What One Needs to Know When Travelling In Japan

Many people are interested in Japanese cultures and want to explore this island country. Nowadays Japan is becoming more and more attractive to foreigners and many westerners or people from developing countries want to travel to Japan. However, when you travel to Japan, there are several things you have to put into your mind.

First Japanese do not use foreign currency. Most of hotels or restaurants there do not accept US dollar, EU or any other kind of currency but only Yen. It may be strange that they do not accept US dollar, but it is true. Some people may assume that everywhere in the world people accept US dollar when they do business. However, this is wrong if you wish to travel to Japan, make sure you exchange some dollars to get Yen if you do not want to be embarrassed because you cannot pay for the food you eat, and the things you buy.

Second, Japanese are very extreme about their culture. Some other Asian countries may be very open but Japanese is very different. If you meet Japanese, you should lower down your head, and if you want to give them anything, give them with two hands. Japanese is famous for being difficult in this especially for older people. They would give you a face if you do not do this, and they would consider this an insult.

Food is also one thing you should care about. If you are a big fan of sushi, you will be satisfied. However, make sure you have a big pocket. One of my friends traveled there one time, and shocked at the high price of sushi. People tend to think that sushi will be cheaper in Japan, where it comes from. However, sushi is not cheap at all, even sometimes more pricey than in other countries. One sushi meal on average costs more than one hundred dollars, which is extremely expensive, especially for people, who come from the developing countries, who make several bucks per hour or even that much for the whole day.

Besides, there are plenty kinds of fish there. You can try them all if you have enough money and are brave enough. Some kinds of fish are very dangerous, and if you do not process them right, you can die when you eat it immediately, which is quite scary for me.

Underground train is the best and cheapest way to travel in Japan. You can pay several bucks and travel all around Tokyo. Taxi there is extremely expensive. You can burn 100 dollars within an hour, which is quite horrible. I have one of my friends who have been living in Tokyo for a couple of years, and he has never taken a taxi there. He would rather walk a couple of hours than getting a taxi.

So, you can imagine how expensive it is. If you travel there, buy a map of all routines of underground trains to figure out where to go and which train to catch. You do not have to wait for a long time for a train, because it is very easy to catch a train there, and the frequency of train there is very intense.

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