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Tokyo Basic
BASIC FACTS
Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of
the largest cities of the world with a population of 12.64-million and
is the biggest of the 47 prefectures throughout Japan. Its long history
of prosperity started with the establishment of the Shogunate by
Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603. At that time, Tokyo was called Edo, which by
the 18th century had grown to a huge city of over a million people. It
is now Japan's center for political, economic, cultural, and various
other activities as well as the origin for the dissemination of
information.
CLIMATE
Average temperature in Tokyo is 16°C (61°F), August
being the hottest and January the coldest. There's about 20°C
difference between summer and winter. There are four distinct seasons,
mild spring and fall, hot summer, and winter with a few snowfalls. It
seems that the hotness in the summer is more a problem than coldness in
the winter, for most of the foreign people who come over to Tokyo. In
the summer of 2004, temperature went record high up to 42.7°C
(109°F) in the middle of Tokyo (Adachi ward), and days over
30°C (86°F) continued for 40 days.
LANGUAGE
Many Japanese in Tokyo speak English and you
shouldn't have too much trouble getting around, but you can have a lot
more fun if you can speak a little bit of the language. Japanese will
really appreciate the effort you make and are very patient with
foreigners learning Japanese.
Helpful
words and phrases
Good morning - ohayo gozaimasu
Good afternoon - konnichiwa
Good evening - konbanwa
How are you - o-genki desu ka?
I am fine - hai, genki desu
Good-bye - sayonara
Excuse me - sumimasen
I'm sorry - gomenasai
Thank you - arigato gozaimasu
Good night - oyasumi nasai
Yes - hai
No – iie
CITY
IN FIGURES
Country: Japan
Population: approximately 12.5 million
Language: Japanese
Currency: Japanese Yen (JPY)
Time zone: GMT - 9 hours Eastern Standard Time (daylight saving time
not observed)
Country dialing code: +81
Telephone area code: 03
Religion: mainly Buddhism and Shinto
Average daily Tokyo January temperature: 9°C / 48°F
Average daily Tokyo July temperature: 28°C / 82°F
CURRENCY
The currency in Japan is called the yen, denoted by ¥. Coins
come in denominations of ¥1, ¥5, ¥10,
¥50, ¥100, and ¥500. Bills come in
denominations of ¥1,000, ¥2,000, ¥5,000, and
¥10,000. All coins get used (though you may find it hard
getting rid of ¥1 coins); keep plenty of change handy for
riding local transportation, especially buses. Change machines are
virtually everywhere, even on buses where you can change larger coins
and ¥1,000 bills, but it's faster to have the exact amount on
hand. Although the conversion rate varies daily and can fluctuate
dramatically.
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