TheTechMatterAnswer: Japan Travel & Internet survival guide

For your journey is absolutely essential to know a little bit of English. Only a small portion of Japanese people speaks good English, but usually they know a few words, so you can communicate with a minimum of English and a bit of gestures by hand. Be careful to not exaggerate with  the signs by [...]

The voltage in Japan is 100 Volt, which is different from North America (110V),Central Europe (240V) and most other regions of the world. Japanese electrical plugs have two, non-polarized pins, as shown below: They fit into North American outlets. Japanese power outlets are identical to ungrounded (2-pin) North American outlets. While most Japanese outlets these [...]

The three main factors to consider are:  arrival time at destination, the day of the week and your budget. Apart from special needs, it is always advisable to arrive in Japan in a non-holiday weekday to avoid running into shops closed (even if in big cities are shopping centers usually open). Regarding the arrival time [...]

Today our reporter from Nagoya sent us some photos he has done around the city. These women who play the taiko, the traditional Japanese drum, have been seen and heard at Oasis 21, a shopping mall that own a space with a stage for events and stalls. In the picture you see the shape of [...]

What you see above is not a pagination error. Is the best cake I eat (I have eaten many cakes because they are my passion). Is made of puff paste and marmalade and is called “treccina”(little braid). The taste is extremely delicate, and all the ingredients are mixed in a perfect way. Is very digestible [...]

Last night, after my lesson in Judo, I attended a dinner with my fellow athletes in one of the typical pizza restaurant in my area. In 90% of Italian restaurants on the table is placed a container with some bread sticks (grissini) to eat before the food you ordered. For the occasion, having regard to [...]

To communicate with your country from Japan there are essentially four methods: – Use of a fixed or mobile phones owned by a Japanese: this method can be used only for emergencies because  typically the cost per minute of a call is usually huge, unless you live in a country with special agreements with Japan, [...]

Today I am a bit tired, so I haven’t produced any post … however I still want to show you a video I saw on Youtube that I think the best ending theme ever produced of an anime.

In Japan, the currency is the Yen. To know what’s the value of one yen recommend using the excellent currency converter of Yahoo: http://finance.yahoo.com/currency-converter/#from=JPY;to=EUR;amt=1 Here, on the official website of the Bank of Japan you can see the notes and coins currently valid: http://www.boj.or.jp/en/type/list/yuko/okane.htm Is advisable to change a certain amount of your currency into [...]

Choosing the most appropriate period depends on your commitments (obviously), by personal preference (if you like more heat, cold, or something in between) and from the city you have to visit in Japan. So the main factors to consider are the weather and things to see in different cities. In fact, for example for the [...]