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About Japan

1.National Flag
National Flag
2. Country Name

English:"Japan"
Japanese:
"日本" Pronunciations is "Nippon" or "Nihon".

3.Nathional Anthem

"君が代" Pronunciation is "Kimigayo".

4. Capital City

Tokyo

5. Currency

Link to Convert Program

6. Telephone

Ambulance: 119
Country Code: 81
Fire: 119
International Dialing: 001 or 0061
International Directory: 0057
Local Directory: 104
Police: 110

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7. Business Hour

Banks: 9:00-15:00 Mon.-Fri.
Cash Dispenser: 9:00-18:00 Mon.-Fri
Restaurant : Lunch 11:00-14:00, Dinner 18:00-23:00

8. Phrases

Hello >> konnichiwa
Goodbye >> sayonara
Please >> onegai shimasu
Thank you >> arigato
Yes >> hai
No >> iie
How much >> ikura desu ka?

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9. Electricity
plug 100V AC Eastern Area (Tokyo): 50Kz Western Area (Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka): 60Kz Plugs are the flat two-pin type.
10. DVD

Region: 2
Format: NTSC
*Roughly, almost DVD for overseas is disable in Japan.

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11. Weights & Measures

Metric System

12. Conversions
  • 1in = 2.54cm
  • 1cm = 0.39in
  • 1m = 33.ft = 1.1yd
  • 1ft = 0.3m
  • 1km = 0.62miles
  • 1mile = 1.6km
  • 1kg = 2.2lb
  • 1lb = 0.45kg
  • 1g = 0.04oz
  • 1oz = 28g
  • 1 imperial gallon = 4.55L
  • 1L = 0.22 imperial gallons
  • 1 US gallon = 3.8L
  • 1L = 0.26 US gallons
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13. Subway Route Map

sapporo
Tokyo
Nagoya

14. Transportation from Narita Airport

Narita Airport
Airport Limousine
JR-EAST (East Japan Railway)
Narita Express (East Japan Railway HP)
Keisei Electric Railway