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There are no dangers, really. Tokyo, in fact Japan in general, is extremely safe. You can go walking late at night; if you lose your wallet, you can expect it to be found; if you drop something, someone will pick it up and return it to you. BTW, if you get lost, go to a police box; they're ubiquitous and the cops often help people with directions, even if it's difficult crossing the language barrier. Leave a Comment |
NO!!! NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT!!!! japan is the safest country in the world in my opinion, at worst pickpockets at narita airport and busy stations like Shinjuku and Tokyo Leave a Comment |
Another important advice: Please try NOT to look 'lost'.... like that clueless looking gal in the pic below. :-( Even if you've lost your way (and no thanks to ALL the Japanese road signs and signboards), do PRETEND to look as if you know your way... even if it means you have to move around in circles 3 dozen times? Sigh. We really don't want these cool Japanese to think of us (read: me) as a thoroughbred country bumpkin. Not good for our ego at all.
When all else fails, PRETEND to be an eager tourist and start snapping pictures.... :-) |
Besides avoiding the Yakuza - the Japanese version of the Mafia... (Kidding!), there is really NOTHING to worry about here. But it is always good to take the necessary (usual) precautions. Wait, maybe the ONLY danger I can think of is to warn you NOT to step on those drunk businessmen (read: bodies) falling asleep by the train/ subway stations because they just can't make it back to their respective homes on time! Serious. You'd see LOTS of them around Roppongi after a night of partying/ drinking!! Quite a sight. :-) |
Careful!!!
Be careful if you are used to addresses and cities with square blocks with correlative numbers.
Here you won't find that.
Take Tokyo as an example, this city is divided in many ku s and each one is divided in many areas. Each area has many blocks with numbers, in each block you have a number for each house, so you have not the common address like 3175 Moreno St., the addresses are like :
Tokyo-to (name of the city)
Shibuya-ku (name of the ku)
Nishihara 3-1-10 (name of the area 'Nishihara 3', number of the block '1' and number of the house '10' with the name of the bldg. if there is one).
How to get to the place you want to go? Well, first get a guide, second try to get a japanese friend who can help you, third as you can see in the pic, you have these little signs everywhere, not always but most of the time, on it you have name of the area and number of the block, you must find the house. The problem is that these signs are all but the numbers in japanese. Unless you can read some japanese...Good luck! Leave a Comment |
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All over town, you wil see signs talking about massage or "special service" with pictures of good looking ladies. Don't be fooled...you get more than straight massage in those place.
Seems like they are legal because they are everywhere...expecially close by "love hotels"
I added a pretty cool link on love hotels... Leave a Comment |
Although Shinjyuku is one of the most popular place to meet, eat, shop, drink and party, please be careful going into Kabuki-Cho, Shinjyuku at night. The people will be very nice to you inviting for a drink at a bar, but they could be charging you, $100 per crappy drink, and if you can't pay, you will pay one way or another..... |
At a very few cashpoints you can withdraw money with an internaitonal credit card. Even when the Visa sign is there, it is mostly for japanase visas. You need to know in advance where, in every city of Japan, you can find an interational atm. If in trouble, get to the Visa office, they can give cash. Leave a Comment |
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