{"id":11388,"date":"2019-02-06T22:33:36","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T03:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/?p=11388"},"modified":"2025-01-14T05:06:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T10:06:39","slug":"a-rugby-fans-to-do-list-japan-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/travel-talk\/a-rugby-fans-to-do-list-japan-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"A Rugby Fans To Do List for Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having written a blog series of how to find a bar to watch the rugby we\u2019re now letting you know how to travel around Japan better than a local. To begin- your <strong>Pre-Trip<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><b>To Do List!<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11400\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11400 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/jezael-melgoza-1092726-unsplash-1024x697.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/jezael-melgoza-1092726-unsplash-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/jezael-melgoza-1092726-unsplash-400x272.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/jezael-melgoza-1092726-unsplash-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/jezael-melgoza-1092726-unsplash-100x68.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/jezael-melgoza-1092726-unsplash-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/jezael-melgoza-1092726-unsplash-390x265.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/jezael-melgoza-1092726-unsplash.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Try to blend in. Photo by Jezael Melgoza on Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h6>Get a Japan Rail Pass<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6>Download the Japan Transit Planner App<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6>Get a Suica in Advance<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6>Get a SIM in Advance<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6>Pre-book your Discounted Domestic Flight<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6>Get Japanese Yen (Cash)<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6>Watch the movie Lost in Translation (glass of whiskey optional)<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh- and don&#8217;t forget to <strong>pack<\/strong> some of the below- trivial but crucial. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h6>Muesli or Breakfast Cereal<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h6>Proper size bars of chocolate<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<h6>Socks that won\u2019t showcase your sweaty feet!<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b>1. The Japan Rail Pass- Is it worth it?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you only plan to visit Tokyo and\/or the nearby venues of Yokohama, Kumagaya or Shizuoka do some homework on train fares (using our recommended app!)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0before opting for the pass. You probably won\u2019t need it unless you plan to do some touring. Then again if you\u2019re coming to Japan you\u2019re going to go touring, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pass doesn\u2019t cover the uber-fast \u201cNozomi\u201d or \u201cMizuho\u201d trains which isn\u2019t such a huge inconvenience but does mean you have to be careful not to incorporate these train timetables into your plans. Mobal recommend downloading the Japan Transit Planner app for free &#8211; you can filter your train searches to find routes that are applicable to Rail Pass holders. Remember one-round trip from Tokyo to Kyoto by bullet train will set you back by over 26,000 yen so it\u2019s really easy to make the Pass pay for itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other factor to bear in mind for pass holders is that it cuts out the need to queue to buy tickets- simply flash the card at the station staff and you\u2019re waved on.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>2. APP Test Drive: Japan Transit Planner<\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11401\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11401\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11401 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/don-fontijn-486772-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/don-fontijn-486772-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/don-fontijn-486772-unsplash-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/don-fontijn-486772-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/don-fontijn-486772-unsplash-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/don-fontijn-486772-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/don-fontijn-486772-unsplash-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/don-fontijn-486772-unsplash.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Everyone loves this app! Photo by Don Fontijn on Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every blog post on Japan has a recommended app that you can\u2019t appraise until you are here. Our recommendation can be taken for a test drive long before you touch down in Japan. Click here for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/world.jorudan.co.jp\/mln\/en\/?sub_lang=nosub\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Desktop<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> version. If convinced (and you can read the online reviews for a second opinion) get your free download on either \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iTunes <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Play<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>3. What\u2019s a Suica Card?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A contactless rechargeable smart card that can be used on virtually all train, bus or subway routes. Bet you\u2019re thinking why would you need that if you are investing in a Rail Pass. It\u2019s all to do with how many days you plan on pottering around using no transport or urban transport for short runs. You don\u2019t want to activate a 7-day Rail Pass and not make it pay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Suica Card is your friend. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can pay for beer or any purchase in any of Japan\u2019s over 50,000 convenient (and 24-hr) convenience stores with a flash of a card and avoid jangling change and figuring out what coins to use. It also works on most vending machines and is valid for 10 years so you can use again or give to a friend who\u2019s planning a trip later. You could purchase at a railway station but for anyone who wants to use it on day one to get from the airport to town using public transport we recommend getting it online <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simcardgeek.com\/product\/buy-suica-card\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11396\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11396\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11396 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/fabrizio-chiagano-1053700-unsplash-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/fabrizio-chiagano-1053700-unsplash-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/fabrizio-chiagano-1053700-unsplash-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/fabrizio-chiagano-1053700-unsplash-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/fabrizio-chiagano-1053700-unsplash-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/fabrizio-chiagano-1053700-unsplash-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/fabrizio-chiagano-1053700-unsplash-390x259.