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Night Out   Tokyo

Night Out, Tokyo

 11 Reviews  Be careful when you go to Roppongi, there are girls in the street "fishing" for foreigners...I was hooked up by 2 Brazilian girls, I thought I was having a lucky night and ended up going to a small... 

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Scams   Kyoto

Scams, Kyoto

 3 Reviews  At 650 yen a pop most people bought two or three of these "Johnny Jumpers". Hey, that seems like a bargain to the duped customers handing over the Yen. A couple of thousand Yen and they're already... 

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traffic / getting lost   Osaka

traffic / getting lost, Osaka

 5 Reviews  Umeda Station's underground maze is extremely confusing. It took me a few visits before I could navigate without running in circles. The trick is to follow the signs very carefully, and try to draw a... 

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People to Avoid   Tokyo

People to Avoid, Tokyo

 16 Reviews  With very few exceptions, if women use common sense they will be safe in Tokyo. Much safer than any US city. Don't walk down dark alleys alone at night, etc. Use a buddy system if you are drinking. If... 

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Street Safety   Kyoto

Street Safety, Kyoto

 2 Reviews  As stated before, Japanese bike riders and pedestrains do get a little close to you when you transerse their sidewalks. What I find is that they are really just trying to second guess where you'll be... 

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money   Osaka

money, Osaka

 3 Reviews  Japan is expensive- bring enough money! The cheapest accomodation you will likely find will be about \4000 pp as there are not many youth hostels and when there are they are not often close,... 

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Cash / Money   Tokyo

Cash / Money, Tokyo

 16 Reviews  Please carry enough japanese yen with you, as it is very difficult and near to impossible to change money there. The few moneychangers only accept selected currencies. AND the exchange rate is very... 

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Traffic / Transportation   Tokyo

Traffic / Transportation, Tokyo

 16 Reviews  Are you thinking about renting a car in Japan? Are you going to be able to deal with driving where most of the world considers to be on the wrong side of the road? Do you hate being splashed by... 

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Public Peace   Tokyo

Public Peace, Tokyo

 11 Reviews  Tokyo has one of the lowest crime rates of any large city in the world. I have never felt unsafe, even wandering alone at night in some of the seedier sections. In fact, Tokyo is so safe that it is... 

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Law / Rule   Tokyo

Law / Rule, Tokyo

 4 Reviews  You need to check carefully any over-the-counter medicines which maybe commonly used in the U.S. or other countries, into Japan. Some of these you might not think twice about but they are not all... 

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Communication   Tokyo

Communication, Tokyo

 3 Reviews  You may be tempted to buy a Japanese T-Shirt because it might look cool to walk around with flashy kanji or hiragana on your body -- you'll look worldy and sophisticated, after all. If you think that,... 

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Nature / Weather   Tokyo

Nature / Weather, Tokyo

 4 Reviews  How exciting Tokyo might be, the biggest metropolis in the world is indeed clean but if you look at what's in the air this does not apply. Admitedly, it is not as bad as in Mexico City or Cairo, but... 

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Equipments / Products   Tokyo

Equipments / Products, Tokyo

 6 Reviews  EVERYTHING in modern Japanese apartments is high tech. You use a keycard to get in, but the real innovation is the bathroom. I had to turn the faucet on by hand but everything else seems to work... 

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Local Customs   Tokyo

Local Customs, Tokyo

 1 Review  There is an element of flirting with danger when eating this fish. The fugue fish is highly poisonous and a few people have been known to have died eating it. In Japan, only a few selected... 

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Lose All Your Money And Go Deaf

by mikegr

Watch out for the warning signs - flashing neon lights, deafening random noise - Pachinko is a scurge!I have very limited experience of pachinko machines, but they seem to be a noisier version of fruit machines requiring even less skill.Win enough balls and you can trade them in for prizes, as gambling is illegal in Japan. Laughably, the winners can exchange their prizes for cash at a small window round the corner of the Pachinko Parlour, and the government turns a blind eye to it. You can find Pachinko Parlours all over Japan, where you can see poor souls spending all day pouring money into the machines.Use the link below to play virtual Pachinko - Gambate!

