Getting Ready For Japan & Hong Kong...

As I've done for the majority of my other travels, I've collected links to articles and blog posts about traveling in Japan and Hong Kong. And even though we aren't going for another couple of months I thought I'd share my current findings because someone else might find them useful. So here's what I've put together as of thus far...

JAPAN
♥ Adventurous Kate -- What’s It Really Like To Travel Japan?
♥ CNN -- 11 Extremely Practical Japan Travel Tips
♥ CNN -- Tokyo Travel: 11 Things To Know Before You Go
♥ FlipKey -- 30 Tips For First Time Travelers To Japan
♥ Hey Kumo -- A Guide To A First Tokyo Trip
♥ Japan Travel Mate
♥ Nomadic Matt -- How To Turn High-Cost Japan Into A Cheap Place To Visit
♥ Nomadic Matt -- Japan Travel Guide
♥ Nomadic Matt -- 38 Reasons Why I Am Excited To Visit Japan
♥ Notes Of Nomads -- 8 Surprising Things About Japan For First-Time Visitors
♥ Japan Lover -- Cool Japan Travel Guide
♥ Only In Japan -- How I Planned My Trip To Japan
♥ Osaka Bob
♥ Run Kimi Run -- Vacation Time! Japan Spring 2013
♥ This Beautiful Day -- Travel Guide: Tokyo, Japan
♥ The Phenomenal Mama -- Japan
♥ To Europe & Beyond -- Everything You Need To Know About The Japan Rail Pass
♥ To Europe & Beyond -- First Time In Japan: 11 Things That Surprised Me
♥ Twenty-Something Travel -- A First-Time Itinerary For Japan
♥ Twenty-Something Travel -- Simple Ways To Make Travel Cheaper In Japan
♥ We Are Eaton -- Snapshot: Japan Vacation

My favorite YouTuber's Anna Lee and Jesse travel to Japan all the time and a few months back Jesse posted a video with tips for traveling in Tokyo that I found useful.


HONG KONG
♥ Bluebalu: Living In Hong Kong -- Hong Kong In General
♥ Fathom Way To Go -- Hong Kong Essentials: The Scene 
♥ Fathom Way To Go -- New & Improved! Our Hong Kong Guide
♥ Joanne Khoo -- 2014 Hong Kong
♥ Nomadic Matt -- How To Spend Four Days In Hong Kong
♥ Peanuts Or Pretzels -- Hong Kong
♥ The Blonde Abroad -- Ten Tips for Your First Trip to China
♥ This Girl Abroad -- How A Visit To The Mainland Can Help You Appreciate Hong Kong

In addition to all of these articles and blog posts Justin and I watched a bunch of Anthony Bourdain shows and Rev Runs Around the World (2015–Present) because why not?!

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005–2012)

• Season Two, Episode One: Asia Special – China & Japan
• Season Two, Episode Seven: Japan
• Season Three, Episode Twelve: Hong Kong
• Season Four, Episode Sixteen: Tokyo
• Season Seven, Episode Eight: Japan
• Season Eight, Episode Five: Japan – Cook It Raw

The Layover with Anthony Bourdain (2011–2013)

• Season One, Episode Five: Hong Kong

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2013–Present)

• Season Two, Episode Eight: Tokyo
• Season Six, Episode Four: Okinawa, Japan ← We aren't going here but it was fun to watch

Rev Runs Around the World (2015–Present)

• Season One, Episode Three: Tokyo – Getting Diggy with It
• Season One, Episode Five: Hong Kong – Please Don't Run