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Avoid traveling in early May (Golden Week) or mid-August (Obon). At this time, the offices in Japan dismiss employees, when all the people going home. Here the Japanese people use the holiday to travel abroad or domestic (hotel occupancy was suddenly full).

When to go
There are several choices of time if you want to visit Japan, depending on the purpose of visiting Japan. If you only have once chance to visit Japan, came at the beginning of April, when the cherry blossom (cherry blossom)

Spring, (Mar-May) – in early April, when the cherry blossom, or reply in Japan called Hanami (hana = flower; mi (ru) = see) If you can, and have a picnic under the cherry tree, wrote popular in Ueno Park, Tokyo.

Summer, (June – Aug) – do not miss Hokkaido. Summer in Hokkaido is great for do-like nature. Also in July – Aug each year, fuji mountain opened to the public (for climbing). When summer many Hanabi (fireworks) in all places in Japan. Negative points for summer, frequent rain. This summer the population increases led to Hokkaido several times, because many Japanese people reply to this island in the summer.

Autumn, (Sept – Nov) – Go to Kyoto. At this time the weather was pretty good Japanese, not so hot and not cold. “Momiji” or daun2 distorted color, usually red.
Winter (Dec – Feb) – Japan’s winter is very suitable for you to feel compassionate Christmas atmosphere. Each December at Hakodate (Hokkaido) is white Illuminations along the road. In addition there is the beginning of each February in Sapporo Yuki Matsuri. Here you can see pahatan2 ice for various types bangunan2 celebrity in the world.

Where to go
Each cities have visited all kinds. Usually tourists going to Tokyo. But if you have extra time do not miss KYOTO. Tokyo – Akihabara, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Harajuku,

Kyoto – Japanese capital for 1000 years, many historic kuil2, the Gion Matsuri (Gion Festival). It can be said as the capital of Japanese culture.
Yokohama – the second largest city in Japan, only 40 minutes from Tokyo.
Nikko – the city where temples wrote somewhat different from most temples in Japan,
Nara – Japan’s capital before Kyoto
Himeji – There Himeji Castle (the most famous Castle in Japan).
Osaka – the economic center in the Kansai region, there is Universal Studios Japan
Kobe – the port city has a well – european house
Hiroshima – City of the atomic bomb hit reply (each date there are 6 aug ceremonial ceremony); admission fee, almost all the resorts here is free for foreign students (ryuugakusei) in Japan.
Nagasaki - the second city of the atomic bomb hit reply (each date there aug 9th memorial ceremony)
Sapporo – the largest city in Hokkaido, Yuki Matsuri hosted during the month of February.
Three Scenic Places of Japan – Miyajima, Amanohashidate and Matsushima

Who should you meet?
Geisha – can be found in the Gion district in Kyoto.
Sumo Wrestler – can be found in the area Ryugoku (Tokyo). Usually there sumo competition 6 times a year, mostly in Tokyo.
Ninja – Actually not a ninja horse’s mouth, but you can visit the school in Iga Ueno ninja. Intermezzo wrote, in Japan there are two celebrity ninja clans, Iga and Koga Klan Klan. Iga clan is domiciled in the town of Iga Ueno.
The Emperor and the Imperial Family – If you want to go to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, and saw the emperor directly, please come on 26 December (Birthday of Emperor Akihito) or date of January 2 (the day after the new year). At this time the imperial palace was opened to the public and you can go and see the Japan Imperial Family from the balcony of the palace melambai2 (glass coated anti-bullet).

Yakuza – rarely seen in normal conditions, but they generally will not appear at the time malu2 sanja Matsuri in Tokyo. At this moment you can see the Yakuza use only reply briefs were dancing on the “Temple walk” with a well-covered in tattoos.
Harajuku Girls – can be seen in front-jinggu Meiji Shrine, not far from Harajuku Station, and you can see the Harajuku girls dressed unusual.
Akihabara Boys – gamers wrote gathered in Akihabara, closer geeks.

Which way to go?
Of Tokyo, in fact there are two choices, to the west, or toward the north.
North, you can go to the Tohoku (Aomori, Hirosaki, Sendai, Matsushima, etc.) and then proceed to Hokkaido (Sapporo, Otaru, Hakodate, Biei, Furano, etc)
West to the area you can Chubu (Nagoya, etc.), proceed to the Kansai (Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Kobe, Himeji), proceed to the Chugoku region (Hiroshima and Miyajima), then bablas to Kyushu (Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Kunamoto, Beppu). Create a first-timer, it’s better out west, as more places could be visited reply.
Japan is divided into several areas, including (from north to south), Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto (Tokyo and surrounding areas), Chubu, Kansai, Shikoku, Chugoku, Kyushu, and the Ryukyus.

How to get around?
Use the train. Japan is a country with APAI train system in the world’s best reply. Trains in Japan are on time. If your mobility in Japan is high (and your visa tourist visa), thought better to buy JR Pass (Japan Railways Pass). JR Pass is extremity-saving option, compared to the unit you buy (one more thing, just buy a JR Pass if you will visit not just one city).

Tips on the train, the first tip if you do not know how to pay your destination, the ticket machine, select only the lowest ticket prices. Later when they arrive at the destination station, go to the fare adjustment machine, and pay the difference in ticket prices. If you do not want (or do not understand how to) use the fare adjustment machine, out through the Manned gate, and asked, how much should be paid the difference in reply. Some stations only have a superscript route with starch (without romaji), making it hard camper-not understand Japanese language.

Second tips Careful with woman’s only car.
In Japan there is a special car for women certain hours (usually at rush hour). Well, the men were strictly forbidden in this car.

Seishun 18 (juuhachi) is sold tickets only at the school holidays. Year there were only three tickets sales this period, during the winter holiday, spring holiday, and summer holiday. The price is 11,500 yen for 5 unconsecutive day (so 2300 yen a day) for all local and rapid trains Japan Railways in all of Japan. On this ticket there are 5 boxes unheard-stamped by the officer. How to use it, we do not go to the platform through the automatic gate, but the Manned gate. Then show the ticket to the guard, then he will stamp the ticket they will be, and the day we are free to use the ticket anywhere in Japan with local trains and rapid reply is owned by Japan Railways.

Not recommended for first-timers to Japan using the Seishun 18 kippu, better you use the JR Pass. But if you are currently studying in Japan, and may not buy JR Pass (JR Pass can be purchased only by those high-tourist visa, not a college student), Seishun 18 kippu is the primary choice for a walk.

One day subway ticket. There are two prices, the yen and 700 yen for Tokyo 1000. With this one-day ticket, you can use the subway all day for some line (700 yen) and all line (1000 yen).

One day a bus ticket will be very useful when you visit Kyoto. Bus ticket prices flat in Kyoto, it means much the same price near 220 yen. But if you buy a one day bus ticket costs 500 yen, you can ride your bus2 suka2. Break even fit was three times up. Night Bus is also economical choice reply. The price (generally) cheaper than the price of train tickets for the same route.  Taxi expensive in Japan, do not use if you are not trapped at all.

Be prepared before go to Japan Electricity in Japan uses 110 volts and shaped flat and parallel.. Better to buy a “device” not let trouble for the Japanese. There are sold at electronics stores like Yodobashi, Sakuraya, or Big Camera, with cost about 500 yen.

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