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Tokyo

by sarah24nz

Here are some of the negative aspects of Tokyo:- packed trains/subways- the size of Shinjuku Station - dirty old Japanese men- roppongi- no toilet paper in some train station bathrooms- trains stopping at 12am (unless you live over the road from the train line)

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Molesters on crowded trains, aka "chikan"

by His_Beloved

When traveling on crowded trains, especially in Tokyo or Osaka, beware of men that take advantage of the crowds to grope women while remaining anonymous. If you are a woman traveling during peak rush hour, get on the train with other women (Japanese or foreign) or use a "women's only" train car, which is becoming more common in larger cities.

BEING A GAIJIN (FOREIGNER) IN JAPAN

by kiwigal_1

Not so much a danger but a warning to foreigners travelling in some of the smaller towns in Japan.Towns like Naoetsu (see my Naoetsu page) are quite isolated and small and so don't get quite so many gaijin (foreigners) travelling through here as places like Tokyo or Kyoto. Be warned that people WILL look at you here and that you ARE strange :-)This can have its benefits too, although I speak Japanese pretty well the people I met all assumed that I couldn't. Normally this can annoy me but on my little holiday it didn't. I let them indulge me at the restaurant with whatever the owner deemed I might like to eat (I didn't let on that I could read the menu!). I met these lovely people in the pic who were sitting next to me. The man spoke to me in broken English but I think it was fun for them to communicate with me and as I was alone it was nice to have someone to talk to!!Sometimes it IS...

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It could be too small for you

by manuelEB

From hotel rooms to toilet seats. From offices to stairs.From steaks to salads. From *bleep* t o condoms...All -absolutely all- can be rather small in Japan... And you can go and complain about the country all you want. It only makes you small as human being in spite of your large @ss.

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BANKING AND SENDING MONEY

by kiwigal_1

As a foreigner living in Japan the issue of opening a bank account and how to send money home has come up from time to time. I would like to write about my experiences and offer some advice. Opening an Account Setting up an account is relatively easy. Banks require a Gaijin Card , which is officially called a Certificate of Alien Registration . If you are going to be staying in Japan for longer than a month then it is advisable to get one of these cards anyway. Go to your local city office for details. Some banks may ask to see your passport as well. Most Japanese use a hanko (official seal) to open an account, but foreigners can get by with just a signature (at most banks, but not all). Sending Money Overseas There are a number of options available for sending money overseas. The fastest, of course, is by telegraphic transfer (TT), but you pay for the convenience- most banks...

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Racial violence does happen in Japan

by JT3933

Do not get into fights with Japanese. You will have any number of people pounce on you and be heavily outnumbered. The police are racist and will do nothing to help you.I have been attacked three times in the three years I have lived here as have a number of other people I know. Be careful.Racism in Japanese society is very strong and is almost the norm.

Not 100% crime-free

by formerbackpacker

I used to have a fantasy that Japan was the safest place in the world, and therefore I never had to worry about myself or my belongings there. However, I had my backpack stolen from a friend's car. The thieves pried the door open with a crowbar. That set me back $250 and I have no idea how much my friend had to pay to fix her door. But she was lucky since the they left her purse in the glove compartment! Anyway, just keep your wits about you and protect your things like you would back home (unless you happen to come from a town of population less than 25 and never locked a door in your life).

The Land of Rising English

by manuelEB

Japan and the Japanese know well about the language skills of its visitants. For years since occupation by the US Army ("the Allies") the Japanese have tried hard to make light the burdden for "foreigners" (foreigners are supposed to understand English) and from time to time you can see very sui-generis translation into English of announcements, info board and caution signs. Those translations could make you laugh and even say sh:ts of the translator, the Japanese and the society in general. Laughing about the low English skill in a country which has Japanese as an official Language sounds "pretty logic" to me. My recom is to give a second chance to those strange phrases. They could help you to save time and money. In this country to say "I did not know" is not good excuse for not following the law and/or the rules. Laugh and smile all you want, but try to extract a meaning of what it is...

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Tattoos

by xpythias

Tattoos are NOT acceptable and not allowed in onsen (hot springs). Even if you're white, and you obviously can't read the Kanji that clearly says "no tattoos" you may be taken for Yakuza (mafia). Japanese are generally too timid to tell you to leave, and may shuffle around uncomfortably before apologizing and asking..OR like a male friend of mine who had full sleeves (i was not on this trip), punched in the face AFTER finishing and leaving, wondering what the heck he had done.

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