Tokyo guest house-Ryokan Kangetsu-budget Hostel & traditional inn-General info

HEALTH
No inoculations are needed to enter Japan. Tap water is safe.

CLIMATE
The summer is hot and sticky, but the beer is cold and spectacular fireworks can be enjoyed from river banks and waterfronts. The spring blossoms attract flower-viewing parties, while the brilliant autumn colors are enjoyed more privately. A seasonal front stationed over the archipelago makes for quite a lot of rain in June and July. A rough guide to clothing requirements: light sweater needed from late October or early November, then a thick sweater for December through February or March, then back to a light sweater in April, and off with the sweater in May. You'll need a coat when you're outside in the winter months, although the temperature seldom goes below freezing.
Today's weather condition (YAHOO ! Weather)

Temperature by Month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
(C)	5.3	7.0	10.1	16.3	20.5	21.5	25.3	27.2	24.4	20.1	13.9	9.0
(F)	41.5	44.6	50.2	61.3	68.9	70.7	77.5	81.0	76.0	68.2	57.0	48.2

TIME ZONE
All of Japan is in a single time zone, nine hours ahead of GMT. There is no system of Daylight Saving Time in Japan.

SUNDAY & HOLIDAY
The stores and the restaurants are open on Sunday and holidays in Japan. Please enjoy shopping and dining out anytime.

ELECTRICITY
100 volts AC. 50Hz in Tokyo and eastern Japan, 60Hz in Osaka and western Japan. Sockets a two-pin plug with rectangular pins.

MONEY
Cash & Credit Cards
It is generally safe to carry cash in Tokyo. You will need cash for Transport fares, admission to museums, and smaller dining spots and stores. Major credit cards are widely accepted in Tokyo.

Credit Card Inquiries
Visa     0120-133-173 (toll-free)
Master Card   03-5531-6100
Amex   0120-020-202 (toll-free)

POSTAL SERVICE
Post offices are open from 9:00 to 17:00 on weekday.
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications

Domestic Mail
Post Card : 50yen
Letter : 80yen (up to 25g)

International Mail
Post Card : 70yen
Letter : 90 to 130yen (up to 25g)

TELEPHONES
Calls in Japan
Public telephones accept 10yen & 100yen coins and/or telephone cards. A local call (central 23 Wards and some metropolitan cities) costs 10yen per minute.( reasonable fee )If you put in two 10yen coins.

From outside
A Tokyo number dialed from outside Tokyo but inside Japan begins: 03. When you dial a Tokyo number from outside Japan the code is 81 (for Japan) and then 3.

Access and inquiry numbers
KDDI : 001

NTT : 0033

Rental Mobile Phone
There is mobile phone rental service for foreign tourists in Japan. Please inquire detaile from the phone company
NTT DoCoMo Customer Center : 0120-005-250
Flight information
Narita Airport : 0476-34-5000

Haneda Airport : 03-5757-8111

Chubu Airport : 0569-368-1195

Kansai Airport : 0724-55-2500

Japan Airlines (JAL)

Japan Largest Airline (ANA)

Tourist information
Tokyo Convention & Visiters Bureau : 03-5221-9084

Japan National Tourist Organization : 03-3201-3331

ACCESS
Getting from Narita to Tokyo
Browse around the travel counters in the Arrivals lobby at the airport and look for a mode of transport that suits your destination and budget.
The options include a limousine-style bus, JR train, Keisei Skyliner train, rent-a-car, or even a taxi. It takes the trains about an hour to reach central Tokyo. The buses don't take much longer - when the roads are empty.

TRANSPORTATION
Trains & Subways
Tokyo's public transport is nearly always fast, efficient, frequent, safe, and clean.Trains & subways run from about 5:00 until around 25:00(1 AM).
Recommend !! "Train Timetable Search Site" (free of charge)

Metro Network

Tokyo Free Ticket : This allows you one-day unlimited rides on JR Line, Subway, Toei bus & streetcars within 23 wards. Valid up to 6 months after purchase. Smart way to spend a day on a low budget.
Adult 1580yen / Child 790yen
Available at JR station in 23 wards, the View Plaza, commutation ticket counters of Subway.
JR East

Suica card & Pasmo card : Suica or Pasmo (IC card : 500yen deposit returned wten returning card) are accepeted on JR lins, subweys and most ohter railways and buses.

Passnet : Just one card, and you can ride 21 railways, without the hassle of having to buy a ticket (not including JR Lines).
Adult only 1000yen, 3000yen, or 5000yen
Subway, Odakyu, Keio, Keisei, Keikyu, Keiyo Express, Saitama Express, Sotetsu, Shin-Keisei, Seibu, Tama Monrail, Cisnet Resort Line, Tokyu, Tobu, Hokuso, Yurikamome, Yokohama Express, Yokohama Subway, Rinkai Line, & Hakone Tozan Railway

Japan Rail Pass : The JAPAN RAIL PASS is a special ticket that is available only to travelers visiting Japan from foreign countries for sight-seeing. (only use JR Line)

Taxis
You'll find taxi stand at train stations and on some street. In principle, taxis can be hailed anywhere. If the red sign in the lower left corner of the windshield is lit, the taxi is 660yen; for a compact taxi, 640yen. Taxi fares were liberalized and competition has been heating up.

TOUR INFORMATION
Tour Bus
Guided tours of Tokyo in English. Morning, afternoon, evening, and full-day tours are available.
Hato Bus : 03-3435-6081

Sunrise Tours : 03-5796-5454

Tokyo from the water
Cruise companies operate lunch, afternoon, sunset, and dinner cruises on Tokyo Bay.
Tokyo Water Cruise :

Symphony Cruise : 03-3798-8101

Vingt-et-Un Cruise : 03-3436-2121

MAP
Japan Map :

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