About Japan
| Current Time | 7 hours earlier from South Africa |
| Land Area | 377,962 km2 see map of Japan |
| Population | 127,220,000 (as of January 1, 2014) |
| Capital City | Tokyo |
| Major City | Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Kobe, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Kawasaki, Saitama, Hiroshima, Sendai |
| Language | Japanese |
| Major Religious | Shinto, Buddhism, and Christianity |
| Currency | Japanese Yen (JPY) about 10JPY = 1 ZAR (as of 01 January 2015) |
| GDP | JPY 483.1 trillion (as of 2013) US$ 4.902 trillion (2013, World Bank) |
| Nominal GDP per capita | JPY 3.796 million (as of 2013) US$38,492 (as of 2013, World Bank) |
| Major Industry | automobile, consumer electronics, computer, other electronics, and ethical drugs |
Travel to Japan
To Tokyo (Haneda Airport and Narita Airport)
From Hong Kong
>>> To Haneda Airport (HND)
By NH1172 at 19:40
By CX548 at 13:55
>>> To Narita Airport (NRT)
By SA7139 (NH910) at 20:20
Access to Tokyo city centre from airports
see Tokyo Subway Map
From Haneda Airport: 30min train to city centre
- By Monorail Line
For Hamamatsu-cho - By Keikyu Line (Each train goes to different destination)
For Shinagawa, Shinbashi, Asakusa, Yokohama - To Tokyo station
Take Monorail to Hamamatsu-cho station
change to Yamanote-line (track 2) to Tokyo station -
To Akihabara station
Take Monorail to Hamamatsu-cho station,
change to Yamanote-line (track 2) to Akihabara station -
To Shibuya station
Take Keikyu Line to Shinagawa station,
change to Yamanote-line (track 2) to Shibuya station -
To Shinjyuku station,
Take Keikyu Line to Shinagawa station,
change to Yamanote-line (track 2) to Shinjyuku station -
To Ikebukuro station
Take Keikyu Line to Shinagawa station,
change to Yamanote-line (track 2) to Ikebukuro station -
To Yokohama station
Take Keikyu Line for Shinzushi, Keikyu Kurihama or Kanazawa Bunko (those trains will take you to Yokohama directly)
From Narita Airport: 1hr to city centre
- By Narita Express (NEX)
To Tokyo -
By Keisei Skyliner Express
To Nippori and Ueno -
By Keisei Sky Access
For Ueno, Asakusa, Ginza, Shinbashi (Might need to change at Aoto station to Asakusa, Ginza, and Shinbashi)
see Tokyo Subway Map
To Osaka
From Hong Kong
>>> To Kansai International Airport (KIX)
By SA7136 (NH176) at 20:00
By CX506 (JL7052) at 14:50
Access to
- Osaka city centre: 50min train / bus
- Kyoto: 85min by bus
- Kobe: 65min by bus
Domestic Travel Estimates
- Tokyo – Yokohama: 30min by train
- Tokyo – Nagoya: 1h45min by Tokaido shinkansen (bullet train)
- Tokyo – Kyoto: 2h20min by Tokaido shinkansen
- Tokyo – Osaka: 3h by Tokaido shinkansen and change to local train
- Tokyo – Hiroshima: 4h by Tokaido shinkansen
- Tokyo – Sendai: 1h32min by Tohoku shinkansen
- Tokyo – Nagaoka: 1h41min by Zyoetsu shinkansen
- Tokyo (Haneda) – Sapporo: 1h30min by air
- Tokyo (Haneda) – Kyushu (Fukuoka): 2h by air
- Tokyo (Haneda) – Okinawa: 3h by air
