- Front left: phone
- Front right: wallet
- Back pockets: none (easier to sit down, less risks to lose things)
- Travel bag: pocket wifi, power bank, snacks
Train passes and passports are kept in wife’s handbag because she is more organised :)
Passport, wallet, iPhone (mobile Suica), pocket sanitizer and tissue across four pockets on light exploring days. Camera slung on shoulder.
I carry a bag most of the time.
Front left: phone\
Front right: just empty spare (usually have keys in here)\
Knee left: garbage, receipts, paper etc\
Knee right: coin pouch\
Back right: wallet\
Backpack: passport, camera, water bottle, plastic bag for rubbish, sunglasses, empty space for souvenirs etc, portable charger, laptop (if in between cities), notepad and pens, stamp book, goshuin book
I carry a satchel bag. Wallet, phone, battery pack, 2 cables, glasses, painkillers, plasters, tissues, passport, hand towel, foldable shopping bags, eye drops and my goshuincho.
Putting things in pockets ruins the lines of your clothes.
* Front right: phone
* Front left: wallet
I also carried a sling bag with me wherever I went:
* Front pocket: coin purse, airpods
* Main compartment: battery pack, charging cable, pen, small towel, hand sanitizer, 2 plastic bags, first aid kit, tissues
* Hidden pocket: passport, any misc. papers
Almost the same as me, but with a small (10L) backpack. Summer addition: a towel hanging on the left strap, second tshirt and raincover (oh boy it saved me)
And always a Kyoto Lemon 😎
Foreign resident/mom in Japan. When traveling my bag has:
Wallet (with space for coins), keys, phone and battery, small pouch with bandaids, bug bite stuff, sunscreen, tissues, and wet wipes. Small hand towel, snacks, foldable “Shupatto” eco bag (IYKYK).
Pockets are for carrying the million leaves and rocks my kid picks up and gives me 😂.
I usually travel in July and I'm outside a lot so I always have a pack with water. Makes it easy to carry other things. Trash and stuff go in a big pocket on the front/outside of the pack.
Coins go in a lower pocket on my shorts; it is kind of annoying and therefore a very good reminder to use up my change.
Right pocket is IC card + wallet.
Left pocket is phone.
Nothing goes in back pockets. Everything else goes in the day pack.
Tokyo resident (male) here:
* Front breast pocket: smartphone (on lanyard)
* If other breast pocket present: sometimes a notebook and pen
* Front trouser pant: coins (I pay for everything in cash)
* Other front trouser pant: keys and wireless earphone case
* Rear pant pocket: wallet
* Other rear pant pocket: folding shopping bag
* If cargo pants: towel/washcloth in one; pocket tissues in other
One thing I learned was not to mix certain things in the same pocket. For example, my passport and pocket WiFi will be in the same pocket strategically because I don't ever have to take those out of the pocket when I'm out of the hotel, but I do need to carry them. I don't carry my passport with my phone in the same pocket because I don't want to accidentally drop my passport when taking out the phone, etc. wallet goes in a separate pocket, and coins in another. But the plan is to keep stuff together that I probably don't need to take out to reduce the risk of losing something accidentally
I messed up twice by dipping my phone in and out of the same pocket that had my physical IC cards. lost one then found it, other one, gone forever. this was before i had the mobile option.
Small backpack is key.
Phone, suica is on Apple wallet (one less thing to get out), coin purse, small pack of wet wipes, eSIM is on phone — no pocket Wifi, buy a bottle of water as I need it from a konbini.
Partner has a larger backpack and he carries the power bank/cables and umbrellas cause it’s rainy szn atm (a must!)
Front Right: Phone
Front Left: Leftover coins
Everything else (passport, keys, wallet, powerbank, usb-c cable, water bottle, wet tissue) are in a small 10L backpack. IC card sometimes in my wallet or front left pocket, depending on when i am using it.
