Travel and Tourist Information

Keep in mind that the flight over to Japan is VERY long and tiring and upon arrival in Japan, domestic travel is EXTREMELY expensive. Watch out for peak travel periods, the end of the year, August, and "Golden Week" (the first week of May) are usually jammed with passengers and prices are double or worse! Important note: while there, NEVER SURRENDER YOUR PASSPORT TO ANYONE except the legal government authorities. Many people have been blackmailed to stay in their jobs by shady types who took them "for safekeeping". If anyone else asks for your passport, say that it's not your property to give them--it's your government's (which it is).