Here are all my travel essentials I bring with me whenever I go to Japan! I am also a chronic over packer, so these are my strategies on how to cut back! Love, Erica 🥰
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Guess what I’m going to Japan and I’m going to take you with me so I wanted to do a video on what I’m bringing to Japan so let’s take a look also it’s just me and my girlfriend that’s going my husband can’t go so she’s bringing all the medicine stuff she’s a nurse
Practitioner and I’m bringing all the I’m bringing all the knowledge so it’s going to be good all right I am not a light packer at all I’m an overthinker I’m an over preparer so every time I travel I have to really think every through I have a lot of lists a lot of
Packing lists if I don’t make a list I end up bringing everything and I do not have my husband this time to put all of my stuff in I’m just going to be going on my own and I’m going to meet my friend at the airport so let me show you
What I’m bringing okay if you are an overpacker like me let me know in the comments what your strategies are in order to not bring your whole place so the first thing I have is all my luggage tags I just like grabbing the ones from Southwest because they are paper it’s
Really annoying to like w it out and then you have to write it again so I just take the Disposable versions and I just put it in like this plastic slip which I’ll show you a little bit later so I have two hotels I got my two hotels
On here and then I have my home address for the end the next thing I have are my Apple Air tags if you’ve seen any of my other travel videos you know I love Apple Air tags because it just brings me peace of mind so I have four of them
I’ll probably put one in my carryon one in my chickin maybe one in my purse and one in my a personal item next thing I have my wallet which has my driver’s license in it I’m going to be putting my cash in it this is just American Cash um
Which is always just good to have in my personal opinion I do have my Japanese Yen so I just like um carrying some Japanese Yen before I get to Japan I do have a sua card also if you haven’t seen any of my other Japan videos I have like
A super detailed video and then other detailed videos on how you can prepare for Japan so it’ll be linked in the descript description below it’s going to look like this next I do have my passport and then I have my two sua cards one is my husband’s and one is
Mine so I’m going to let my friend Joyce borrow one however she might just use her iPhone because she does have a MasterCard I believe I have Visa so it’s pretty challenging to get a sua card on your phone the next thing I have are my
Snacks I got some hot Cheetos for me whenever I’m traveling I do like to have something salty cuz it helps settle my stomach I have my Ginger che che it’ss always make me feel better oh liquid IV I also have another video on uh many many many travel tips so I’m also going
To link that below if you want to see why I drink liquid IV when I’m flying I do have some masks I do have to carry around like a couple cameras so I can film and bring you with me so I do have this lul lemon backpack and it has this
Bottom part which is pretty cool so and I don’t have a husband to carry things for me and I can’t ask Joyce to carry things for me that’ be kind of rude next thing I normally always bring my Lululemon bag this one I always bring this when I’m traveling however I think
Because I do have a different um camera this time and I’m G to be also carrying around my phone with my tripod and I bought this this is the base sports bag I took off that little braided thing cuz I didn’t really like how it looked but
This is going to be a nice cross body bag just like this so uh we’ll just see and I’ll let you know if I like this um I didn’t want to bring my whole vitamins container I’m pretty lazy so I just got my vitamins in here Clorox wipes this is my trusty
Lululemon water bottle it’s nothing fancy I actually got this for free when I was doing push-ups against a personal trainer at a 5K race that I did not even run at I like this one because I don’t necessarily have to like put my lips on
It like this you just click it and you just waterfall it in so it’s nice cuz if it gets dirty by the end of the trip it’s like not super dirty look at that that’s like perfect size Tiger Tail we’re going to be walking a lot and I’m
Not used to walking this this much I do walk a lot cuz I am a physical therapist but this is my Tiger Tail muscle roller so you take it like this and you rub it on your leg Tiger Tail is awesome also I met the owner she’s amazing wow talk
About someone that cares this is called a naughty tiger I talked about this in another travel video as well it’s like super light I think it’s 4 oz it looks like it’d be heavy but it’s not so what you do is you can take it put it over
