essentials

• identification (driver's license)
• passport
• bank card
• birth certificate
• copies of tax forms
• copies of visa application
• copies of certificates
  • JET participation certificate
  • JLPT certificate
  • Japanese OPI certificate
  • university diploma
  • high school diploma
• Hello Kitty pencil case with writing utensils
• Moleskin notebook

clothes and accessories

• work
• casual
• seasonal
• special event
• Japanese yukata (at least one)
• two pairs waterproof shoes
• one pair formal shoes
• winter accessories (hats, scarves, mittens, ear muffs)
• jewelry
• hair pieces
  • hairbands
  • Japanese kanzashi

books

• college textbooks
• Japanese study materials
• Japanese literature
• Japanese and English applied linguistics
• dictionaries
  • grammar
  • language
  • kanji

electronics

• laptop
• external HDD
• external CD/DVD-ROM
• USB key
• Japanese electronic dictionary
• iPod Touch
• cameras
  • Canon EOS Digital Kiss X3
  • Superheadz Digital Harinezumi
  • Digital Rolleiflex and 32MB SD card
  • VistaQuest VQ1015 Entry (red)
  • Exemode SQ28m (red) including charging cord
• Fujifilm Instax

nostalgia

• Scanned photos from home
• My Neighbor Totoro figurines
• Luna plushie
• Japanese/character folders
• Japanese tanuki letter holder
• Purple manekineko hanging decoration