Its another country, another time zone and one quite lengthy trip away. Plus doing this with a 3.5 year old is going to make it even more difficult to keep it together. So, some preplanning can't hurt!
So far here are some extremely useful things I have found, and how I am setting up my trip.
Reddit Japan Travel - This is the defacto community to ask questions about your trip. Looking for general advice, travel plan recommendations, or just another eyeball on your itinerary? Register here and ask away, just read the FAQ before doing so.
Tokyo Metro App & Free Wifi Info - This app gets you around the Tokyo subway with ease. Hit the button to mark current location and then select the station to go to. It tells you everything you need to know to get there. Also displays what stations have free wifi.
Tokyo with Kids - Check out this excellent blog with info for traveling in Tokyo with kids. We picked a few items from here and added them to our map.
Tips for Traveling - Saw this guys post on reddit and he had just gotten back from Tokyo. Good tips in here.
Google Translate - Use this to translate those menus and maps! When you download the app make sure you download the Japanese translation pack as well, it is useful to have this offline.
For us, we have T-Mobile so we should be able to roam free over there. I did just get accepted in project FI from Google, so I will also see if I have issues in Tokyo with that network as well. Since they are just piggybacking networks, even T-Mobile, I doubt I will have an issue.
We decided against taking a car seat as I doubt we will be riding in a car. Tokyo also allows you to ride in cabs without a car seat. We will see if we will brave that adventure or not ;)
Ramen DB - Ramen rating DB, one of the most popular in Japan. Why eat low rated ramen?
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