One of the biggest difficulties of traveling is deciding what your priorities will be, whether regarding tourist attractions, shopping, itineraries, and expenses. With that in mind, today we will talk about how you can define your priorities during your trip to Japan. What do you mean by defining priorities when traveling to Japan?
To make it easier, imagine that you have always wanted to see the famous crossing in the Shibuya neighborhood in Tokyo. That is your number one priority. But since you had to go to Tokyo, you will want to see other places as well. Priorities will help you come up with the ideal travel itinerary for you. Because we all know that our resources (money) have limits.
But defining your priorities will help you go further. Some people want to come here for a week, others for a month, some want to live here, and others already live here and want to learn how to have fun and discover new places while spending little.
Before learning about what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. You need to know what you want to do and why you want to do it.
To help you decide your priorities for making a good itinerary and a perfect trip, pay attention to the 4 points below:
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Define your expenses for your trip to Japan
First, define how much you will be able to spend. This is important, but very important indeed! Preferably make a budget divided into parts for each place you will visit. If you are someone who loves to organize money like I do, just put a certain amount in an envelope and write the name of the city on the envelope. If you have money left over, well, if you run out, figure it out, baby.
You need to understand the cost of living, expenses for hotels, train tickets from one city to another, entrance fees to tourist attractions, and many other things. Some articles from Suki Desu can help you define what the expenses for your trip to Japan will be.
- JR Pass – Is it worth it? How to buy?
- Is the cost of living in Japan high? Should I complain and compare?
- Cheap accommodation in Japan – Experience in a Hostel
Defining time and place priorities
Second, define the time you will spend in each city. The larger the city, the more attractions will be available. If you go to Tokyo, then… you need to have a lot of self-control not to exceed the established time there. But to help you control yourself, just define the third point…
Third, define the main places you want to visit. This way you will be able to build your travel itinerary around these places. The secret is not to include too many places, but rather a few that have a great impact! But to know what kind of places you want to go to, it’s good to define the fourth point…
Define what you want to feel
Don’t focus on places you want to visit, don’t focus on material things. Just focus on feelings. Feelings of satisfaction, joy, pride, and even feelings of accomplishment. This will help you maintain a positive attitude and give you extra motivation. Trust me.
Maintaining a positive attitude is vital, as there is a pesky feeling that wants to ruin your trip. It pretends to be your friend and that it is interested in your well-being, but it just wants to keep you in your comfort zone. It’s fear, so before defining the other priorities, you also need to define your fears…
This topic will be for another article. This text is a bit of what I wrote in my book titled Getting Along in Japan. If you want to download this complete and totally free book, just access this link. I hope you enjoyed the article; if so, share it with friends and leave your comments.
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