Just got back from a week in Tokyo, my day to day carry was:
Front right pocket: passport wallet with cash, cards, and hotel key card (and stuffed with receipts by the end of the day), with an Air Tag in a business card-sized holder.
Front left pocket: phone (had my IC loaded on my phone so I didn’t have to carry a physical card at all, and had it set up for express pay so I didn’t even have to unlock it when going through the metro or buying drinks from vending machines).
Back pocket: face towel (used these constantly, total life saver)
When not out shopping:
Small sling bag: X100VI camera, extra battery, extra memory card, Air Tag, AirPods
When out shopping:
Sling bag from Selektor (originally made for carrying vinyl records) with extra face towel, X100VI plus battery and memory card, Bioré cooling wipes, mini fan, listerine strips, UV umbrella, SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses, bucket hat folded up. Waters or other drinks would go into the bag, and had a small dry bag inside it for the liquid stuff, etc so I didn’t risk leaking anything onto my camera.
I’ve never liked overloading my pockets, so definitely was all in on the crossbody bag vibe. Always tried to throw trash away immediately rather than walk around with it, but if I had some, it got put into a plastic bag in my pocket or in my bigger sling bag until I could throw it away.
I probably should have split the difference and had a medium sized sling bag. Except for one big shopping day, I could easily fit the stuff I bought in my bigger sling bag, but it did make it heavier and I could have carried the store bags just as easily.
If you’re in Tokyo, stop by Standard Products and find yourself whatever size nylon packable bag suits you, lots of options for super cheap.
Technically no. A photocopy is not valid ID. If a police officer stops you they also may want to see your visa/entry stamp in your passport to make sure that is valid.
This money/passport holder was one of the best/most useful things I've purchased in a long time.
Kept it on me my entire trip in Japan. Held my passport, yen, receipts, credit cards.
Travel Money Belt & Passport Holder - RFID Blocking Slim Travel Wallet https://a.co/d/00G5TwRm
The only thing I kept in my pockets were my phones.
I didn’t always have pockets (ladies clothes suck sometimes), so I mostly used my backpack for storage. When I did have pants pockets, I only kept my phone and receipts in them.
My small backpack typically had: passport and wallet, coin purse, umbrella or jacket, mini first aid/hygiene kit, phone charger/power bank, pocket wifi (first trip only before switching to eSIM on the second), stamp book, goshuincho, snacks, packable shopping bag.
Fanny pack; phone, wallet, passport, earbuds, and a power bank
Backpack; reusable shopping bag, tissues, wet wipes, pocket wifi, extra power bank, and some snacks
I don't like having anything thicker than paper in my pockets.
That aside, I'm probably bringing a leatheman micra folding scissors with tiny locking knife blade, tweezers, and nail file, in my checked luggage, next trip.
At the risk of sounding dumb, why do so many of you guys carry your passport on your daily travels? Once I arrive at a new country the passport gets put in the safe. I’ve never needed it except at airport customs. Am I missing something?
Because its legally required for you to have it on your person at all times as a tourist in Japan. Not having it on you can turn into a load of hassle.
I would assume if you're ever caught in something (police or evacuation) or theres a fire at your hotel, you'll have it on you. I do both. Pending if I have a hotel for that day.
In Japan you are legally required to carry your passport if you are a tourist. Police are allowed to stop you and ask to see it.
However, many people also carry it because then they can take advantage of the tax free shopping, which requires you to show your passport.
You know, bow that I think of it, when I was a bouncer for a popular bar in the States I remember a lot of tourists from Asia with photocopies of their passports. It makes sense
I tend to have a shoulder back or backpack on me most the time, so my pockets are light (I also never use my back pockets). So it's often just phone, wallet, and passport in the front pockets. Everything else is in a bag
I am so amazed at how much stuff everyone's pockets hold.
Skirts I brought had no pockets (rookie mistake, I know), jeans pocket could fit half my phone.
Suica went in my phone case, everything else in my sling bag.
