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General Information
| Passport and Visa |
| Every foreign visitor entering Japan must
have a valid passport. Visitors from countries
whose citizens must have visas should apply
to a Japanese consular office or diplomatic
mission in their respective country. For further details, please contact your travel agent or the local consular office in your country. |
| Customs |
| Japanese customs is fairly lenient and allows bringing in items necessary for personal use. Duty-free imports are: 3 bottles of liquor; 400 cigarettes or 100 cigars; 2 ounces of perfume; gifts and souvenirs other than the above whose total market value does not exceed ´200,000. Strictly prohibited are firearms and other types of weapons, and narcotics. |
| Insurance |
| The organizer cannot accept responsibility for accidents which might occur. Delegates are encouraged to obtain travel insurance (medical, personal accident, and luggage) in their home country prior to departure. |
| Climate |
| The temperature in Tokyo during the period of the Conference ranges between 10 and 18. |
| Currency Exchange |
| Only Japanese yen(\) is acceptable at regular stores and restaurants. Certain foreign currencies and credit cards may be accepted at a limited number of hotels, restaurants and souvenir shops. You can buy at foreign exchange banks and other authorized money exchangers on presentation of your passport. |
| Traveler's Checks and Credit Cards |
| Traveler's checks are accepted only by leading banks and major hotels in principal cities, and the use of travelerŐs checks in Japan is not as popular as in some other countries. VISA, MasterCard, Diners Club, and American Express are widely accepted at hotels, department stores, shops, restaurants and nightclubs. |
| Tipping |
| In Japan, tips are not necessary anywhere, even at hotels and restaurants. |
| Electical Appliances |
| Japan operates on 100 volts for electrical appliances. The frequency is 50 Hz in eastern Japan including Tokyo and 60 Hz in western Japan including Kyoto and Osaka. |
| Shopping |
| The business hour of most department stores are open from 10:00 to 19:00. They are open on Sundays and national holidays, but close on Monday, Wednesday or Thursday. Business hours for retail shops differ from each other, most operate from 10:00 to 20:00, and are open on Sundays and national holidays. |
| Shinjuku Area |
| The west and east commercial districts divided by JR Shinjuku Station make up one of the most energetic district in Tokyo. Eating establishments, department stores and one of the citys main amusement areas, Kabukicho, fill the east side. West of the station is the "subcenter of Tokyo" - the super-skyscraper cluster where vast numbers of businessmen are swallowed up every day. |