Japan

Traveling in Japan (by Chiaki and others)

Consulates and embassy

Japanese writing - several useful names (from U.W.)

Other sources

• The X-Guide to Japan Information Resources
  • Working, Studying, Living and Traveling in Japan
• Japan Window
  • Living, Working and Travel
• WWW Virtual Library - Japan
• Japanese Information by NTT
  • Living Manual (for NTT R&D Centers)
  • Traveling Companion - Japan
  • Japanese language for travelers, with voice
  • WWW servers in Japan
• CIA The World Fact Book 1994
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
• Japanese/English Dictionary
• Japanese language and compuers

Maps of Japan

• Nicely shadowed map, click on red dots to see pictures from a given region.
• Contour map, click on names to go to server or click on boxes to zoom-in.
• Maps of regions
  • Tokyo area
  • Kyoto/Osaka area
• XEROX/PARC map zoom-able universal world map, Japan region

 350 South Grand Ave. 1700
 Los Angeles, CA 90071

 Phone: (213) 617-6700
 Fax:   (213) 617-6727

 Mo-Fri 9:30-11:30 1:00-4:00

U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Japan

 U.S. Embassy in Japan
 10-5, Akasaka 1-chome, Minato-ku (107), Tokyo
 telephone: (81-3-3) 224-5000
 fax: (81-3) 3505-1862
      +81-3-5570-5041 (this one works)

 U.S. Consulate General in Osaka Kobe
 11-5 Nishitenma 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530
 telephone: (81-6) 315-5900
 fax: (81-6) 361-5397
      +81-6-315-5930 (works)

 U.S. Consulate General in Sapporo 
 Kita 1-jo Nishi 28-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 064
 telephone: (81-11) 641-1115
 fax: (81-11) 643-1283
 
 U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka
 5-26 Ohori 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810
 telephone: (81-92) 751-9331/4
 fax: (81-92) 713-9222.