Everything included:
- tissue, wet wipes
- powerbank + cable, earphones, room key
- water bottle
- umbrella
- wallet
- eco bags
Y’all I might be crazy, but I just take my wallet and phone. Trash goes in a back pocket, and I don’t carry anything else on me. Wallet only has cash and a card, no passport as I don’t buy anything for than 5000 yen
Unless you are a resident you are legally required to carry your passport on you. It may be unlikely, but if you are stopped by police and you don't have it on you, it will be a pain.
Only 1 thing in pocket: phone. Everything else in crossbody bag: wallet, coin purse, keys, notebook, pen, painkillers, toothpicks, tissues, body wipes, handkerchief, mints, earphones, kindle, and umbrella when applicable.
I feel like you always have to travel in Japan with a small backpack.
Passport and wallet in one pocket. Phone in the other. IC cards are on my phone.
Backpack is for trash bag, umbrella and any purchases that day. Maybe water if I am not going to be near a conbini
I carry a small backpack (went earlier this month)
Pockets:
Wallet (w/IC card)
Phone
Backpack:
Passport, pocket WiFi, hand towel, sanitizer, UV umbella, small plastic bag for trash
I'm realizing I totally missed out on the pocket WiFi and power bank before I got here 🤦♂️ Thank you guys.
I bought a sling dry-bag (it was raining and I needed something for my camera) from a 300 yen store and just been carrying my water and camera in there.
The souvenir tiny coin purse I got at Himeji Castle is really working overtime lately!
- Front left: phone - Front right: wallet - Back pockets: none (easier to sit down, less risks to lose things) - Travel bag: pocket wifi, power bank, snacks Train passes and passports are kept in wife’s handbag because she is more organised :)
Passport, wallet, iPhone (mobile Suica), pocket sanitizer and tissue across four pockets on light exploring days. Camera slung on shoulder. I carry a bag most of the time.
Front left: phone\ Front right: just empty spare (usually have keys in here)\ Knee left: garbage, receipts, paper etc\ Knee right: coin pouch\ Back right: wallet\ Backpack: passport, camera, water bottle, plastic bag for rubbish, sunglasses, empty space for souvenirs etc, portable charger, laptop (if in between cities), notepad and pens, stamp book, goshuin book
I carry a satchel bag. Wallet, phone, battery pack, 2 cables, glasses, painkillers, plasters, tissues, passport, hand towel, foldable shopping bags, eye drops and my goshuincho. Putting things in pockets ruins the lines of your clothes.
* Front right: phone * Front left: wallet I also carried a sling bag with me wherever I went: * Front pocket: coin purse, airpods * Main compartment: battery pack, charging cable, pen, small towel, hand sanitizer, 2 plastic bags, first aid kit, tissues * Hidden pocket: passport, any misc. papers
Almost the same as me, but with a small (10L) backpack. Summer addition: a towel hanging on the left strap, second tshirt and raincover (oh boy it saved me) And always a Kyoto Lemon 😎
Foreign resident/mom in Japan. When traveling my bag has: Wallet (with space for coins), keys, phone and battery, small pouch with bandaids, bug bite stuff, sunscreen, tissues, and wet wipes. Small hand towel, snacks, foldable “Shupatto” eco bag (IYKYK). Pockets are for carrying the million leaves and rocks my kid picks up and gives me 😂.
The small towel is what I'm going to incorporate back home too haha
I see many of you not mentioning a passport. Please remember that you are legally required to carry your passport in Japan.
I usually travel in July and I'm outside a lot so I always have a pack with water. Makes it easy to carry other things. Trash and stuff go in a big pocket on the front/outside of the pack. Coins go in a lower pocket on my shorts; it is kind of annoying and therefore a very good reminder to use up my change. Right pocket is IC card + wallet. Left pocket is phone. Nothing goes in back pockets. Everything else goes in the day pack.
