Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Gov-
ernment and located on the first floor of
the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
(TMG) Building no. 1, 2-8-1 Nishi-
Shinjuku (
&
03/5321-3077;
www.tour-
ism.metro.tokyo.jp; station: Tochomae or
Shinjuku). You'll probably want to come
here anyway for the great views from
TMG's free observation floor. The center
dispenses pamphlets, its own city map
(which is a great complement to the one
issued by JNTO), and handy one-page
detailed maps of various city districts,
from Ueno to Roppongi. It's open daily
9:30am to 6:30pm. Other city-run infor-
mation counters are located at Keisei
Ueno Station (
&
03/3836-3471
), open
daily 9:30am to 6:30pm, and at Haneda
Airport (
&
03/5757-9345
), open daily
9am to 10pm.
Tourist Publications:
Be sure to pick
up
Event Calendar
at the TIC, a monthly
leaflet listing festivals, antiques and crafts
fairs, and other events throughout the
metropolitan area. Of the many free give-
aways available at the TICs, restaurants,
bars, bookstores, hotels, and other estab-
lishments visitors and expats are likely to
frequent, the best is the weekly
Metropolis
(http://metropolis.co.jp), with features on
Tokyo, club listings, and restaurant and
movie reviews. Look also for the free
Japanzine
(www.seekjapan.jp/japanzine)
and
att.Japan
(www.att-japan.net).
Weekly entertainment sections on theater,
films, and special events are published in
the English-language newspapers, appear-
ing on Friday in the
Japan Times
and on
Thursday in the
Daily Yomiuri.
WATER
The water is safe to drink any-
where in Japan, although some people
claim it's too highly chlorinated. Bottled
water is readily available.
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AIRLINE WEBSITES
MAJOR AIRLINES
Aeromexico
www.aeromexico.com
Air Canada
www.aircanada.com
Air France
www.airfrance.com
Air India
www.airindia.com
Air New Zealand
www.airnewzealand.com
Air Tahiti Nui
www.airtahitinui-usa.com
Asiana Airlines
http://us.flyasiana.com
Alitalia
www.alitalia.com
All Nippon Airways
www.ana.co.jp
American Airlines
www.aa.com
British Airways
www.british-airways.com
Cathay Pacific
www.cathaypacific.com
China Airlines
www.china-airlines.com
Continental Airlines
www.continental.com
Delta Air Lines
www.delta.com
EgyptAir
www.egyptair.com
Hawaiian Airlines
www.hawaiianair.com
Japan Airlines
www.jal.com
