VISA VISA REQUIREMENT: Visa not required. TIME DIFFERENCE    PST      MST     CST     EST      DST  +17       +16      +15     +14      NO
LOCAL LANGUAGE: Japanese is the official language of Japan.
CURRENCY Japanese Yen.
IMMUNIZATIONS & VACCINATIONS: Always consult your health-care provider to determine what you will need, depending on factors such as your health and immunization history, areas of the country you will be visiting, and planned activities.
PASSPORT REQUIREMENT: Your passport must be valid for at least 6  months from the date of arrival into Japan.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS ALL TIMES APPROX BASED ON SHORTEST ROUTES WITH MINIMAL LAYOVERS LAX to NRT - 12 hours 00 min JFK to NRT - 14 hours 00 min LAX to KIX - 14 hours 30 min JFK to KIX - 14 hours 30 min  
SIZE 145,900 sq miles (377,900 km˛) GATEWAY CITY AIRPORT TRAINS: It is very common  totravel throughout Japan  on high speed bullet trains  and local express trains.  TOKYO/NARITA (NRT) KAMAKURA HAKONE TAKAYAMA KANAZAWA KYOTO (UKY) MIYAJIMA ISLAND NAOSHIMA ISLAND OKINAWA (OKA) OSAKA (KIX) TRAVEL SEASON PLANNER
TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR JOURNEY CALL : (800) 420-5993
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