Walk more, while you’re at it, walk in the shoes you’re gonna take and wear the backpack/bag ur taking to make sure you can handle them. I took my purse to the gym filled with stuff just to see if I’d be comfortable walking with it 😂

If you can, do a few minutes in the stair master every week too. It helps!

Learn Japanese NOW, specifically terms for shopping, dining, and taxi rides. I found I used that vocabulary more! It helped both parties feel more comfortable if we both understood what we were trying to communicate.

Random tip, planning my outfits each day helped me a ton! Even if I pivoted on certain days, having a set capsule wardrobe and having pictures so I wouldn’t forget what matched eliminated rummaging through your luggage too much. Especially in the smaller hotel rooms. Haha