Never Expect That Everyone Speaks English

Although Japan receives almost 30 million visitors annually, English is not widely spoken everywhere you go. Yes, you’ll find more people who can understand you within Tokyo, Osaka and the other bigger cities, but the other areas may be very trying at times. Thankfully there are apps like Google Translate and other types of language translation sites that can help. And you can also help yourself by learning a few phrases of your own in Japanese before heading over.