Japan
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General Information
Capital: Tokyo.
Time: GMT + 9.
Tel. Code: 00 81 + 3 Tokyo, 66 Osaka, 75 Kyoto, 090 Cell Phones
Official Language: Japanese is the official language. Some English is spoken in major cities.
Currency: Japanese Yen (¥). Notes are in denominations of ¥10,000, 5000 2000 and 1000. Coins are in denominations of ¥500, 100, 50, 10, 5 and 1.
Electricity: 100 volts AC, 60Hz in the west (Osaka); 100 volts AC, 50Hz in eastern Japan and Tokyo. Plugs are flat two-pin and light bulbs are screw-type.
Religion: Shintoism and Buddhism (most Japanese follow both religions) with a Christian minority. In Okinawa, however, people believe in Niraikanai, the realm of the dead beyond the sea.
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Climate
Climate: Except for the Hokkaido area and the subtropical Okinawa region, the weather is mostly temperate, with four seasons. Winters are cool and sunny in the south, cold and sunny around Tokyo (which occasionally has snow), and very cold around Hokkaido, which is covered in snow for up to four months a year. Summer, between June and September, ranges from warm to very hot, while spring and autumn are generally mild throughout the country. Rain falls throughout the year but June and early July is the main rainy season. Hokkaido, however, is much drier than the Tokyo area. Rainfall is intermittent with sunshine.
Required clothing: Lightweight cottons and linens are required throughout summer in most areas. There is much less rainfall than in Western Europe. Light- to mediumweights during spring and autumn; medium- to heavyweights for winter months, according to region. Much warmer clothes will be needed in the mountains all year round.

 

 

 

 
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Airport

Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT) (Narita City) is 65km (40 miles) east of Tokyo (travel time – one hour 10 minutes).
(Osaka) Kansai International (KIX) (Kansai) is 50km (31 miles) southwest of Osaka.
Fukuoka International (FUK) is 20 minutes’ travel time from Fukuoka City.
Nagoya International (NGO) is 10km (6 miles) north of the city.

Departure tax: Depends on airport; ¥2040 from Narita Airport. Children under 12 are charged half price; children under two are exempt. Departure tax is usually paid when purchasing tickets and not at the airport.

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Travel Times
The following chart gives approximate travel times (in hours and minutes) from Seoul to other major cities/towns in the Republic of Korea.
City
 Nagoya Kagoshima Fukuoka Nagasaki Okinawa Osaka Sapporo

Air

 - 1.50 1.45 1.40 2.30 1.00 1.25
Rail
 4.00 26.00 13.00 18.00 - 6.00 -
Road
 2.00 10.00 6.30 9.00 - 3.15 14.00
Sea
 - 48.00 - - 60.00 - -
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Public Holidays

Public Holidays 2005:
Jan 1 New Year’s Day.
Jan 2 Bank Holiday.
Jan 3 Bank Holiday.
Jan 10 Coming of Age Day.
Feb 11 National Foundation Day.
Mar 20 Vernal Equinox.
Apr 29 Greenery Day.
May 3 Constitution Memorial Day.
May 5 Children’s Day.
Jul 18 Maritime Day.
Aug 6 Hiroshima Peace Festival (Hiroshima only).
Aug 9 Nagasaki Memorial Day (Nagasaki only).
Sep 19 Respect for the Aged Day.
Sep 23 Autumnal Equinox.
Oct 10 Health and Sports Day.
Nov 3 Culture Day.
Nov 23 Labour Thanksgiving Day.
Dec 23 Birthday of the Emperor.
Dec 31 Bank Holiday.

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Passport / Visa

Passport
Passport valid for the duration of intended stay in Japan required by all.
Visas
Required by all except the following for tourism, short-term business meetings or to attend a conference:
(a) 1. nationals of Austria, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Switzerland and the UK for stays of up to 6 months*;
(b) 2. nationals of Argentina, The Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey and Uruguay for stays of up to 3 months;
(c) 3. nationals of Andorra, Australia, Barbados, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Hong Kong (SAR and British National Overseas), Latvia, Lithuania, Monaco, New Zealand, Poland, Slovak Republic and the USA for stays of up to 90 days;
(d) nationals of Brunei for stays of up to 14 days.
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Iternery
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