Visiting Japan

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Japan
Currency
To see exchange info, select your home country.
Japan uses the Yen.

Japan uses the North American, Type A socket (1/2)
Japan
Electrical Outlets
To see compatibility, select your home country.
Japan uses ungrounded North American and grounded North American sockets. Their devices run on 100 Volts (50 / 60 Hertz).

Japan
Drinking Water
Tap water is safe to drink outside of rural areas

Japan
Time Zone
To see time difference information, select your home time zone.
Japan is in the Japan time zone, or UTC+09:00.

Japan
Tipping Culture
Tipping is not expected and not recommended
Tipping in Japan is not expected, unnecessary, and sometimes even considered rude/degrading. The Japanese culture values hard work and there is no need to reward good service further.

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