In my latest Recomendo newsletter (subscribe here!) I wrote about my travel packing list. It's a PDF that can be edited in Adobe Illustrator (because I don't expect anyone to pack the same things I do). As you can see, my list is broken down into sublists of different bags: charger bag, meds bag, tool bag, etc. I keep the stuff in these excellent Japanese mesh zipper bags. Now I don't forget important things any more like I used to. I recommend that you make a similar packing list for yourself.
My travel packing list
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Your essential guide to not screwing up in Japan
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