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Climate
Temperature ranges from -3 to 21 in Winter and 6 to 29 in Summer with high humidity and rainfall in July to September

Currency

Yen is the monetary unit of Japan and coins are minted in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500 yen, along with banknotes of 1000, 5000, and 10,000 yen. Notes of 500 yen are being phased out. The yen is one of the strongest currencies in the world.

Language
Japanese is the language of nearly 124 million people living in Japan. Here are some helpful phrases:
Good morning.
ohayö gozaimasu

Do you understand English?
ei-go wa wakarimasu ka?

Where is the...?
wa dochira desu ka?
Good afternoon.
konnichiva

I don't understand.
wakarimasen

I'm a vegetarian.
watashi wa saishoku-shugisha desu

Things to do

Imperial Palace
Sunday afternoon at Yoyogi-köen Park
Meiji-jingü Shrine
Sensö-ji Temple
Hama Rikyü Detached Palace Garden
Ueno-köen Park
Edo-Tokyo Museum
Tsukiji Fish Market
Yasukuni-jinja Shrine
Tokyo Disneyland
Roppongi has something for everyone. If you want to spend your night having few beers in pubs and maybe got to few clubs Roppongi is the place. Roppongi's compact size makes it easy to find clubs and bars. For updated infomation buy Tokio Journal and look at the Night Life section.
Other areas where you can look for some bars/clubs is Shinjuku, Takadanobaba, Shibuya, Akasaka and Aoyama. Lots of clubs are also in the area of Nishi-Azabu crossing.

Population
Population: 124,800,000; density: 330 persons per sq km.
Distribution: 77% urban, 23% rural.
Annual growth: 0.4%.
Official language: Japanese.
Major religions: Buddhism, Shinto.
 
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