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/fabrizio-chiagano-1053700-unsplash.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suica gets you these! Photo by Fabrizio Chiagano on Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5>4. GET A SIM IN ADVANCE<\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bet you don\u2019t even think this is good advice. I\u2019ve been you. Arrive in Japan with no solution and you\u2019re cannon fodder to the airport shops who have every manner of sim available &#8211; except they\u2019re all ridiculously expensive and some have to be returned at the end of use- and shockingly they&#8217;re often out of stock. Planning to rely on free wi-fi? By all means- you\u2019re daily budget will be stretched as you find the only hotspots available are in paid locations such as restaurants &amp; coffee-shops. Set foot outside of Tokyo- you\u2019re looking for what, a wife? Wi-Fi? What\u2019s that? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mobal know you. You need a sim you can understand (and throw away when finished with) and you need a beer so choose which sim you want (voice &amp; data, data only, etc) from Mobal.com and get a free beer to boot. There\u2019s free delivery or you can collect on arrival! Sorted.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>5. CHEAPER TO FLY!<\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For long distances such as Tokyo to Sapporo or Tokyo to Kyushu take the plane not the train.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can save time &amp; money so do your research and book early. Not being Japanese you get access to cheaper flights than the locals. I kid you not.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><b>JAL Explorer Pass- Special Tourist Fare<\/b><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.world.jal.co.jp\/world\/en\/japan_explorer_pass\/lp\/<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><b>Ana Visit JAPAN Fare<\/b><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.ana.co.jp\/en\/us\/book-plan\/fare\/special\/visit.html<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are also a multitude of Low Cost Carrier flights available to everyone which can be easily compared on Google flights. The only note of warning is to figure out how to get from the airport to the venue. Some venues, such as Fukuoka on Kyushu island, are a walkable distance from the airport.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>6. Bring Cash<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always good to have cash in Japan as some places accept no other form of payment and the chances of that increase as you go rural! It seems completely counter-intuitive to do this but 50% of transactions in Japan are cash-based. If you don\u2019t manage to find Japanese yen before leaving use your home debit\/credit card to withdraw from a Japanese Post Office or 7-11 convenience store ATM (but not necessarily from a bank ATM- you\u2019ve been warned). In which case the daily limit is 100,000 yen or just over 900 dollars. <\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>7. For relaxing times, Suntory times<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>Reading some of the information on Japan you&#8217;d be forgiven for thinking it&#8217;s a jungle of rules &amp; etiquette. Nope.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11398\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11398\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11398 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/tokyo-2805497_1280-1024x389.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/tokyo-2805497_1280-1024x389.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/tokyo-2805497_1280-400x152.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/tokyo-2805497_1280-768x292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/tokyo-2805497_1280-100x38.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/tokyo-2805497_1280-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/tokyo-2805497_1280-390x148.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/tokyo-2805497_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Welcome Party!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Channel your inner Bill Murray and sit down to watch &#8220;Lost in Translation&#8221;. We&#8217;re not suggesting you&#8217;re going to hook up with Scarlett Johansson on your trip. We are suggesting you&#8217;re going to have a lot of fun and by the end of the movie you&#8217;ll definitely be able to order at least one brand of Japanese whiskey. Repeat: For relaxing times, Suntory times.<\/p>\n<h6><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">A Foot Note on Socks &amp; Breakfast Cereal<\/b><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can of course get good (imported!) breakfast cereal in Japan but you might grow old looking for it. Cereals like Corn Flakes can be found in the dessert section along with icing sugar as it\u2019s usually eaten sprinkled on a post-dinner banana split-type dessert.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japan has chocolate- lots of it but it\u2019s hard to get at. It\u2019s individually wrapped and small and frustrating and if you like a good big bite then bring your own.They\u2019re also cheating with the sugar input and it\u2019s just hard to get a hit. There\u2019s any amount of rice crackers and dried fish so no need to pack those.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11393\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11393 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/greg-jeanneau-145136-unsplash-e1549508760653-1024x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/greg-jeanneau-145136-unsplash-e1549508760653-1024x599.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/greg-jeanneau-145136-unsplash-e1549508760653-400x234.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/greg-jeanneau-145136-unsplash-e1549508760653-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/greg-jeanneau-145136-unsplash-e1549508760653-100x58.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/greg-jeanneau-145136-unsplash-e1549508760653-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/greg-jeanneau-145136-unsplash-e1549508760653-390x228.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/greg-jeanneau-145136-unsplash-e1549508760653.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No need to pack these- there&#8217;s plenty. Photo by Greg Jeanneau on Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh- if you\u2019ve got sweaty feet invest in some new socks. Preferably in your team\u2019s colours- very Kawaii (the unique Japanese phenomenon\/cult of all things cute).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Go get&#8217;em tiger!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having written a blog series of how to find a bar to watch the rugby we\u2019re now letting you know [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":11398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[152],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-talk"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A Rugby Fans To Do List for Japan - rugby japan 2019 beer whiskey tokyo fun<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Having written a blog series of how to find a bar to watch the rugby we\u2019re now letting you know how to travel around Japan better than a local. 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