Travel Documents
- Passport
- Itinerary
- Tickets (planes, trains, etc.)
- Maps/locations of hotels and sites to see
Wardrobe:
The weather is pretty mild in Osaka/Kyoto in October. We had some heavy rain on a few days so a rain jacket was helpful. It seemed like every shop was selling umbrellas when it was raining (and not price gouging). Even if you forget rain-gear, they have you covered.
- lightweight jacket
- Tee-shirts (2) – 1 polo 1 regular
- Long sleeve shirts (2)
- Long pants (2)
- shorts (2)
- socks (5)
- underwear (5)
- Sun Hat (foldable) – I got a cheap one from Columbia
- Sunglasses
- Rain layer: Jacket (with hood) and rain pants
Toiletries:
Most hotels in Japan include a lot of the basics including just about everything on this list. After our second hotel, I felt like we didn’t have to pack anything in this list.
- Wallaby toiletry organizer (for Lily – I’m not even going to try for her toiletry list, but it all fit in here)
- toothbrush, toothpaste and floss
- deodorant
- basic first aid (e.g. tweezers and antibiotic gel)
- travel size soap/shampoo (concentrated soap is good to have to wash clothes on the road too)
Little Things:
- ziploc bags
- packable daypack
- some snacks
- water bottle
- travel tissue packs
- wet wipes/hand sanitizer
- concentrated soap (for showering or laundry)
- carabineer(s)
