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Convenience store | Food,book,drink, stationery,etc, are gathered in the convenience store.It is being opened for 24 hours.(not all stores) | 7eleven,Lawson,FamilyMart,am/pm |
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department store | Food, furniture, stationery,book, electrical appliances,pets, and so on.You can buy anything. | takashimaya. isetan mitsukoshi |
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supermarket | Food is sold.When it's a big store, clothes and an electric appliances,etc are sold. | itoyokado,seiyudaiei |
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100 yen shop | Tableware, food, stationery,etc are sold..You can buy any goods for 100 yen. | cando,daiso |
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Bookstore | Bookstore is in most towns.Comics are about 400 yen.Pocket edition is about 500 yen.Hardcover book is about 1000-2000 yen.Magazine is 300-1000 yen | kinokuniya |
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Secondhand bookstore. | You can buy a book cheap.There is a store which sells a game,CD,English book too. | Book off,rebook |
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Library | If you wants to borrow a book, you must make a book card first.(You have to show ID at that time.)You can borrow five books.Monday is closed. | national diet liberary |
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movie theater | about 1800yen,(expensive)Woman can see a movie for 1000 yen on Wednesday.Movie theater is in the large town.You can buy it cheap at the ticket shop | warner mycal,tokyo theatres |
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Video rental shop. | You must show ID first to make a membership card.(An entrance fee costs about 300 yen.).You can borrow Video, CD, DVD.Price is about 300-450yen. | tsutaya |
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TV | It is broadcast on television from 9 o'clock. Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday.That is dubbed in Japanese.But, there is a television which you can listen to in English,too. | |
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TV | Fuji TV and NHK is very popular.Fuji TV is popular among young peopleNHK is popular among Adult.Almost eight programs are broadcast. | tv-asahi,TBS,NTV,NHK,fujiTV |
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karaoke | You can sing various songs.(There are English, Korean,Chinese song, too)Almost 1 hour 180-480 yen.You have to write a name and time(how long you sing) to a paper first. | big echo,utahiro,karaokekan |
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Museum. | about 200-600 yen.Art museum is about 600-1000yen.Closing time is generally 5 p.m.Most museums are closed on Monday. | Tokyo metropolitan art museum,The@Museum of Western Art,Tokyo National Museum |
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Amusement park | 20 or more amusement parks are located in Tokyo.DisneyLand is the biggest.A price is 4000- 3000 yen. | TOKYO DISNEYLAND |
| Sightseeing | See a site if you hope for the bus sightseeing. | Hato bus | |
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bus | In one-man operated buses,passengers board from the front door,pay the fare,and get off at the back door.In buses which require different fares,passengers board from the back door,pick up an automatic ticket coupon there,and pay in front when they get off. | JRbus |
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train | When you buy a ticket,first check the fare to your destination on the chart and buy a ticket at the automatic ticket-vending machine..As for the details, see the site of the JR. | JR |
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Police | Police boxes are called Koban,and located in many places,Policemen are on duty in shifts and handle such things as lost and found objects,giving directions,and major criminal cases. | |
| emergency | Let's call "110" at the time of the accident.At the time of the illness, call "119".In case of emergency, even if you have no money, you can call from a public telephone. | ||
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Mail. | As for the details, see the site of the post office. | Post office |
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weather | If you want to know the weather,see this site. | weather |
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news | If you want to read a Japanese newspaper,see this site. | mainichi,asahi |
| If you want to know about Japan. | Japan,Jinfo | ||
| Please visit Japanese sites!-they are all written in English | Japan power Hop step japan |
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