re: Japan Tips?

We didn't really have any issues that stick out to me. Many signs for the subway, airport, and other things have english under the Japanese. Also, a fair amount of the Japanese people speak english well enough to get by with the basic things. You can get by with pointing to things alot.

We used google translate and Google lens whenever we had issue communicating. They both worked very well and were useful. Google lens was great for translating the food menus. You just open the app. Hit translate, and it will translate whatever you point your camera at live. It's pretty awesome.

The Japanese people are EXTREMELY nice and helpful. I can not over state that at all. The service you receive there is second to none. If you have the means, I would make it a priority to go. It is possibly my favorite place I have ever been to. My wife and I loved every thing about it. Food, culture, people, scenery are all top notch