1. Fur boots - not really needed, you can wear rubber shoes and thick socks BUT it helps a lot since it's ultra comfy and I wore mine the entire time. I used Bearpaw boots, and they're half the price of Ugg boots. In case you're in Japan already, one of my teammates decided to ditch her leather boots and buy a new one, look for ABC Mart(there's one in Ginza and Harajuku). We first tried to look for shoes in Ginza, and the prices of shoes normally are around 20,000 yen or P10,000! We saw boots some also in Harajuku, cheap price, but we didn't check if the lining is made of sheepskin or wool. The one that she got from ABC Mart are Vans with wool lining for around P2,000. In case you opt for rubber shoes, just make sure that its ultra comfy, so you don't hurt your feet. Oh, and last, about the boots, there's a question online wear socks inside the fur boots, or not, my vote, wear socks :) Not the thick socks, just the normal sneakers socks, so it doesn't get smelly. You don't really need to wear socks because it's warm but just for hygeine purposes.
2. Thermals (thermal leggings and tops) - I've asked everyone this, do I need them or not? I got mixed answers, yes no yes no. So to personally answer this, you can get away without spending thousands of pesos on thermals in Marks and Spencer or Debenhams. I just bought one thermal long sleeves and I didn't wear it everyday. On some days, just layers of long sleeves, shirt, sweater. On the days I wore thermal long sleeves, it felt like it's a substitute for the thick long sleeves, so yes, it's probably effective but you can substitute it with something else. But for under the jeans, thermal leggings or cotton leggings are needed. I think you can buy cheaper thermal leggings in Greenhills, I dunno if it's actually thermal or just thick cotton leggings but it works! (Thanks Jonah!) In Uniqlo in Japan, the thermal tops cost around P500, and we found them in Harajuku branch, the Uniqlo in the train stations are sold out on their thermal tops, but they have the thermal bottoms.
3. Ear muffs and gloves - Ear muffs for 700 yen (P350) and gloves for the same price that are really of good quality, we got from Muji! I brought gloves but the ones I got in Muji are more effective since the gloves had the 3M 40gm insulation for a cheap price. I already have ear muffs (Thanks Noelle!) but some of my teammates didn't bring, so they all bought there :)
4. Coats - I borrowed a wool coat and a cotton/polyester coat, if you can get a wool coat that's long, just right above your knees, that would be great! :) The wool coat I brought is short, and the other coat is longer, so I'm always torn on what to wear, but I swap them everyday.
3. Ear muffs and gloves - Ear muffs for 700 yen (P350) and gloves for the same price that are really of good quality, we got from Muji! I brought gloves but the ones I got in Muji are more effective since the gloves had the 3M 40gm insulation for a cheap price. I already have ear muffs (Thanks Noelle!) but some of my teammates didn't bring, so they all bought there :)
4. Coats - I borrowed a wool coat and a cotton/polyester coat, if you can get a wool coat that's long, just right above your knees, that would be great! :) The wool coat I brought is short, and the other coat is longer, so I'm always torn on what to wear, but I swap them everyday.
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