Your clothes and you just slide just like this our flight is about 10 hours direct I’m just going to bring this one with me to Japan do my clam shells um anyways it’s really good to keep your gluteus media strong clipple bag hanger this clipple bag hanger is amazing I
Talked about it in another travel video and in Japan they have a lot of places for you to put your things in a basket like your purse or your jacket or whatever but sometimes if you’re like maybe at the uh fish market or so and you’re sitting at a table there’s not
Always a place to put your bag so I don’t want to hold it the whole time so instead I just clip my backpack like this and then I put it on the table right in front of me and then I just hold it in between my legs and it’s
Super helpful all right the next thing I always bring with me whenever I’m traveling with a checked bag is a luggage layer this one is so incredible so what you do is you turn it on and then you put this thing in the luggage lift up and then it’s going to tell you
In pounds or kilog if you would like I love my white noise machine in case there’s any snoring going on or if there’s a lot of noise outside from the street turtle pillow this is really awesome cuz it comes with a case so I’ll be bringing this along with me on the
Flight a Sharpie and I’m just going to bring two Muji pens you never know if you have to fill out forms the next thing I’m going to be bringing is a mini umbrella and I got this from Japan last year and it is so small like compared to another umbrella nothing against Hotel
Pillowcases at all but I do like to bring my own like um satin silky pillowcase it just helps me especially since everything’s so different when you’re traveling your skin kind of gets a little funky all right this is going to be a bag where I’m going to be
Putting my slippers in these oh you know what a lot of people have asked me about these slippers these are called Cloud slides they are incredible once I hit December it should be 3 years or so anyways amazing it’s super soft and I like it cuz you could just rinse it off
Like in the shower um if you get them dirty so I bring these with me everywhere I go whenever I’m traveling so anyways it’s going to go in here like this but in the meantime I am putting it back on my foot okay this is just to
Remind me that I have to bring it later this is my favorite eye mask ever this is wonderful cuz I do like my eyelashes and I don’t like things smashing me in the face but I need complete darkness when I’m sleeping so and then you just go like
That can’t even see anything H also I got this from baz as well these are really nice um I believe it was like $18 for a pack of three anyway I got the beige ones and I got the black ones wow super good quality so now I guess it’s a
Little protector case for me and I like that it’s sheer cuz you can you can see literally everything in here so I’m going to use a lot of these bags I have a bigger one I’m going to use it for electronics I have a little neck thing
You know uh in case it gets really cold I I really don’t think I’m going to have to use it but you never know cuz if there’s wind then that can be pretty miserable also I have some really good gloves these are from Lululemon that I
Got from Vancouver and it’s cool cuz it has this little pad so you can touch your phone with it and you can like type in text I got this also from Vancouver so if I’m wearing a ponytail and I want my ears to be warm I just put this on I
Do have a from VOR I just wanted to show you some of the tech stuff that I’m bringing in the United States we use this guy here and then Japan uses this this kind as well but if you do have something with grounding like the third hole then you need those two travel
Chargers I just make sure I’m always charging with this and not plugging my USB into the actual holes only because people can steal your personal information so bad people out there kind of stinks and I have my airpods another thing I got that was really cool is the
This thing that you can put on your airpods so then they don’t fall out of your ears I don’t usually have a problem with my airpods falling out of my ears but I wanted to try it out and I was wearing it earlier and it actually was pretty comfortable we’re going to be
Talking about toiletries so I have two bags I already packed it and I’m just going to show you and unpack it and then I’ll have to pack it again later um but this is my favorite toilet trees bag ever can you see that and then I do have
Um the baze Cosmetic bag so also there is pretty much no comparison this one from Amazon is much better I will link this below this is like my ride or die toiletry bag and when you see everything I put in here you’re going to be like I
Was like that maybe you might not be like that but anyways thanks for watching by the way also if you haven’t subscribe I would super love it if you subscribed join the family and I’m going to be taking you on a lot of Adventures this year all right I wanted to show you
