Practical Matters
Japan
Before You Go
When You Are There
*Time
*Arriving
*Customs
*Money
*National Holidays
*Tourist Offices
*Opening Hours
*Public Transportation
*Driving
*Car Rental
*Taxis
*Personal Safety
*Telephones
*Post
*Tips/Gratuities
*Electricity
*Health
*Clothing Sizes
*Concessions
Language
Offices to Serve You Abroad
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HEALTH
Doctors
Medical insurance is essential as treatment is very expensive, though excellent. The following clinics have English-speaking
doctors: Hibiya Clinic, Hibiya Mitsui Bldg, 1-1-2 Yurakucho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Phone: (03) 3502 2681); Japan Baptist Hospital,
14 Yamanomotocho Kitashirakawa, Kyoto, Sakyo-ku (Phone: (075) 781 5191).
Dental Services
Dental services are good and widespread, but expensive. In major cities English-speaking dentists are not hard to find.
Sun advice
The Japanese summers are hot and sticky - it is easy to become dehydrated so it is essential to drink plenty of water
or tea.
Drugs
Bring a good supply of prescription drugs in case they are difficult to find. Japanese pharmacies sell much the same range
of everyday medicines you would find in Western Europe or America. There is an English-speaking chemist at the American Pharmacy
in the Hibiya Park Building in Tokyo (Phone: (03) 3271 4034).
Safe Water
Tap water is safe throughout Japan. Mineral water is also widely available. Beware of drinking from mountain streams as
there is a risk of contracting tapeworm, and don't paddle barefoot in rice paddies or in stagnant water.
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