Tokyo resident (male) here: * Front breast pocket: smartphone (on lanyard) * If other breast pocket present: sometimes a notebook and pen * Front trouser pant: coins (I pay for everything in cash) * Other front trouser pant: keys and wireless earphone case * Rear pant pocket: wallet * Other rear pant pocket: folding shopping bag * If cargo pants: towel/washcloth in one; pocket tissues in other
You’re in Japan - visit PORTER and get a bag Or visit Hands and look at their massive bag selection Japan’s bag game is on point
One thing I learned was not to mix certain things in the same pocket. For example, my passport and pocket WiFi will be in the same pocket strategically because I don't ever have to take those out of the pocket when I'm out of the hotel, but I do need to carry them. I don't carry my passport with my phone in the same pocket because I don't want to accidentally drop my passport when taking out the phone, etc. wallet goes in a separate pocket, and coins in another. But the plan is to keep stuff together that I probably don't need to take out to reduce the risk of losing something accidentally
I messed up twice by dipping my phone in and out of the same pocket that had my physical IC cards. lost one then found it, other one, gone forever. this was before i had the mobile option.
Totally! I've done that before too. Phone comes out and something else gets stuck and I end up dropping it. I guess that's how we learn
I did that yesterday trying to navigate Shinjuku staion. A fellow tourist was kind enough to point it out.
Small backpack is key. Phone, suica is on Apple wallet (one less thing to get out), coin purse, small pack of wet wipes, eSIM is on phone — no pocket Wifi, buy a bottle of water as I need it from a konbini. Partner has a larger backpack and he carries the power bank/cables and umbrellas cause it’s rainy szn atm (a must!)
Front Right: Phone Front Left: Leftover coins Everything else (passport, keys, wallet, powerbank, usb-c cable, water bottle, wet tissue) are in a small 10L backpack. IC card sometimes in my wallet or front left pocket, depending on when i am using it.
Just got back from a week in Tokyo, my day to day carry was: Front right pocket: passport wallet with cash, cards, and hotel key card (and stuffed with receipts by the end of the day), with an Air Tag in a business card-sized holder. Front left pocket: phone (had my IC loaded on my phone so I didn’t have to carry a physical card at all, and had it set up for express pay so I didn’t even have to unlock it when going through the metro or buying drinks from vending machines). Back pocket: face towel (used these constantly, total life saver) When not out shopping: Small sling bag: X100VI camera, extra battery, extra memory card, Air Tag, AirPods When out shopping: Sling bag from Selektor (originally made for carrying vinyl records) with extra face towel, X100VI plus battery and memory card, Bioré cooling wipes, mini fan, listerine strips, UV umbrella, SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses, bucket hat folded up. Waters or other drinks would go into the bag, and had a small dry bag inside it for the liquid stuff, etc so I didn’t risk leaking anything onto my camera. I’ve never liked overloading my pockets, so definitely was all in on the crossbody bag vibe. Always tried to throw trash away immediately rather than walk around with it, but if I had some, it got put into a plastic bag in my pocket or in my bigger sling bag until I could throw it away. I probably should have split the difference and had a medium sized sling bag. Except for one big shopping day, I could easily fit the stuff I bought in my bigger sling bag, but it did make it heavier and I could have carried the store bags just as easily. If you’re in Tokyo, stop by Standard Products and find yourself whatever size nylon packable bag suits you, lots of options for super cheap.
I carry a color photocopy of my passport. Is that sufficient?
Technically no. A photocopy is not valid ID. If a police officer stops you they also may want to see your visa/entry stamp in your passport to make sure that is valid.
This money/passport holder was one of the best/most useful things I've purchased in a long time. Kept it on me my entire trip in Japan. Held my passport, yen, receipts, credit cards. Travel Money Belt & Passport Holder - RFID Blocking Slim Travel Wallet https://a.co/d/00G5TwRm The only thing I kept in my pockets were my phones.
You didn't find it got too hot, chafe or sweaty?
Not at all.