The two cosmetic bags that I have so this one’s just slightly bigger but you can see it not really by that much okay so I’m going to unpack this all right the reason why I’m bringing two is because yeah you know I’m not a light packer all right so okay these are
Tampons these are also really good tampons these are Lola brand if you’re looking for anything super awesome and cotton I haven’t gotten into the diva cup thing yet but you know maybe maybe sometime this is my hair towel I have a lot of hair as you can see so I always
Like to bring a hair towel because the hotel towels they don’t really dry my hair that well we are going to have a washing machine in our hotel so this is just some um powder detergent uh we could do two scoops of about three loads
Um I don’t think we’re going to do that many loads but it’s just nice too if you need to this is a Lynch remover so it’s super sticky um and it is reusable so you just rinse it off and then um it takes off all that dust and stuff so let
Me show you something so you see how there’s a little bit of dust on here look at this just take it right off you see much less dust so I’m going to be bringing like slacks and stuff there you go and then you can see that there’s
Dust on on here now so this is a reusable lint ball remover thing and it is just so fun this is just my beauty sponge for a blotting and I do have some lashify stuff in Here I Am A Lash girly so lashify stuff all right the next
Thing I have is my LED mirror I got this one from Amazon and it’s pretty cool cuz it’s super thin uh here we go it is awesome ah there I am you can change the light settings right to Daylight warm light cool light and then if you hold it it goes dimmer
And then it goes brighter so I love this little guy so much because I do my eyelashes in it I usually go like this or like flat so anyways if you’re looking for a good LED mirror take a look at this one from Amazon just in
Case I need glasses I have my glasses that is what is going in this bag here just a lot of miscellaneous random stuff also I have my hair straightener there and it worked last year in Japan here I am at opening this and oh my gosh look
Look how much stuff you can have just in here I just packed this but I’m going to unpack it and show you what I have my trusty claw clip love this that one’s made of metal it is old I’ve had this since 2020 amazing chapstick I love the
Medicated version my slip tie knot thingies these are good for my ponytails contacts case I have four extra contacts in here mentholatum so it has a little bit of that um smelly stuff so that could be for8 or if you want to put underneath your nose cocoa floss amazing
It just grabs all that plaque from your teeth you know how bobby pins can be annoying cuz they get all over the place I just put a little magnet in here and then also my nail clipper just snaps all together then I have my little baby hair
Ties if I want to do half up half down style this is um good if you have like oily skin and you have to do some filming so it comes with little blot thing so Molly Beauty this is Japanese skincare this is super water gel 50 SPF
And I really like it cuz it’s easy to apply if you have more oily skin I’m more on the oily side this is really good because you don’t feel super oily I like to put this on my hands back of my hands my arms I also put it on my neck
Uh my husband doesn’t mind wearing this either his favorite is actually beauty of Joan which is going to be right here so he likes beauty of Josan my friend is like oh should I bring a candle and I’m like no I’ll just bring some poopery you
Know but what if the toilet just flushes everything before we even get to smell it who even knows okay here is my other hair clip I love this guys so much I I put this in my travel video of my must have travel items oh my gosh amazing
Strong strong strong this is actually my wet brush so you can actually brush your hair and not have it be pulling you everywhere so wet brush this one is old I do use vegamore I feel like why not have some prevention so this is the dry shampoo it’s the baby version super cute
Tra Jo’s lotion if you know you know okay and then you don’t want to be smelly in Japan but you don’t want to wear super smelly deodorant so I have some Lumi this is the one with no smell in it this is really good and you can
Put it on your feet too if you have smelly feet we may be doing some fun Korean skin care days yes if you haven’t tried beauty of Joan I really think you’re going to like it it’s amazing also beauty of Joan and this Nivea sun it’s not for when you’re super sweaty or
If you’re going to be going um swimming okay you have to make sure it’s just like for your everyday use I feel so rich when I have a full one of these it’s not even open who am I if you get cold stores U let’s talk on Instagram
