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What are the precautions for traveling to Japan? What should I prepare for my first trip to Japan?

For many people who like to travel around the world, they always like the feeling of continuous pursuit on the road. If they go to Japan for the first time, what precautions should they take? Some lessons for going to Japan should be done in advance, otherwise they will feel in a hurry.

1. Precautions for entry of Japan:

Personal belongings that you carry with you only need to give an oral notice. If the content and quantity of personal articles carried by passengers are reasonable in the opinion of customs officers, they will not be taxed. The duty free items and their limits are: 500 grams of tobacco, 400 cigarettes or 100 cigars, 3 bottles of wine (760CC), two ounces of perfume. In addition to the above-mentioned duty-free goods, the goods purchased with a total real price of no more than 200000 yen shall not be subject to tax.

2. Time difference: the time difference between China and Japan is one hour, for example, 9am Beijing time is 10am Japan time.

3. money:

The currency unit of Japan is yen. There are six kinds of coins: 1 yuan, 5 yuan, 10 yuan, 50 yuan, 100 yuan and 500 yuan. There are six kinds of banknotes: 1000 yuan, 2000 yuan, 5000 yuan and 10000 yuan. At present, the interest rate of RMB 1 yuan is equivalent to JPY 13 yuan; the interest rate of USD 1 is equivalent to JPY 110 or so; the exchange of currency must be conducted in the foreign currency exchange bank, hotel or other legal currency exchange places.

4. Climate: Japan has four distinct seasons and different characteristics

Spring (March may): you only need to wear light clothes, but you can also bring some sweaters.

Summer (June August): the temperature is high, please pay attention to the prevention department, please take an umbrella.

Autumn (September November): it's the best time to travel to Japan. The clothes are similar to those in spring.

Winter (December February): although it is warm in the south, overcoats and sweaters should also be carried.

5. voltage:

It is best to carry a change-over plug. The voltage in Japan is almost 100 volts. The voltage equipment of many hotels can be used at the same time; 110 and 220 volts, so that passengers can use electric shaver, hair dryer and other electrical appliances at will.

6. International telephone communication mode;

For international calls, please dial 001 (KDD), 0041 (itj) or 0061 (IDC) first. For example: direct call from Japan to Beijing 001 010 86 10 Beijing number;

Public phones are almost everywhere, very convenient. Yellow and green phones use 10 and 100 yen, red phones only use 10 yen coins, green phones can also use phone cards. The area codes of each region are Tokyo 03, Osaka 06, Nagoya 052, Kyoto 075, Yokohama 045, Narita 0476. For international calls in hotel rooms, there is a high service charge. It is recommended to use a calling card. Phone cards can be purchased at vending machines.

7. Drinking water: tap water in Japan can be directly drunk, which is absolutely safe.

8. Hotels: Japanese hotels generally have toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, bath solution, slippers, etc.; in principle, Japanese hotels do not need to tip.

9. Property custody:

Japan is a country with good public security, but please don't take valuables with you when you are sightseeing. It is recommended to keep your passport, jewelry, cash and other valuables in the hotel safe.

10. Etiquette and habits to pay attention to: stand on the left side when taking the rolling ladder, and give up the right side to the person who is on the way. People who meet for the first time in the morning should say: Good morning; when they leave in the evening, they should say: it's hard.

11. Instructions for staying in a Japanese Hotel:

The Japanese hotel has a tatami room for four people. (the Western room is for two people) the living room is in the daytime and the bedroom is in the evening. The hotel clerk will prepare special bedding for you. Japanese hotels have slippers and bathrobes. Guests can change into bathrobes and go to any place of the hotel immediately after check-in. The way to wear the bathrobe is to put the left side on the right side.

12. Hot spring Description:

Free access to the hotel spa and SANA. Japanese hotels are generally divided into male soup and female soup. Sometimes it changes places. All kinds of hot springs are very effective in the treatment of muscle pain, back pain and other diseases and beauty. Before bathing in the hot spring, you need to wash your body in the shower first, and then take a bath. The temperature of hot springs is very high, so don't soak too long for about 10 minutes at a time. After drinking and having heart disease, those who are weak are not allowed to take a bath. Otherwise, the consequences shall be borne by yourself.

13. shopping:

5% of consumption tax can be refunded on the day of purchase of goods above 10000 yen in large-scale shopping malls with my passport. The tax refund is conducted at the tax refund counter of the shopping mall. Tax refund on the same day. Please consult the local government for detailed tax refund methods.

14. Please arrive at the airport at least 2 hours in advance for international flights.