General Information Handkerchief in Japan
When you go to bathrooms in Japan, some of the places do not have paper towel or hand drier. If you are in hotels, depar...
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General Information Shibuya Ban on Street Drinking
Be aware! There is new ban on street drinking alcohol comes into effect today, October 1, 2024. From today, you are not ...
General Information Renting Powerbank in Town
If you are in downtown area in Tokyo or Osaka and need to charge your smartphones, there are rental powerbanks. I tried ...
General Information Traveling with Baby in Japan
I remember travelling with baby was difficult with all the things you need to carry but looking at old photos, it was wo...
General Information Sending Luggage and Packages
In Japan, people often send luggage. There are several companies such as YAMATO, SAGAWA, Japan Post (Yu-pack) and you ca...
Food & Drink Japanese Tea
Many people say they want to buy Japanese Tea for sourvenirs. But it is a little confusing sometimes because there are s...
General Information Shinkansen (Bullet Train)
If you are travelling to Japan and travel domestically, you are likely to use Shinkansen (aka bullet train) They are ext...
General Information Charging your phone
Japan's Electrical Outlets (Plug type)Japan uses outlet type A at voltage of 100V and frequency of 50Hz/60Hz. Eastern Ja...
General Information Japan by regions
As you may already know, Japan is a country consisting of 4 main island (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu) There are...
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...