And I can show you what I do but anytime I tell people what I do here they’re like are you freaking crazy like all the people from CVS and I’m like can you just help me find what I’m looking for so if you get cold sores message me on
Instagram and we can talk about this because I haven’t gotten a cold sore in almost 2 years and I used to get them all the time like two three times a year this is the vegetable loofah I already was using this one already so I’m just
Going to toss this at the end of the trip but sometimes when you are not able to scrub yourself down it gets kind of yucky you know like especially if you’re wearing sunscreen and all that but at least we’re going like in the winter early Springtime instead of like in the
Summer where you’re like wearing all your sunscreen my mom-in-law just gave us a bunch of toothbrushes so I usually bring my electric toothbrush but I want to save weight for souvenirs so I’ll just bring this one here oral be is a good company I use oral be from my
Electronic one I am so proud of how I did this but this is just my Korean skincare literally all my Korean skincare is right here I do seven step Korean skincare so I got my cleansing oil I got my cleanser got my toner I got
My active I got my gra beaa from Crave Beauty and then I used my my moisturizer and this is for my body so literally I am set with just this bag I just kept it all together just because why have all these little things flying everywhere toothpaste now I have some heat
Protectant spray I like to use the trust me one I do use vegamore and it’s awesome I feel feel like it doesn’t make my hair fall out as much and then this is the vegamore shampoo and conditioner so I’ve been using uh vegamore for 20201 yep okay look at this isn’t this
Cool so you can open it from the bottom boom I do use men’s razors because I feel like they give you a better shave this is kind of like a mascara for your hair it just has some hair gel in it so if you have a ponytail you just open it
Like this and then you just go on your hair it’s gets rid of your flyaways so I need that because I can get wild sometimes oil strips these are really wonderful I’ve been using this since I was like 12 Band-Aids you never know I love my biodegradable wet wipes I
Know it is in plastic Okay the reason why it’s biodegradable wet wipe is cuz you’re supposed to use these when you go backpacking when you bury it it’s going to decompose into the Earth right but you’re supposed to bring your plastic back yeah like if you wipe your butt in
The wilderness you don’t want to bring that back with you so you just bury it these ones are really really awesome I also bring these with me on the plane if I have a long flight so I’ll be bringing that as well my little mini Jade roller
This is from Mount lie which is so wonderful I have like four of their products amazing tweezers concealer and then just like from eyebrows that’s called the Gimme brow from benefit then I got the Cella eyebrow pencil pimple patches this one’s really good from Cost
RX this is from Japan last year cool I guess I could use this and then these are from hero so if you get like a big strip of pimples you can cut it oh I should bring my scissors anyways uh yeah maybe a lot of that was TMI but that’s
All the stuff I’m going to be bringing as far as the beauty care goes welcome to a portion of my closet actually this side is my husband’s side I pushed everything over to the edge and I just took over so I’m so sorry um and I’m
Leaving him for over a week so how rude of me anyways I am not a light packer if I don’t plan out my outfits I will will bring my whole closet trust me so when the weather is super predictable like when we were in Boston I just knew it
Was going to be cold like really cold so I ended up just bringing everything exactly how I was going to wear it so Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday kind of like that and I would write it out but here I don’t really know how the weather’s going to be because I don’t
Know if there’s going to be wind and I know we’re going to be in the city but you just never know um 30° to 50° is going to be the weather so we’ll just see anyways this is how I do my my packing when it comes to a trip like
This to Japan so I’m going to be walking a lot I do exercise a lot but I’m not going to be exercising on this trip we’re just going to be walking a lot so I’m not going to worry about athletic wear you shouldn’t be wearing leggings
You got to make sure you cover your butt when you go to Japan so I have my capsule wjo right here and we’ll see how heavy everything is if I need to take things out I will over here on the edge this is going to be my travel day gear
And we do have a washing machine so I’m going to be washing this and then wearing it on the way back so I got my vuori joggers these are amazing uh they’re super soft and then I have my vuori post PLO tank and it has a
