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PACKING LIST — JAPAN · SEP 11–20, 2026 9 days: 5 in the Hiace van (Kii), 3 in Osaka. Red-eye out on SQ618. Laundry only at the hotel — plan for it. ━━━ ESSENTIALS (CLOTHING) ━━━ - 5–6 quick-dry tees (Airism-type) — humid, 26–31C - 1 long-sleeve tee + 1 button-up (Kitan + Kani Doraku dinners) - 1 light fleece (pre-dawn starts, van AC, Ryujin nights) - 2 shorts + 1 light trousers - 7 underwear, 5–6 merino socks + 2 spare pairs - Broken-in trainers for Kumano Kodo - Slides/sandals (van, campsite, shared bathrooms) - Cap + sunglasses - Sleeping tee + shorts (van nights) - Laundry bag (dirty stays dirty) ━━━ RAIN GEAR ━━━ - Packable rain shell - Rain pants — the Kodo trails will be mud - Compact umbrella (cheap ones everywhere in Japan) - Backpack rain cover - 5–10L dry bag - Ziplocks: passport, cash, phone - Spare dry socks, bagged - Quick-dry microfibre towel ━━━ TOILETRIES ━━━ - Toothbrush + paste, deodorant, razor, comb - <=100ml shampoo/body wash (onsen and hotel have it — the van doesn't) - Sunscreen SPF50, lip balm - Insect repellent (mountain campsites) - Small towel (tenugui) for onsen day baths - Wet wipes, hand sanitiser, tissues - Personal meds + copy of any prescription - Laundry sheets + travel clothesline + suction hooks - Zip bags for wet/dirty kit ━━━ ELECTRONICS ━━━ - Type A plug adapter x2 — Japan is 100V Type A, SG plugs won't fit - 65W GaN charger + 2 USB-C cables - Small power strip (few outlets in rooms and campsites) - 20,000mAh power bank (cabin bag only) - 12V USB charger for the van - Phone + watch + chargers - Earbuds / headphones - eSIM installed and tested before you leave wifi - Offline: Google Maps Kansai, Japanese Translate pack, PDF of every booking ━━━ DOCUMENTS & MONEY ━━━ - Passport + SG driving licence + IDP (1949) — the van won't move without it - SQ618 / SQ621 e-tickets - Samurai Campers #DDDWNP, WELLSTAY ref 6156571132, both dinner bookings - Visit Japan Web QR — screenshot AND printed - Travel insurance policy + emergency numbers - ¥20–30k cash + coin purse (¥100 coins for lockers, parking, day baths) - Mastercard 9637 + one backup card - Camera rental papers (2634T824537 + serial list) - Ziplock for receipts (expense claim) - All of it offline in one phone folder ━━━ CAMERA KIT ━━━ - X-E5 + XF 16-55 F2.8 WR + XF 23mm F2.8, hoods, caps - 2x NP-W126S batteries + charger - 64GB V90 card + spare - Card reader + SSD or laptop (back up nightly) - Microfibre cloths x3 + blower - Mini tripod + remote (shrine and night shots) - Rental case and receipt — return by Sep 22, 13:00 or 50% fee ━━━ HEALTH & MEDS ━━━ - Personal meds in original packaging - Paracetamol/ibuprofen, blister plasters, antiseptic - Rehydration salts / electrolyte tabs - Motion-sickness tablets — Kii mountain roads are winding - Antihistamine, insect bite cream, eye drops - Small first-aid kit (plasters, gauze, tape, tweezers) ━━━ VAN & CAMPSITE ━━━ - Headlamp + small lantern (fresh batteries) - Slip-on shoes for the van - Trash bags — in Japan you carry your own trash - Bug screens or handheld fan for warm nights - 100-yen shop stop in Kaizuka for whatever's missing (there's an Aeon) - At handover confirm: bedding kit, kitchen kit, fridge, ETC card, tyres + pressure - No toilet, no shower in the van — plan onsen and michi-no-eki stops ━━━ RED-EYE FLIGHT KIT (carry-on, never checked) ━━━ - Change of tee + underwear + toothbrush - Compression socks, neck pillow, eye mask, earplugs - Empty water bottle (fill past security) - Snacks + electrolyte sachet - Passport, IDP, cards, meds, camera batteries, power bank — all in the cabin - SilverKris T2 Level 3 is open 24h; eat there, sleep on the plane ━━━ BEFORE YOU GO ━━━ - Online check-in opens Sep 10, 01:25 - Visit Japan Web completed, QR saved offline - Cash withdrawn, cards travel-noted - Safety Tips + JMA/AMeDAS weather apps installed - WhatsApp Samurai the day before: +81 90-4989-5434 - Chase the ¥20,000 Jan deposit refund (Mastercard 9637 statement or WhatsApp) - Weather recheck Sep 12 — Kii trail and road closures - Lashings of room left in the bag for what you buy