This section is dedicated to Japan.

Discover Japan
The following links will help you to discover in details the main cities in Japan:
Tokyo Tourism Webstation (Tokyo seen by its anime creators)
Japan Travel and Living Guide

If you are planning to travel by train between different cities of Japan, you might need a Japan Rail Pass. This ticket allows you to use nearly all trains of Japan Railways' Network for a limited period with the same ticket. Clic here to reach the official website.

Japanese characters
The Japanese writing is a mix between 4 sets of characters:
- the Kanji signs which are inspired from the Chinese characters;
- the Katakana alphabet which is mainly used for onomatopoeic words, foreign names, telegrams and word emphasis (the equivalent of bold, italic or upper case);
- the Hiragana alphabet which is mainly used for the grammatical signs or if the writer does not know the Kanji version of a word;
- the Romaji alphabet which is actually a transcription of the Japanese in western characters.
(Clic on the characters names to find the complete alphabets or here to use a Kanji - Hiragana - Romaji converter).

Useful links about Japan
Sumo, a typical Japanese sport
Cherry Blossom
GaijinPot (website for foreigners in Japan)

Japanese newspapers
Tokyo Weekender
Tokyo YY
Japanzine