Built-in bra cuz who wants to wear bras anyways when you’re on a long flight our flight is about 10 hours if I didn’t mention that already this is a cotton long sleeve shirt from aritzia really easy to layer with um I love this one and then I got this hoodie from aritzia
As well it’s like slightly cropped so you look really cute in it but yes this is from aritzia it’s super soft and it’s big enough in arms the hoodie goes over your entire head and then you can unzip it if you get hot okay so that’s going
To be the first day then I have I separated my outfits into pairs of pants and then if I need to rewear the pair of pants I will but I have other shirts so I feel like for me my pants don’t tend to get that dirty it’s more like the
Tops that make me feel a little bit better if I could switch it out two pairs of black slacks one pair of caky slacks and then one pair of blue jeans how I do it is I just match up everything how I like it to look so I
Have a long sleeve I have a sweatshirt if I want to layer I have some bodysuits right through here these are just the shirt versions and then I can layer with this as well and then over here this color looks good together this can go on
Top of that which looks good if I want to dress up kind of nice this is like my nice outfit from aritzia so this will look really nice in the khakis as well and then I have a short sleeve bodysuit my favorite bodysuits are from abone
Because I do have a longer torso this is my jeans that I like to wear and they’re loose so if I need to wear leggings underneath oh I should bring a pair of leggings just in case I need to bring a pair of leggings here you go I got the
Lululemon align leggings which go up high-waisted and everything else is high-waisted so I did do this in Boston and it was awesome so I guess I am bringing leggings to Japan got my black ones and I got a navy blue pair all right then in case it is super cold I do
Have two long sleeves from Lululemon that could put underneath I have the this one from aritzia it’s the white version of the black one I just showed you and then I also have this one which is a looser one so that can also fit this Lululemon long sleeve underneath so
We’re going to be gone for about 10 days so we’ll see if if I cannot do laundry then all of this will be fine I’ll just rewear some of the pants I got my pajama pants this is from vuori this is just the regular performance joggers just
Like the black ones I’m going to wear on my travel day POS P tank but in olive green my favorite one of my favorite colors a pajama shirt if I want to use it as pajamas and I have this from aritzia this is a waffle weave shirt
This is why you got to bring that lint thing so that’s that and if I just need to wear this and I’m super cold this is going to be a clean hoodie made just for sleeping this is the trench coat that I got from Japan last year and it is
Amazing it was expensive but it is amazing it’s from Pinky and Diane I got it at the taka Shaya mall I think I said that right really thin fleece that I could put under this if needed it doesn’t even feel that heavy you know so
We’ll just see but I’m going to pack it away in my packing cubes and I’ll show you how I do it this is my dad coat from Ab cromie and it is going to be I just brought this to Boston and it was so cold in Boston and this was perfect
Because it covers your butt and it goes all the way to your knees and this can go underneath this or I can just wear this on its own all right I didn’t want to be like super creepy and show you all my underwear but I did want to show you
Exactly how I do everything so what I usually do is I just list it off like this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 okay that’s enough for my underwar let’s go all right uh I don’t have a mirror yet cuz we just made moved into this place but this is my
Selfie stick tripod it is amazing so yeah I’m just holding this here so then I can give you a nice clear shot but I wanted to show you the luggage that we’re going to be using so I got my baze check-in this is a 29 in check-in the
Carry-on roller I have the baze mini Weekender and then this is the duffel that we’re going to be bringing this goes really big you can fit um all your football gear if you play football but yeah this is my husband’s Football H bag it’s super sturdy then this bag is going
To cover the check-in bag so you can see this is how I do my luggage tags so it already comes with this plastic thing and then I always have like a little ribbon so people know that it’s not theirs so black ribbon luggage tag and
Just to keep it extra secure I put the string through this string in case it were to fall out of that but I’m pretty sure it would have a hard time falling out of that the other thing I have is um some my compression cubes and then these
Are just some Baye packing cubes I always use these guys so I’m going to be probably using both yes and then I’m going to try my best to not take up too much space in that check-in bag cuz I want to bring back things okie dokie
