could trip you up. Back from our 5-week mini-sabbatical in Japan, we\u2019ve collated our essential top ten tips to make your trip to Japan run smoothly. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Japan is a country that, in many ways, makes travel easy. Frequent bullet trains run the length of the country. The people are incredibly considerate and go well out of their way to help. The country is safe, with honesty and trustworthiness being fundamental social norms. However, with the language barrier, the subtlety of cultural […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4003,"template":"","format":"standard","tags":[],"blog_category":[170,158,164],"class_list":["post-4250","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","blog_category-asia-en-us","blog_category-sabbatical-advice-en-us","blog_category-sabbaticals-en-us"],"yoast_head":"\nEssential Tips for Travelling in Japan | LiNGER Travel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Japan is a country that, in many ways, makes travel easy: reliable transport, and safe and considerate society. 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