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Top Ten Tips for Travelling in Japan
1. Do not forget to take off your shoes
Please do as the Romans do when you are in Japan. You need to take off your shoes whether entering the hotel room, visiting the Japanese home, or going to the meeting room and the office. In short, as long as you come into the room, you have to put on slippers, and sometimes you even need to change into slippers twice. The custom of changing into slippers cannot be violated in Japan. Therefore, do not forget to take off your shoes before entering the room.
2. Make sure to take an umbrella when going out
Remember to take an umbrella when you go out. Japan has a maritime climate and the volatile barometer, so it is considerate to prepare an umbrella. Take a folding umbrella when you go traveling and take a gentleman umbrella when you do business or visit relatives. In Japan, a long umbrella can stand in the basket, which is in front of most stores or beside the private residential gate, but a folding umbrella cannot be put into it.
3. Tipping is not expected when spending money
Like many other Asian countries, Japan has no culture of tipping because a 10%-15% service charge has been added in the bills of large hotels and restaurants. If there is no special service for taxies, tipping is unnecessary. It is the same case when you consume in beauty salons, barber shops, bars, nightclubs and other places.
4. Drink tap water whenever you feel thirsty
Japan's tap water is safe to drink. You can see tap water spout in stations and large public places. Mineral water is available for guests to drink in the big hotels and restaurants.
5. Self-brought mobile phones will not work
You do not need to take your mobile phone when going to Japan because it will not work at all. In addition, as Japan's voltage is 110 volts, you will fail to use the battery
