Travelling to Japan for three months

Hi Everyone.. My name is Andy.. currently living in Australia.. I have been accepted for an unpaid internship in Japan, Kyoto..

I am planning to stay for 3 months from February to March.. I got some questions before I travel..

1. I am planning to use my iphone.. from my knowledge I can only get data or voice plan for prepaid.. is that true? and which one would you recommend the best?

2. Should I bring cash to stay there for 3 months? or is there a way where I can withdraw money from my Australian Bank? Sorry for the novice question.

3. How cold is the weather in February?

Thats all my question.. It is very daunting for me to travel to a foreign country where I cannot speak the language.. but I enjoy the thrill and experience and I believe I will learn a lot. Thanks for the help...

qbart said:

Hi Everyone.. My name is Andy.. currently living in Australia.. I have been accepted for an unpaid internship in Japan, Kyoto..

I am planning to stay for 3 months from February to March.

Click to expand...

that's only 2 months max. When are you going to be here again?


1. I am planning to use my iphone.. from my knowledge I can only get data or voice plan for prepaid.. is that true? and which one would you recommend the best?
I don't know. Perhaps others can help you. You may have to buy a short-term phone here.

2. Should I bring cash to stay there for 3 months? or is there a way where I can withdraw money from my Australian Bank? Sorry for the novice question.
We can't answer that without knowing your bank. Ask them! I'd want to be safe with enough cash for a fast exit, so yes, bring some.

3. How cold is the weather in February?
Have you checked Google?
Let me google that for you

Glenski said:

that's only 2 months max. When are you going to be here again?


1. I am planning to use my iphone.. from my knowledge I can only get data or voice plan for prepaid.. is that true? and which one would you recommend the best?
I don't know. Perhaps others can help you. You may have to buy a short-term phone here.

2. Should I bring cash to stay there for 3 months? or is there a way where I can withdraw money from my Australian Bank? Sorry for the novice question.
We can't answer that without knowing your bank. Ask them! I'd want to be safe with enough cash for a fast exit, so yes, bring some.

3. How cold is the weather in February?
Have you checked Google?
Let me google that for you

Click to expand...

Thanks for that Glenski... Ah sorry I had a typo.. I meant February to May..

I also found that I can buy sim card from yodobashi or biccamera (data only) that will works on my phone..
http://www.yodobashi.com/窶愿ｺ窶怒窶凖環信-BM-FRM-1GBM-b-mobile-1GB窶凖ｨﾅ?zﾆ恥ﾆ鍛ﾆ単ﾂーﾆ淡-ﾆ筑ﾆ辰ﾆ誰ﾆ陳拘IM/pd/100000001001414115/
thats the link for the simcard.. now is there a place where I can get this from Osaka Kansai Airport or Tennoji? Unfortunately I am not going through Kyoto so I cant go to Yodobashi... My internship is around wazuka..

Thanks for the help..

Thanks for the reply Glenski.. Ah I had a typo.. I meant to say February to May..

I found this data sim card that will works well with my iphone.. problems is I can only buy it from yodobashi or biccamera.. do you know if there is a similar shop in Osaka Kansai or Tennoji that sell the the sim card? below is the link:
http://www.yodobashi.com/日本通信-BM-FRM-1GBM-b-mobile-1GB定額パッケージ-マイクロSIM/pd/100000001001414115/

My internship is in wazuka.. so I will be travelling to Tennoji then change to Kamo.. so a shop along the way will be a great idea..

Oi, Andy. Aussie here too mate.

For question number 2 about money. I looked up on Whirlpool and found out that CitiBank Plus offers free overseas withdrawal with Visa Debit card, and 28 Degrees with Master Card. Double check on terms and conditions and the folks on Whirlpool and good luck!

hwalong said:

Oi, Andy. Aussie here too mate.
For question number 2 about money. I looked up on Whirlpool and found out that CitiBank Plus offers free overseas withdrawal with Visa Debit card, and 28 Degrees with Master Card. Double check on terms and conditions and the folks on Whirlpool and good luck!

Click to expand...

Hi Hwalong.. thanks for the reply.. Yeah I just found it 2 days ago.. and I already applied for it .. hopefully I will get it before the Japan Trip..

I only applied for citibank plus as I only need to use my savings account over there.. so 28 degrees card is not needed..

Hi Hwalong..

Thanks for the reply.. yeah I just found it around 2 days ago.. and I already applied for the citibank plus.. hopefully I will get it before my Japan trip..

I didnt apply for the 28 deg card.. as I only need to use my savings account over there.. so citibank plus should be okay..