So, what did I do before leaving Korea?

1. My flight to Japan was from Busan Airport or Gimhae International Airport, with AirBusan. Getting to the airport is a piece of cake, because the Airport Shuttle Bus stops at a few major hotels at Haeundae Beach, so finding the bus was quite easy. Buses run the whole day and it takes about 1,5-2h to get to the airport.
2. Getting my tax refund. You can get the tax refund at the airport. Since I wasn’t spending much, I did it more to see how it looked like, and I received a few JPY in return.
3. Money exchange. There is a counter at the airport, where you can sort that out, but no ATMs after you cross security.
4. Return the wi-fi egg. There is a KK-day counter at the airport. Very efficient and well-marked, so you cannot miss it.
5. Packaging. Since the post office opens at 9 am and I was at the airport at 7 am, I bought my own box and packed up the stuff I wanted to send home. There is a special “office” for that. I managed to get rid of 1,5 kg of things, but the backpack still seems heavy. 🙂
6. Post office. With some usual “no English” difficulties, I think I managed to send my things to Slovenia. Or at least to Slovakia. We’ll see.
7. T-money refund. If there is any money left on your T-card, you can use the 7-11 store at the airport to get the money back. Charge for that is 500 KRW, and you keep the card for the next visits.
8. Check-up on some basic Japanese phrases. In vain, I might add. It is really difficult for me to keep them in my head, but they are in my notebook.

After sorting all of that and check-in, immigration and security, I only really had time to board.

What did I do after landing in Japan?

I don’t know If I had gotten used to crossing airports very fast, or airports here are really efficient. I have probably never crossed immigration and received luggage so fast as I did at Narita Airport. After that, a few steps followed before going to the city.

1. Buy a pre-paid SIM card for mobile data. Very easy- there is a huge part of the terminal, which is there only for tourist information. If you are not very good with technology, they gladly help you change the SIM card. Since we’re staying here for almost a month, unlimited mobile data seemed like a good idea.
2. Buy a bus ticket. My hostel had detailed instructions on how to get there, so I listened. I took a Keisei Bus from the airport, which cost me 1000 JPY and took me about 1,5 h to get to Tokyo Station.
3. Get a Pasmo card for the metro. Same thing as Octopus in Hong Kong and T-card in Korea. The only thing left to do is to navigate the Tokyo metro and find your destination. Because I relied too much on Google Maps (which I currently am not very fond of) I got lost, again. So, rely on yourself instead.
4. Get a Japanese power converter. 

It took me almost a whole day and lots of steps to get to the hostel, but now I am finally in Tokyo.