We’re going to start packing this so I’m going to put on some music Yeah We actually did really good I still have half a whole carryon right here open and I barely filled up this side my personal item is pretty full right before we Bard I may just rearrange it just cuz the flight is 10 hours so but so far you’re
Just killing it all right I brought my clothes over so the goal is I would like to fill up half of my check-in maybe just a little bit more and then I can use the rest for souvenirs but we’ll just see I don’t want to make it too
Stressful um we are traveling with Japan Airlines so you get two checkedin bags and they can go up to 50 lb and then you can have a carry-on and the carryon can go up to 22 lb I just uh looked it up online and then the personal item they
Don’t weigh that so all your heavy stuff should go in the personal item I’m going to move some outfits into the carryon just in case you never know if they lose the bag but that’s why I always have an Apple Air tag just for peace of Mind I just tried a couple different ways on how to pack some outfits in here and it’s more than 2 days worth I would say I could probably get away with uh maybe 5 days worth here so I try to pack it in in the base packing cubes and then
It just like wasn’t fitting so I’m like forget this mess I’m just going to go with my trusty old gon compression cubes here so look at this easy um so I will just put outfits in these base pecking cubes and I have not that much clothes
Left I just have to put it in the check-in bag so I guess I’m coming home with a lot of Japanese skin care a little bit over 20 lb which is perfect we get up to 22 lb woohoo this is the duffel bag I’m going to be R but
Yeah you can see super amazing quality I’m just going to throw an air tag in there later I could just start packing kind of sloppy and it wouldn’t even matter all right air Tag fits in like half a check in look at that isn’t that so cool I’m going to be extra I’m going to bring these two hangers cuz sometimes some hotels don’t have enough hangers um or maybe I just don’t like them so yeah ha the base bags
Just has so many pockets everywhere this coat was expensive it was like $400 we got professional pictures taken in Japan and the guy said look people don’t drive so they tend to spend a lot of of money on clothing and they like good clothing
This is how it goes when you are in over a packer you got to just really think about things or suffer the consequences yeah oh duh oh whoops I have forgotten my toilet trees but oh my gosh it’s cuz I was packing it after I unpacked it for y’all I am so
Excited to take you with me to Japan moment of truth it’s only 36.9 lb I think this might have been the best like packing job maybe ever who knows but it does help that we have a laundry machine but I can make it at least at least 8 Days okay we’re going to go shopping let me know in the comments below if you are an overpacker and what your strategies are in order to do um a trip internationally so thank you so much for watching and I’ll see you in Japan Bye
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My top tip for travel is to only take hand luggage (no check in bag). I think it makes the travel process and trip itself so much easier and stressful! It's very hard at first but I have mastered the art over the years with lots of work trips.
The exception is if you are going somewhere where specialist gear is needed such as a hike – I.e I did Kilimanjaro last year and had to check in a bag as I had hiking and camping gear.
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My daughter and I will be there end of October
I travel mainly to Europe and am a light packer. For 10 days I use a carryon size luggage and a tote bag as my personal item. I check in the carryon luggage lol. I hate fighting for overhead bin space. My tote has my tablet, meds, puzzle book, snacks, personal wipes and a change of clothes.
I'm confused, shouldn't the carry-on and back bag weigh 10kg?
Toiletry bag aka “Hermione Granger” bag or “Mary Poppins” bag – I saw it for real, magical! It really fit so much 😂
what camera are you using to film at 10:35!!!
Hope you had an amazing time in Japan! Love love love all your videos, super informative and fun to watch. What is your shoe situation, besides your Cloud slippers? I'm going to Japan for 2 weeks in May and not sure what to bring for all the walking and possible rain… Would love to hear your input.
15.09 omg how much little thing you are bringing lol. I would pack my sons cloths in your beauty bag hahaha
I'm going in September!!!
Who did you find to photograph you while in japan!? Looking to do same our first trip over
another amazing video! so helpful.
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Did you stay at Keio Plaza in Shinjuku? Thought I saw a view (near the luggage weigher) similar to ours. Beautiful hotel!!!
