Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Respect-for-the-Aged Day
Third Monday in September
Autumn Equinox Day
22 or 23 September
Sports Day
Second Monday in October
Culture Day
3 November
Labour Thanksgiving Day
23 November
Emperor's Birthday
23 December
Safe Travel
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For a megalopolis with more than 35 million people, Tokyo is surprisingly safe.
Crimes against foreign tourists are exceedingly rare. That said, you should exer-
cise the same caution you would in your home country.
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Touts for bars and clubs in Roppongi and Shinjuku's Kabukichō can be aggress-
ive. Be wary of following them; while not common, spiked drinks followed by theft,
or worse, beatings, have occurred. Overcharging is the more likely outcome.
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Women should note that
chikan
(gropers) do haunt crowded trains, though they
usually prey on local women (who are presumed less likely to make a scene).
Yelling
'chikan!
' is often enough to shame the offender into stopping. During rush
hour, many express trains heading to the suburbs have women-only cars (marked
in pink).
Telephone
Country code
81
International access code
001
Calling Tokyo
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Tokyo's area code is 03, followed by an eight-digit number. You can drop the
area code if calling from a landline within Tokyo.
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Drop the zero from the area code when calling Tokyo from abroad.
