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Time Difference Spring (Apr–May) is Trips and Tours
generally mild, with some
Tokyo time is 9 hours rainfall in late April. Gray Line, SkyBus, and
ahead of GMT and 14 hours The summer months Hato Bus Tours all offer
ahead of US EST. There is (Jun–late Sep) can sightseeing bus tours
no daylight-savings time. be stiflingly hot, with around Tokyo.
temperatures rising If you prefer to see the
Electrical to 100°F (38°C). June to city on foot, the Tokyo
Appliances mid-July is the rainy Metropolitan Government
season, with high humidity. offers free guided tours
Japan uses a two-pin Typhoons may hit the city out of city hall in Shinjuku.
plug common in Asia in September and October, Tokyo SGG Club also offers
and North America. The but these are unpredictable. free tours on a first-come,
current is 100V AC. Tokyo Temperatures drop in fall first-served basis.
and the eastern part of (Oct–Nov), but the skies Walking tours and
Japan are on the 50Hz are clear and the trees other cultural experiences
system. Adaptors are sold are beautifully colorful. can be arranged through
at electric stores all Spring and fall are the True Japan Tours and
across Tokyo. best months for outdoor The Backstreet Guides,
festivals and cultural while tours on a bicycle
Weather events. Golden Week can be taken with Tokyo
(Apr 29–May 5) and the Great Cycle Tour.
Crisp days in winter New Year (Dec 28–Jan 4) To get a bird’s-eye view
(Dec–Feb) can be are major vacations, of Tokyo take a helicopter
pleasant. Temperatures during which there is a tour, which can be
occasionally drop below stiff rise in flight and arranged through
zero, but snow is rare. accommodation costs. Excel Air Services.
DIRECTORY
TELEPHONE Japan Times TRIPS AND TOURS
∑ japantimes.co.jp
DoCoMo Excel Air Services
∑ nttdocomo.co.jp/ Metropolis ∑ excel-air.com/english
english ∑ metropolisjapan.com Gray Line
Rentafone Japan The Japan News ∑ jgl.co.jp/inbound
∑ rentafonejapan.com ∑ the-japan-news.com
Hato Bus Tours
Softbank Telecom Tokyo Weekender ∑ hatobus.com/int/en
∑ tm.softbank.jp/english ∑ tokyoweekender.com
SkyBus
POSTAL SERVICES VISITOR INFORMATION ∑ skybus.jp
Japan Post Go Tokyo The Backstreet Guides
∑ post.japanpost.jp/ ∑ gotokyo.org/en ∑ thebackstreetguides.
english JNTO com
§ 3201-3331
TV AND RADIO ∑ jnto.go.jp Tokyo Great Cycle Tour
∑ tokyocycling.jp
InterFM JR East Travel Service
∑ interfm.co.jp Center Tokyo Metropolitan
NHK ∑ jreast.co.jp/e/customer_ Government Walking
Tours
∑ nhk.or.jp support/service_center_ ∑ gotokyo.org/en/
tokyo.html
Sky PerfecTV! tourists/guideservice/
∑ skyperfectv.co.jp/eng TIC Tokyo guideservice
∑ tictokyo.jp/en
NEWSPAPERS AND § 5220-7055 Tokyo SGG Club
MAGAZINES Tokyo Tourist Information ∑ tokyosgg.jp
Asahi Shimbun Center True Japan Tours
∑ ajw.asahi.com § 5321-3077 ∑ truejapantours.com

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