Speaking of traveling abroad, I believe most people will choose to go to Japan. First, because of the close geographical distance, it is convenient and time-consuming to travel; Second, there are many cultural similarities between China and Japan that are easy to adapt to, especially as countries that also use Chinese characters, which makes us feel closer. Japan is a country with very distinctive nature and humanities, so what should we pay attention to if we want to travel freely? Let me introduce you to the relevant raiders. Mainly from the following aspects:
Before going out
1. visa
Prepare for travel
Accommodation reservation
luggage
consistent
pay
Basic application program
Embark on a journey
1. Transportation
go shopping
Step 3 prescribe diet
stay behind
Pay special attention to
Let's start with a detailed explanation.
First, before going out
1. visa
Japanese visas do not accept direct applications from individuals and must be entrusted to travel agencies. There is no need for a face-to-face interview, and there is the possibility of a telephone spot check. The visa issued is a paper visa. When applying for a visa, you need to provide a set of paper materials. The general processing time is 10 to 12 working days. If there is a holiday, it will be delayed. If it is urgent, it will take 7 to 8 working days at the earliest. Therefore, you must make arrangements in advance. Basic visa materials: The list of commonly used materials includes original passport, photo (4.5*4.5), Japanese visa application, personal information processing consent, original employment certificate, asset certificate, copy of ID card and household registration book. Among them, the proof of assets is what everyone is most concerned about. Different visa types (single visa, three years, five years) require different conditions. Although different travel agencies require different materials, these are all.
Single visa: 654.38+ millions of banks a year;
Three-year contract: 200,000 bank flows a year, once in Japan, and 654.38+10,000 bank flows a year;
Five-year contract: bank running water+car production or real estate 500 thousand a year.
(Deposits, wealth management, securities, real estate and automobile production are all supporting assets and can also be used as proof materials. )
Applying for a visa is actually very simple. Just remember one thing: keep in touch and communicate with the travel agency/customer service! Ask questions in time and the staff will answer them patiently. It is very convenient to handle online now, and Taobao will do. Of course, if you are really uneasy, you can also go to the physical store of the travel agency.
Prepare for travel
reserve a room
Generally speaking, there are two ways of accommodation in Japan: hotels and host families. Hotels are mainly convenient, and homestays can experience authentic local culture, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. You can choose according to your personal situation.
When booking a hotel in Japan, I mainly recommend "じゃら". This is the largest hotel booking website in Japan, and it also has a Chinese page: /japan_hotels_ryokan/
It's very convenient. In addition, you can also use websites such as booking tickets to make an appointment. It should be noted that most hotels in Japan are priced by the head. Whether it's a double room, a triple room or room tatami, the cost needs to be added up.
Needless to say, many homestays need to be booked in advance. As far as my personal experience is concerned, staying in a hotel is not as convenient as staying in a hotel (such as the host's schedule). If you are determined to stay in a hotel, you'd better know Japanese yourself (for example, the host I live in Kyoto is an old lady, so don't expect others to speak English to you). In addition, when choosing a homestay, you must look at the comments of netizens to prevent being cheated.
Necessary luggage
There are many people who go abroad to play, and they are always particularly entangled in preparing items before departure. They want to take this and that. In fact, going to Japan only needs to focus on checking: cash, bank cards and passports are completely OK! In Japan, you don't have to worry about rice, oil and salt at all, because Japan is a country with a particularly convenient life. You can see convenience stores within a few steps, and it's convenient to buy common things (unless you just don't want to spend money and take them all).
Check the weather before going out and prepare clothes, pack as lightly as possible, and leave more room for boxes in case there is not enough when you come back (don't ask me how I know), and you can bring two if necessary:)
consistent
Generally speaking, countries don't know how to make phone calls, mainly through the Internet. There are two ways to surf the Internet: renting wifi and buying calling cards. Taobao can solve both.
If you rent wifi, you need to place an order online in advance, and then pick it up at the airport wifi rental office on the day of departure (remember to return it when you return to China); I want to buy Japanese calling cards, such as docomo and Softbank (just search for keywords). When you buy them, pay attention to carefully choose the number of days to use. Personally, I prefer to buy a phone card, and the rented wifi is sometimes unstable.
pay
Cash, Alipay, bank card.
