This month's podcast focuses on everything you need to know about visiting Japan, but were afraid to ask a travel journalist who lived in Japan for eight years! We were honored to have Carmen Roberts, an award winning travel journalist who you may recognize from the BBC Travel Show, join us on discussing traveling in Japan. Carmen brought her years of experience living in Japan to the podcast helping first time visitors to Japan or seasons travelers who visit Japan a lot to be better prepared for their visit. She shared information on skiing, food, fun, and so much more. A true professional when it comes to travel. Find Carmen on YouTube: @CarmenRoberts_travels Find Carmon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmenroberts_travels/ Find Shebs Alom on YouTube @Shebsthewanderer Chapters: 0:00 Teaser 0:22 Intro 1:26 Welcome, BBC’s Carmen Roberts 1:38 Why is Japan so appealing to live 3:56 Japanese are so organised 4:52 Is it intimidating & do you need to learn the language? 6:29 Tips before going, tattoos, essentials to know the culture 11:05 What are the do’s and the don’ts to know before going 13:44 Skiing in Japan, off-the-beaten tracks 16:39 Let’s talk about food - essential & allergy advice 20:48 Medical info 21:48 You have to try RAMEN, Booking tables 24:20 The quiet and staring, more cultural awareness 27:07 Will it be costly? More pro tips 29:55 Saying goodbye to Carmen 30:54 Reflecting on what Carmen said 31:54 Japanese toilets, hygiene, tidiness, quietness, & food 35:44 Our viewers comments 41:34 News for this month 46:26 Outro Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFr3sz2t3bDp6Cux08B93KQ/join #japan #japanpodcast #bbctravel Copyright Mark Wolters 2026 We receive a small percentage of sales from links on our videos from companies such as Amazon, Bookings, Expedia, Get Your Guide, and others. Grab some Wolters World travel gear http://www.woltersworld.store Help Us Keep Make More Honest Travel Videos: https://www.patreon.com/woltersworld Hey There Fellow Travelers! Thank you for watching our honest travel vlogs from all over this wonderful world. If you would like to get in contact with us please follow us & send us a message via our social media channels below. Also, if you like our travel videos please feel free to share them with other fellow travelers. You can find us all over the internet: Travel Advice & Destinations: https://www.youtube.com/woltersworld Food Travel Videos: https://www.youtube.com/woltersworldeats Travel Tips: https://www.youtube.com/@honesttravelnetwork Business Education: https://www.youtube.com/professorwolters Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@woltersworld Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/woltersworld Jocelyn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jocelynwoltersworld Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/woltersworld Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/woltersworld Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wolters-world-travel-culture/