Basics

Entering Japan
Foreign Entry Requirements
Passport and visa information for entering Japan

Getting There
HotelsTravel.com
Transportation links include Japan’s Air System, railways, and ferryboats

Making Telephone Calls
AT&T Worldwide Traveler
A link to country and city calling codes for Japan, as well as links to dialing instructions and time zone information

Determining Time Difference
Time and date.com
A direct link to the current time and date in Tokyo

Checking Weather Forecasts
Weather.com
Current weather and ten-day forecast for Tokyo

Essentials

Where to Eat
Japan Travel Updates
Links to information on cuisine in Japan

Where to Stay
Japan Travel Updates
Links to information about accommodation styles in Japan

Japan Hotel Association
A listing of hotels in Nikko with links to their web pages

TravelFile
Listing of accommodations in Nikko

Things to Do

Attractions
Japan Travel Updates
Information on Nikko’s mausoleum

Japan Travel Updates
Links to information on shrines and temples like those in Nikko

Around Nikko Kinugawa
List of attractions with descriptions and tourist information

Travel Guides

Language Tools
Travlang’s Foreign Language for Travelers
Includes translating dictionaries and tutorials for basic words and phrases in several languages, including Japanese

Map Links
Japan
Interactive map of Japan and Nikko area

Media

Books
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet’s take on Japan

Rough Guide Travel
Rough Guides’ travel information on Japan

Magazines & Newspapers
The Japan Times Online
The Japan Times web page

Asahi.com
Asahi Shimbun’s web page (in English)

Outsider
Japan’s leading all-English magazine

Tokyo TJ online
A general interest English-language magazine

Radio
76.1 InterFM
Tokyo radio station

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