If you are going to a big city, you can basically swipe your bank card (remember to tell the cashier when you pay that you swiped UnionPay: "_ _ でぉぃします." If you don't know Japanese, just point to the UnionPay icon on the card. Now many stores support Alipay, so don't worry too much. Of course, it doesn't mean that you don't need cash at all, and you can bring less.
If you are going to a small place or the countryside: buy small souvenirs at some tourist attractions, and buy special products at some old shops only in cash. Please be sure to bring some cash (I usually prepare 8 ~ 6.5438 million yen for a week's trip). If the cash is not enough, you can also withdraw cash from big stations and convenience stores (the whole family). Remember to prepare a coin purse, because there are really many coins.
Tips: please pay attention to J fans, if you want to buy a store, you must bring a lot of cash! Kim.
Basic application program
Name: _ _ In-case (free) Function: rail transit practicality: high! Tall! Tall!
Recommended reason: Out! All right! Will. Get ready! From private railways, national railways to Shinkansen, specifically to the departure time/arrival time of each line, which platform, fare conversion, etc. , make your journey accurate to minutes.
Name: Yahoo! Ground _ (free) Function Usage: Map practicability: Highly recommended reason: You will know it once you use it.
Name: Stone (free) Function: Food practicability: Highly recommended reason: It is equivalent to public comment, looking for nearby food anytime, anywhere, reading comments, drying pictures and comparing prices, with multiple goals.
Name: ホットペッパ _ (Free) Function: Food stamp practicality: high
Highlight: The nature of this software is slightly similar to that of the food store mentioned above, but the advantage of this software is that it can provide various food coupons, and you can also make store reservations directly on the app.
Name: Tiger Jiang Xiao D function: word search/translation practicality: high
Highlight: Hujiang Little D Dictionary supports bilingual translation between China and Japan. With pronunciation, you can look up unfamiliar words anywhere on the trip and support short sentence translation.
Second, travel.
1. Transportation
As we all know, Japanese transportation is very convenient and developed, and its transportation structure is quite different from that of China. In Japan, the main means of transportation are trams, subways and Shinkansen.
"_ _" Railways and Trams
In addition to the state-run JR, Japan also has private railways. The tram network is very developed and the running time is very accurate. It is an important means of transportation for Japanese to go to work and school. According to the speed and the number of stops, trams are divided into stopping at each station, quasi-urgent, urgent, fast commuting, extremely urgent and so on. When taking a bus, in addition to bus tickets, some people also need to buy tickets such as express tickets, designated seats and chief tickets (first-class carriages).
Underground _ subway
In Japan, besides trams, another important means of transportation is subway, which runs alternately with private railways.
"バス" bus
The bus route covers the areas that the railway failed to reach. Some fares in the route are the same, and some increase one by one according to the driving distance, which varies slightly from place to place. There are also some different forms of tickets. Some people get on at the back door and get off at the front door, while others get on at the front door and get off at the back door. Payment can also be divided into paying first when you get on the bus and paying after you get off. It seems complicated. In fact, just observe what the Japanese do and follow suit.
Taxi.
According to the size of the vehicle, it is divided into large, medium and small, and the passenger capacity is different. The starting price varies from place to place. In short, you are not advised to take a taxi unless there is an emergency. Because it is very expensive.
"New _ _" Shinkansen
Shinkansen is a high-speed trunk railway connecting major cities. If you want to travel across counties, it is highly recommended to take the Shinkansen (which is also expensive). With so many tools and so many dazzling routes, how can I take a bus?
The first is to buy tickets. There are two forms: one-way ticket and transportation card.
One-way ticket: there is an automatic ticket vending machine next to the ticket checking machine (ticket exchange), and the schematic diagram above the ticket vending machine indicates all the fares from this station to the accessible platforms. Pay attention to the fare, which is different from the stations we are used to seeing in China, such as the Shanghai subway. After confirming the price, you can put the corresponding money in the payment port.
