Shrek Watta House

USEFUL INFORMATION(Tokyo)

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CORRENCY EXCHANGE RATES (as of 30th June 2010)

$1 U.S.Dollar(USD) €1 Euro(EUR)

* Please note: The exchange rates given are 'bank rates', high street rates may be subject to commission.

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CORRENCY NOTES, COINS (JAPNESE YEN)

                   10000yen                                         5000yen                                           2000yen                                           1000yen


                                                    500yen                               100yen                            50yen                           10yen                        5yen                   1yen

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COST OF GROCERIES
(as of 30th June 2010, in Nerima, Tokyo)

                 4 eggs                  3 bunchs of banana       8 slices white bread         coke(500ml)         water(500ml)       beer(350ml)           oil(500ml)




                 a tomato                   a onion                         a potato                        an eggplant                            a soap                                  4 AA batteries(alkali)



*Please note: Figures are based on survey of prices at supermarkets in Nerima, Tokyo.

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ELECTRONIC MONEY, ELECTRONIC TICKET
           CARD                                                                                                  LOGO                                                               HOW TO USE

           Suica and PASMO card for all of Tokyo region's                These logo are                       Simply touch the card reader. when board or get off
           train, subway, bus and shopping.     Suica and                   displayed at                           transportation, just touch the card on the reader of
           PASMO is prepaid card, electronic ticket and                    shops, vending                      the ticket gate. or when buy somthing, you pay just
           electronic money. the cards can be purchased                 machines where                    by touch on the reader of the shop, and the registers
           at ticket vending machines and ticket counters              the cards can be                   process payment.
           in railway sations in Tokyo region.                                        used for purchaes.

           More info: www.japanrail.com/JR_icsmartcards.html      www.pasmo.co.jp/en/index.html      www.jreast.co.jp/e/suica-nex/index.html

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JAPAN RAIL PASS, 57700yen(a Coach 21days unlimited rail travel ticket), etc.

                                                                                                                          A Japan Rail Pass can save money for travel that is available to travelers
                                                                                                                          from foreign countries. the pass covering the whole of Japan are valid for
                                                                                                                          7days, 14days, 21days unlimited tavel on the Japan Railways network that
                                                                                                                          you can board alomst any train even Super Express(Shinkanse).

                                                                                                                          How to buy:    A Japan Rail Pass can be purchased in your country
                                                                                                                          (*non-japanese only. you can't buy the pass in Japan). and exchange a
                                                                                                                          voucher for a Japan Rail Pass at the exchange offices in Japan
                                                                                                                          More Info:      www.japanrailpass.net/eng/en001.html
                                                                                                                                                    www.japanrail.com/JR_japanrailpass.html
                                                                                                                          French--->     www.japanrailpass.net/fr/fr001.html
                                                                                                                          German-->     www.japanrailpass.net/de/de001.html

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JAPAN ELECTRIC GUIDE(Plug, Voltage, Frequency, etc.)

If You are going to use electrical appliances in Japan, you need to know what type of Voltage, Frequency, Plug is used in your country, Japan. and
if the Voltage or Frequency or Plug is the different, all you may need is a plug adapter, converters. Check the label on your electrical appliance
to find its universal power supply or not, the manufacturer's label to see what type of input it can handle, the label that looks something like this:
"INPUT: AC100V~240V ...A 50/60Hz"     this shows that the device was designed to be used over a wide range of voltage levels(100V~240V) and
at different electrical frequencies(either a 50Hz or 60Hz).   in that case, all you need is a plug adaptor only, other things needs converters.

                                                                               *IN JAPAN,
                                                                                Voltage: 100V
                                                                                Frequency: 50Hz(Tokyo area)
                                                                                60Hz(Osaka, Kyoto area)
                                                                                Plug: 2 flat parallel blades




                                                                               *Europ area 230V, 50Hz.
                                                                               *USA area 120V, 60Hz


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