Japan Travel 101

Language

Useful Japanese phrases 2

Here are more useful Japanese expressions:1.Arimasuka? Do you have?2.Iidesuka? Is it OK?3.Doko? Where?4.Nandesuka? What ...
Transportation

From Haneda/Narita Airport to Yokohama

When I ask people where do you think is the second largest city in Japan, many people reply "Osaka!" But actually, Yokoh...
Language

Kanji(漢字)

Kanji 漢字Kanji is one of the writing system we use in Japan. Kanji was first introduced to Japan around 1st century from ...
Language

Hiragana(ひらがな)

For hiragana, it can be written for things as well as helping words to make sentences. You cannot write Japanese sentenc...
Language

Katakana(カタカナ)

I said there are three sets of writing in Japanese -- Hiragana, Katakana and KanjiThe easiest of the three letters is pr...
Language

Japanese writing

Although you see some English signs in town, majority of things are written in Japanese.There are 3 ways of writingHirag...
General Information

Japanese Currency

As of September 2024, We have 2 sets of bills that are circulating because new bills are issued in July 2024.New Japanes...
General Information

Tax, Tip and Service charges

When you see the receipts from you shopping or restaurants, there are things that may not look familiar to you. Also, I ...
Shopping

Tax-free shoping in Japan

Tax-free shopping procedures differ in different countries. Japanese system may be different from your country. Here is ...
Food & Drink

Bento 101

When you are travelling long distance in Shinkansen (bullet train) or want to have relaxed dinner in your hotel room, Be...
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