Transportation card: There are many kinds of transportation cards in Japan. You just need to remember: Kanto watermelon card (Suica) and Kansai ICOCA. At present, these two cards are basically supported by the whole country. If you are applying for the first time, it depends on whether you are in Tokyo or Osaka. Each station has a special machine counter and recharge place, which is very convenient. It doesn't matter if you can't find it, find the staff! I suggest you do it as soon as you get out of the airport, where there are staff from China. Of course, many cities also have many convenient and affordable tickets for foreign tourists, such as PASS cards for foreigners (you can get a discount if you book online in advance, and you can get them directly in Japan), as well as one-day tickets for various places. How to buy it is also to ask the staff for help. Be sure to explain your needs clearly to prevent being used. How can I find my own bus route after buying a ticket and replenishing my card? Please be sure to skillfully use "in the case" (as mentioned above), and just follow the instructions above to take the corresponding route! The route is too complicated to understand. Again, we need help to find the station staff! They are very easy to find, just wear uniforms and can basically communicate in English (pronounced ...). Of course, it is best to communicate in Japanese. So, I suggest you learn Japanese.
go shopping
Of course, going to Japan can't avoid buying from buy buy. Generally speaking, people like to go to Japan to buy some small things, such as cosmeceuticals, daily necessities, clothes and shoes, besides going to large shopping malls (grabbing toilet seats and rice cookers).
Know what to buy? Then wander around! Trust me, before you know it, you will have a laundry list.
Matters needing attention in buying clothes:
It is common knowledge that girls wear masks when trying on clothes in shops (see photo). One is to prevent clothes from getting dirty, and the other is to protect guests' hairstyles and makeup. This move is also to strengthen the trust between guests and stores.
There are some small rules for buying clothes in Japan, such as taking off your shoes when you enter the fitting room.
In addition, if you have difficulty buying clothes, you can always find someone! There is a word in Japanese called カリスマ shop _, which means ace shop assistant. They not only have first-class service attitude, but also can understand customers' eyes and their needs, and they will know what styles of goods you need to buy at the first time.
Of course, Japanese shop assistants will also follow the guests' advice, but if you exude an atmosphere far away from me, I just want to see it, and they can understand it instantly.
Tax refund: when shopping in Japan, the goods that can be refunded are electrical appliances, luxury goods, cosmetics, cigarettes and so on. You can go through the formalities of tax refund when you purchase over 5,000 yen/store.
However, once the tax refund procedure is completed, the store will use special packaging to prevent passengers from using the goods during their stay in Japan. It is best not to open it in case it is checked. (Note: Not all goods in the mall participate in the tax refund)
Step 3 prescribe diet
There are many delicious things in Japan. From the famous century-old sushi restaurant to the roadside stalls, eating in Japan is also one of the key goals of tourism! How to eat? What to eat? Please make full use of the food (as mentioned above) and choose the ideal store!
Of course, I personally think that besides sushi, barbecue, seafood and other usual big meals, I especially recommend going to izakaya! Eating mutton kebabs, drinking a little wine, chatting casually with the uncles next door, enjoying the most "grounded" culture and feeling this kind of comfort.
There are also some points that must be paid attention to when enjoying food in Japan:
Many stores need to make an appointment in advance
Japanese restaurants don't serve hot water! Winter is also ice water, so refreshing. Little friends with bad stomachs should pay attention. You can take a warm cup when you go out.
Pay the bill for dinner and go to the checkout. After eating in a Japanese restaurant, you need to take your own bill to check out (in most cases). Saying "thank you for your hospitality" is also a basic dining etiquette.
stay behind
Hotel check-in time is mostly in the afternoon, and check-out time is in the morning.
Japanese hotels usually check in (at the earliest) in the afternoon (14: 00, 15: 00, 16: 00) and check out (at the latest) in the morning (10: 00). If you arrive at the hotel before the check-in time, you can check your luggage first (subject to the hotel); If you get up late in the morning, you can book an accommodation plan with delayed check-out time (subject to the hotel).
Also note that many hotels/homestays need to give their keys to the front desk when they go out.
Third, pay special attention to
Although there are many cultural similarities between Japan and China, there are also many differences. Some things that we are used to in China need special attention when we arrive in Japan. Here are some typical examples:
Garbage should be sorted. Japan is very strict about garbage classification, and there are requirements for what kind of garbage to throw in which trash can, so we must pay attention to it. And there are very few trash cans on the streets of Japan! Remember to take a plastic bag for garbage before you go out.
Please keep quiet in the car. When riding trams, subways and Shinkansen in Japan, you will usually see the following sentence: "マナモドにののごくださ" Don't talk loudly in the car. Keep your voice down when you need to speak. Don't shout!
Toilet paper is thrown into the toilet and washed away. Ordinary toilet paper can be washed directly with water, and special items for girls' physiological period can be thrown into the trash can.
Tap water can be drunk directly.
When you leave home, please always remember that you are from China and pay attention to your image.
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