Travelling to an unfamiliar country is always daunting, especially if you don’t know the language. Japan can seem difficult at first for the first time visitor, but once you get settled you can find it is a pretty easy place to get around.
We present you the following travel tips so you can get the most out of your Japanese holiday.
Japan and particularly Tokyo has a reputation of being an extremely expensive city, and sometimes it can be. You can spend hundreds of dollars on a meal and even more on accommodation, but you can spend a similar price at the same luxury hotels and restaurants all around the world. For the average person visiting Japan from Europe, USA and Australia you may find things pretty much the same as you do at home, and in many cases cheaper. It’s relatively easy to do Japan even cheaper than you may think, and still have a fantastic holiday.
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Not only does Japan get lots of international visitors, but the Japanese also love to travel. This has provided an enormous market of accommodation types, from traditional Japanese inns to 5 star Hotels and everything in between.
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One would think with the amount of cutting edge technology and the millions of vending machines in Japan plastic bank cards would be all the go. But no, Japan runs mainly on paper and coin cash.
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The local convenience store or Konbini as they are called, is one of the most useful stores in Japan for that quick purchase or service, and there is not much these stores don’t sell.
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When entering Japan you must fill out a customs declaration about the items you are bringing into the country. These forms are usually handed out on the aircraft or ship before your departure, or they can be found in the customs hall.
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At the time of writing, no immunisations were required for visitors to enter Japan and there a no major illnesses or diseases out of the ordinary to be concerned about.
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As we saw in Kobe in January of 1995 and more recently north of Tokyo in March of 2011, catastrophic earthquakes and tsunami are a real threat to Japan. Just about every day there is at least one tremor in the country but fortunately large dangerous earthquakes are relatively rare, but when they do strike they can be deadly.
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Japan’s currency is called the Yen, and depending on exchange rate fluctuations is approximately exchanged at around $1.20 US for 100 Yen, $1.20 Australian for 100 Yen or about 1 Euro for 100 Yen.
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It doesn’t take long for visitors to Japan to realise the Japanese love their mobile phone technology. They are on sale everywhere and just about everyone is either talking or text messaging on their tiny device.
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There are a few things you may want to know when travelling to Japan, especially if you intend to take some of your electronic gadgets, or even if you intend to bring back some of the latest in electronics that can be found all around Japan’s high tech districts.
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This little fellow scares off more customers than he attracts.
