The Land of the

What to bring in Japan

Rising Sun
Shoes: Indoor shoes, formal shoes, summer shoes,
maybe some waterproof shoes
Clothes: Business attire, seasonal wear, underwear,
socks
Deodorant
Make-up
Shower gel
Tampons
Condoms
Contact lenses
Food (as long as you can get it past customs)
Laptop
Camera, camera charger, iPod etc
Japan is a land of striking scenic beauty. Omiyage (if you want to)
First time visitors are impressed by its greenness Pictures, money, flyers etc from your home country
and its mountains, which cover nearly three-quarters English books
of the country. Gentle plains and intermountain Money
basins account for only about 25% of Japanese
territory. Here, the flat lands are geologically young
and the soil runoff from the surrounding mountains is Transportation to Japan
shallow.

The rugged peaks, snow-fed lakes, turbulent rivers,

rocky gorges and waterfalls and dense forests are
breathtaking, but they put severe limits on livable
land. With seventy-five percent of the nation
unsuitable for either habitation or cultivation due to
mountains and rocky sea coasts, and with only 16
per cent of the land cultivated, the entire Japanese
population actually lives in an area roughly the size
of the state of Maine, about 85,470 sq km (33,000
sq mi). This makes Japan the most populated
country in the world in terms of population
per livable square mile.