d.Mori Building, No. 254-30 Roppongi 1- ChromeMinato-ku, Tokyo JapanMoney & Costs:Cash is still widely used in Japan, although credit cards are widely usedin Tokyo, and other major cities.The currency in Japan is the Yen. The exchange rates on August 1, 2000 were$1.00 (United States Dollars) is equivalent to 109.680 (Japanese Yen). (UniversalCurrency Converter)Time:The time zone in Japan is GMT/UTC, plus nine hours. (Lonely Planet, p.7)The City of Tokyo:Tokyo, the capital city of Japan, is the third largest city in the world and iscurrently occupied by 12 million people. (Japan National Tourist Org, p.2) Tokyo is avast conurbation spreading out across the Kanto Plain from the Tokyo-wan Bay. (Lonely Planet, p.8) The city of Tokyo was almost completely rebuilt after anearthquake devoured most of the city in 1923 and again after US air raids struck duringWorld War II. (Tokyo, p.320)The city is split between the flashy, glitzy, commercial and business districtslocated west of the central Ginza shopping area, and the more down to earthresidential neighborhoods are to the east of the Ginza. Tokyo is said to be very westernized and foreigners will find many internationalcompanies represented there. The Japanese Immigration Bureau reported that 42,802Americans lived in Japan in 1999. (Immigration Bureau).Some attractions that I would like to see while I am living in Tokyo are the TokyoNational Museum, which holds the largest collection of Japanese art; the Senso-jiTemple, a Buddhist place of worship and the Shinjuku, which is west of the center(Ginza) and is Tokyos present day entertainment corner. ACCOMMODATIONS:Tokyo is a very overcrowed city and searching for rental houses and apartmentsis very difficult for foreigners. Foreign renters are required to pay a non-refundabledeposit, called a reikin apart from the deposit and you need to have a guarantor, or acitizen to take responsibility for you. (Tokyo, p.315)Since I am traveli...