Whatever my wife and I bring have to fit into my midsize, carry-on North Face duffle basecamp bag. So we bring two sets of super lightweight UnderArmour and Nike dry-fit garments and a pair of good walking shoes like Hoka which we have on already. No hard luggage on wheels, no face cream, no six pairs of socks, none of that stuff. We just buy what we need when we get there.
Did they give you a hard time with security with your unbottled medications and supplements?
I checked jail and it say personal and carryon combined are 22lbs. Did they weight the weekender?
Went to Japan last November… first time since the pandemic and I definitely overpacked 😂. You really don’t need as much as you think. Used luggage delivery for the first time ever, great service! Take advantage of it if possible. I travelled with a carryon wheelie case and a medium checkin. Very inconvenient still to maneuver around as there is a lot of tactile paving that your luggage gets caught up in.
Not a big deal but bring a change purse as you get a lot of coins. If you forget, drop into Daiso…love Daiso!
I didn’t need as much clothes as I thought as I did a bit of hand washing during stays of 2 nts or more.
I was very aware of weight restrictions especially on my carryon. I flew ANA and their limit is 10kg for personal + carryon. They didn’t weigh my bags but I was ready to stuff my jacket pockets with stuff. 😂
U remind me of my old me when packing😀. Because of "just in case". When needing to stay warm, try the HEAT TECH WEAR from UNIQLO, very thin (takes almost nothing of space), but they really keep u warm WITHOUT the bulk. They also come in different warmth level. They have been my go to here in Alberta Canada where temps can go down to -40's. Doing this would definitely save u packing space. When cold, u don't really perspire, so I would pare down to neutral pants and probably only take 2-3pairs at most, probably less if the hotel has washer/dryer. I would pack more of tops for pix variety, who cares about looking at ur pants😅. Another thing i bring with me to stay warm are "neck gaiters", the neck is highly vascular so keeping it covered will keep a lot of body heat. BULA has many cute designs.
I like you! You’re funny. Just came back from a 2 months vacation to Bali and Thailand. Enjoy Japan. And oh I have the same toiletry bag and I love it.
Still felt that she overpacked 😂
KKUWAN I love you so much and watching your videos makes my day brighter
I had no issues getting Suica with visa on Apple wallet
i am going to japan next month! your planner and budgeting tips are super helpful
Have fun in Japan, Erica! ❤️ Thanks for all the tips.
Hi! My daughter is leaving for Japan with EF tours next week and she is concerned about her plane snacks. It s a long flight and she has peanut allergies so she typically does not eat on the plane and so we have to pack snacks for her. Do you ever have any issues with getting snacks thru TSA and customs in Japan? We won't be packing any liquid snacks but I was just wondering if there is anything you would recommend we avoid?
I leave in 4 days for Japan for almost 3 wks, I have a list , I'm a over packer ,
I love #kkuwan that on the butterfly bag it says auguri / tanti auguri which means happy birthday
I'm in the "watch every video I possibly can that is even remotely relevant to sate my excitement" phase of pre-travel for my trip to Japan in a month, and I have to say, your Japan travel videos are a delight, and answer so many questions in a concise and easy to digest way. So let this comment serve as a catch-all comment for basically all of your Japan videos. 🙂
Your attitude is great and your positive energy is super infectious, and while it's definitely fun to watch videos from full-time professional globetrotters who've been everywhere and done it all (and travel for three months on a single carry-on bag), your advice and certainly feels a bit more approachable and grounded for the average person prepping for a Japan vacation in 2024.
Things can change so fast that advice from even a year ago can be out of date, so it's been a joy to have up to date information presented in such an approachable way. Thanks for sharing!
So glad I found your channel!! You rock and are very insightful.
Oh wow, that's way too much stuff for 10 days. But I must say you have quality items.
Hello Erica! I love your vids and I am using them as reference for when I go to Japan for 6 months. I was wondering if you had any tips for packing for longer term stays instead of vacations?
Decant all of your cosmetics and creams into very small containers like makeup test jars it should all fit in a 1 litre bag. You sure bring a lot of stuff for such a short trip.