I highly recommend bringing your travel kettle when travelling both domestically and internationally. Not all hotels and Airbnbs provide kettles, and some only provide coffee makers. Bringing your own kettle is great way to ensure cleanliness and to save money amid rising prices. Japanese manufacturers have a long history for developing products to meet customer's needs because people often bring electric kettles not only for tea and coffee, but also for instant soup and instant noodles. You can find a variety of high-quality travel kettles at electronics stores in Japan. Here are some comparisons between the long-selling product “Kashimura TI-39” and the newly released “ Nakabayashi MBE-TK04."
TI-39: W15.0×D9.0×H17.5cm (W5.9×D3.5×H6.8 inch) MBE-TK04: When in use W19.5×D12.0×H17.8cm (W7.6×D4.7×H7.0 inch) When collapsed W14.5×D12.0×H8.0cm (W5.7×D4.7×H3.1 inch)
2. Weight TI-39: 436g(15oz) / 485g(17oz) with 2cups MBE-TK04: 603g(21oz)
3. Plug
Both: Type A (US, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Taiwan etc) For visiters from non-Type A regions: If you are planning to use these kettles in your country or other regions, don't forget to buy a plug adapter with Type A female and Single/Multi-Type male socket together.
4. Temperature TI-39: boil only 100℃ MBE-TK04: temperature control 40-100℃
5. Where you can get Two largest electronics retail stores in Japan Bic Camera, Yodobashi Camera Go to a store in a tourist area so you can see more travel gear.
Shupatto- compact foldable reusable bags by Marna https://www.shupatto.com/en/ better than any other reusable bags especially for people who want to keep their belongings light and to be free from folding thick reusable bags over and over again.
Japanese products always make every moment comfortable. Leave your comment below! Thank you for finding and reading my review!
----- Writer I'm a stay-at-home wife who briefly lived in the United States. The countries I visited: East Asia(Japan, Korea, China), Middle East(UAE), Europe(UK, France, Italy, Spain) and North America(US, Canada).