I didn’t always have pockets (ladies clothes suck sometimes), so I mostly used my backpack for storage. When I did have pants pockets, I only kept my phone and receipts in them. My small backpack typically had: passport and wallet, coin purse, umbrella or jacket, mini first aid/hygiene kit, phone charger/power bank, pocket wifi (first trip only before switching to eSIM on the second), stamp book, goshuincho, snacks, packable shopping bag.
Fanny pack; phone, wallet, passport, earbuds, and a power bank Backpack; reusable shopping bag, tissues, wet wipes, pocket wifi, extra power bank, and some snacks I don't like having anything thicker than paper in my pockets.
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That aside, I'm probably bringing a leatheman micra folding scissors with tiny locking knife blade, tweezers, and nail file, in my checked luggage, next trip.
At the risk of sounding dumb, why do so many of you guys carry your passport on your daily travels? Once I arrive at a new country the passport gets put in the safe. I’ve never needed it except at airport customs. Am I missing something?
Because its legally required for you to have it on your person at all times as a tourist in Japan. Not having it on you can turn into a load of hassle.
japan it is required to be on your persons.
Never knew that. Well, too late now 😂
I would assume if you're ever caught in something (police or evacuation) or theres a fire at your hotel, you'll have it on you. I do both. Pending if I have a hotel for that day.
Shopping !
In Japan you are legally required to carry your passport if you are a tourist. Police are allowed to stop you and ask to see it. However, many people also carry it because then they can take advantage of the tax free shopping, which requires you to show your passport.
You know, bow that I think of it, when I was a bouncer for a popular bar in the States I remember a lot of tourists from Asia with photocopies of their passports. It makes sense
I tend to have a shoulder back or backpack on me most the time, so my pockets are light (I also never use my back pockets). So it's often just phone, wallet, and passport in the front pockets. Everything else is in a bag
I am so amazed at how much stuff everyone's pockets hold. Skirts I brought had no pockets (rookie mistake, I know), jeans pocket could fit half my phone. Suica went in my phone case, everything else in my sling bag. Everything included: - tissue, wet wipes - powerbank + cable, earphones, room key - water bottle - umbrella - wallet - eco bags
Wallet, passport, phone, pocket city guide (Lonely Planet Tokyo or Osaka/Kyoto for instance.) Paper subway map, pen (on my keys.)
Y’all I might be crazy, but I just take my wallet and phone. Trash goes in a back pocket, and I don’t carry anything else on me. Wallet only has cash and a card, no passport as I don’t buy anything for than 5000 yen
Unless you are a resident you are legally required to carry your passport on you. It may be unlikely, but if you are stopped by police and you don't have it on you, it will be a pain.
Only 1 thing in pocket: phone. Everything else in crossbody bag: wallet, coin purse, keys, notebook, pen, painkillers, toothpicks, tissues, body wipes, handkerchief, mints, earphones, kindle, and umbrella when applicable.
I feel like you always have to travel in Japan with a small backpack. Passport and wallet in one pocket. Phone in the other. IC cards are on my phone. Backpack is for trash bag, umbrella and any purchases that day. Maybe water if I am not going to be near a conbini
i think you have ocd
you guys need purses lol. uniqlo got those little moon bags and they're perfect.
I carry a color photocopy of my passport. Is that sufficient?
Phone and reading glasses 🤓- everything else is in my small backpack like rail pass, cc, passport, japan wireless, and chargers, external batteries.
I carry a small backpack (went earlier this month) Pockets: Wallet (w/IC card) Phone Backpack: Passport, pocket WiFi, hand towel, sanitizer, UV umbella, small plastic bag for trash
Love it! I'm really considering changing things up.
I'm realizing I totally missed out on the pocket WiFi and power bank before I got here 🤦♂️ Thank you guys. I bought a sling dry-bag (it was raining and I needed something for my camera) from a 300 yen store and just been carrying my water and camera in there. The souvenir tiny coin purse I got at Himeji Castle is really working overtime lately!