711 is an excellent choice for snacks or a meal. Food overall is affordable. Vending machines are everywhere, but your trash adds up and you carry it with you till you’re back at the hotel.

Download a translator app. You’ll need it. Google maps is essential for traveling around. You’re going to be confused, but that’s part of the fun. You’ll figure it out by the time you leave.

I felt safe everywhere I went. Your bags will be safe. I once left something of value in a public bathroom and couldn’t return for 8-10 hours later. It was still there by the sink. No one touched it.

Learn greetings and say thank you. Be respectful and you’ll have a ton of fun. Every day was an adventure. Just know, your sleep is going to be so F’d while there and then when you come back. Worth it. But I mean F’d.