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| About Japan |
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| Official Name: Nihon or Nippon (Japan)- Land of the Rising Sun |
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| Population: 126,398,000 in 1998 |
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| Capital: Tokyo |
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| Currency: Japanese Yen. (¥) |
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| Time Zone: GMT + 9 |
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| Language: Japanese |
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| Telephone Services: Country code +81, International access code 001 |
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| Emergency Numbers: Tokyo English Life Line 3403 7106, Japan Helpline 0120 461 997 |
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| Climate |
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In general Japan benefits from a temperate climate with cool sunny winters and very hot summers. The most pleasant time to visit is the milder Autumn and Spring seasons. Rain can fall throughout the year but is not generally too heavy. Typhoons can occur during September or October but generally don't last for longer than a day. Okinawa has a sub-tropical climate and Hoikkaido boasts a climate similar to that of Washington with Siberian blasts blowing in during the winter providing great skiing spots. Winter can get very cold with temperatures as low as 2 degrees C and in the North temperatures can drop to below freezing.
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| Travel Tips For Japan |
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Japan is safe & affordable, people are quiet and polite though do not speak much English:
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KLM, Cathay, Qantas & others fly direct to Chitose International Airport (45 mn drive to Sapporo).
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No visa required for most visitors, but please check before flying. Visitors can stay up to 90 days.
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Your Credit Card might be accepted in various places, but unfortunately not for car purchases.
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Cash is useful everywhere but in Japan it is a NECESSITY (and it is safe to carry it around...).
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Your home country currency is not very useful here, bring yen cash or at least yen traveler's checks.
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| Accommodation In Japan |
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Hotels in Japan are sub-divided between Western and Japanese style hotels. While the Western style hotels are much the same as those found in Western Europe the Japanese style ones are a unique experience. On arrival guests are given kimonos and rooms are decked out in traditional Japanese style complete with paper sliding doors and Japanese bathtubs. These Japanese style hotels are known as "ryokan".
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