{"id":77,"date":"2008-01-09T04:23:38","date_gmt":"2008-01-09T04:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/japan-travel-guide\/"},"modified":"2008-01-09T04:23:38","modified_gmt":"2008-01-09T04:23:38","slug":"japan-travel-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/japan-travel-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Travel Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Yen is currently fairly weak, so Japan is not as expensive as in the past,  but still much more expensive than other Asian countries.<\/p>\n<p>Hokkaido is Japan&#8217;s furthest-flug\u00a0extremity and has  almost mythical status\u00a0amongst urban Japanese as a wild frontier.<\/p>\n<h2>    Sights and activities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>    Japan has excellent\u00a0Word Class skiing and    snowboarding.     <\/li>\n<li>    Bath in the hot springs while snow lies around     <\/li>\n<li>    Volcanoes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>    When to    go<\/h2>\n<p>    May to September are the summer months, although rain is  always possible.\u00a0 November through to April    sees icy winds and heavy snow dumps, so perfect for      skiing.<\/p>\n<h2>             Getting      around<\/h2>\n<p>    Train services are fast, spotless and punctual to the  second.\u00a0 Trains are easy to use    despite the Japanese characters, and people are always eager to      help.<\/p>\n<h2>    Food and    drink<\/h2>\n<p>    Eating is one of the great pleasures in Japan.\u00a0 For  the astonishing variety of creatures and favours as well as the actual  ritual.\u00a0 Hokkaido&#8217;s cuisine is fuller and heartier than in the south.\u00a0  Thick <i>ramen<\/i>             noodles with  beef or pork are filling.\u00a0 Crab, octopus and giant prawns fresh from the  Sea of Japan are served in big    portions.<\/p>\n<p>    Breakfast is often a meal of a raw egg cracked over  rice, salty fish broth and fermented soya beans, which some Westerners find a  little too much first thing in the    morning.<\/p>\n<h2>                                        Costs<\/h2>\n<p>             The Japanese  Yen is currently weak, so whilst things are more expensive than other Asian  countries, costs are probably less than you    think.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>                                Good mean including drinks &#8211;    US$26<\/li>\n<li>                                 Bottle of beer &#8211;    US$3.50<\/li>\n<li>                                 Bottle of water &#8211;    US$2<\/li>\n<li>                                 Cup of coffee &#8211;    US$3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>                                   Health and    safety<\/h2>\n<p>     Japan is one of the safest countries you will ever  visit, from both a security and a health point of view. However, be  aware of the earthquake procedures publicized by    hotel.<\/p>\n<h2>                                    Vital    Statistics<\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Capital<\/td>\n<td>Tokya (Japan), Sapporo (Hokkaido)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Population<\/td>\n<td>127 million (Japan), 6 million (Hokkaido)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Language<\/td>\n<td>Japanese<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Viasas<\/td>\n<td>Most visitors do not require visas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Money<\/td>\n<td>Yen, about 460 Yen to the US$<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>                                    Useful    websites<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seejapan.co.uk\">www.seejapan.co.uk<\/a>                                 &#8211; Japanese National Tourist    Organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Yen is currently fairly weak, so Japan is not as expensive as in the past, but still much more expensive than other Asian countries. Hokkaido is Japan&#8217;s furthest-flug\u00a0extremity and has almost mythical status\u00a0amongst urban Japanese as a wild frontier. Sights and activities Japan has excellent\u00a0Word Class skiing and snowboarding. 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