International Moving

     Santa-Fe

         Phone: 03-3589-6666

         http://www.santaferelo.com
        

Local and International Moving

Art Corporation

         Phone：0120-0123-88
              http://www.the0123.com/english/home.html

Asian Tigers Premier Worldwide Movers

         Phone: 03-6402-2319

           http://www.asiantigers-japan.com/

Crown Worldwide

         Phone：03-5447-2301

         http://www.crownworldwide.com

Nissin Corporation

         Phone: 03-3238-6512
              http://www.nissin-tw.co.jp/nissine/move/index.html        

NITTSU (Nippon Express)
              Phone: 03-6251-6300
              Phone: 0120-1504-22 (Toll free)

         http://www.nipponexpress.com/moving/index.html


Local Moving

Tokyo Helping Hands:

         Phone: 090-6289-5824

http://tokyohelpinghands.com/

      Quoz:

Phone: 03-5932-7777

http://www.quoz.biz/default.asp     


Search for Local Movers:

http://tokyo-movers.com/

Search for international movers:

 http://www.intlmovers.com/ 

 

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FIREWORKS (HANABI) FESTIVAL
IN TOKYO and KANAGAWA 2010

Fireworks displays and events are held at various places
in Japan mostly in hot summer evenings.
Japanese pyrotechnics are very famous and even

have been used to light up Olympic ceremonies.


Here are some of the major fireworks with over 10,000
displays.

July 24, Saturday
The 29th Chofu Fireworks
19:20 ~ 20:30
Place: Tamagawa Kasenjiki
Access: 15 min. from Chofu Station, Keio Line
12,000 displays

July 27, Tuesday
The 44th Kasai Nouryo Fireworks
19:20 ~ 20:20
Place: Katsushika Shibamata Baseball Field
Access: 10 min. from Shibamata Station, Keisei Line
    15 min. from Shinshibamata Station, Hokuso Line
    20 min. from Kanamachi, JR Joban Line
10,000 displays

July 29, Thursday
The 32nd Adachi Fireworks
19:30~20:30
Place: Arakawa River Area
Access: 15 min. from Kitasenju Station, JR Line and
   Tokyo Metro Lines
12,000 displays

July 31st, Saturday
The 32nd Sumida Fireworks
19:05 ~ 20:30

Area 1: 15 min. walk from Asakusa Station, North Exit
   on Tobu-Isezaki Line
        15 min. walk from Asakusa Station Exit 5 on Ginza
          Line/Toei Asakusa Line.
Area 2: 5 min. walk from Asakusa
Station Exit A2 on  Toei Asakusa Line,
 5 min. walk from Kuramae  Station 
Exit A7 on Toei Oedo Line.
20,000 displays

http://sumidagawa-anabi.com/index_eg.html

August 7th, Saturday
The 35th Edogawa Fireworks
19:15 ~ 20:45
Place: Edogawa River Area
Access: 15 min. from Shinozaki Station, Toei Shinjuku Line
14,000 displays

The 52^nd Itabashi Fireworks

19:00 〜 20:45

Place: Arakawa River Area
Access: 30 min. from Takashimadaira Station,
      Toei Mita Line
11,000 displays

The 64^th Atsugi Ayu Festival Fireworks

19:00 〜 20:30

Place: Junction of Sagami-gawa, Nakatsu-gawa
      & Koayu-gawa River Area
Access: 15 min. from Hon-atsugi Station, Odakyu Line
10,000 displays

2010 Yokosuka Fireworks

19:30 〜 20:30

Place: Mikasa Park & Umikaze Park
Access: 15 min. from Yokosuka Station, JR Yokosuka Line

15 min. from Yokosuka Chuo Station East Exit,
    Keihin-Kyuko Honsen Line
10,000 displays

August 14th, Saturday
The 23rd Tokyo Bay Fireworks Festival
19:00~20:20
Place: Harumi Event Area (Harumi Athletic Field
       5-9 Harumi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
Access: 15 min. walk from Kachidoki Station on
      Toei Oedo Line, or
          20 min. walk from Toyosu Station on Yurakucho Line.
12,000 displays

August 19th, Thursday
The 31^st Jingu-Gaien Fireworks Festival
19:30~20:30
Place: 4 different Parks in Gaien
-Jingu Kyujo Ballpark
-National Kasumigaoka Athletic Field
-Chichibu-no-miya Rugby Field
-Soft-Ball Park
Access: Sendagaya Station or Shinanomachi
    Station on JR Sobu Line;
    Gaienmae Station,  Aoyama 1-chome Station, 
      Omotesando Station on Subways; and
       Kokuritsu Kyogijyo Station on Toei Oedo Line.
12,000 displays
* Tickets are required to enter each venue.

August 21st, Saturday
The 32nd Setagaya-ku Tamagawa Fireworks Festival
19:00 ~

Place: Futako Tamagawa Ryokuchi Area

Access: 15 min. walk from Futako-Tamagawa Station,
      Den-en-toshi & Oimachi Lines, or
                15 min. walk from Futako Shinchi Station on
      Den-en-toshi Line.
12,000 displays



Please note:
*In case of bad weather, fireworks may
  be rescheduled  to the next day.
 *Details may change without any notice.

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Did you know that Japanese license number plates have lots of
information? 

          

  
On the top line, name of the issuing office is indicated mostly by
Kanji and a vehicle class code in numeral.  Tokyo is divided into
five regions, Adachi, Hachioji, Nerima, Shinagawa and Tama.  
You may notice many cars with number plates indicating 品川
in the central and southern area including Izu Islands , 足立 in
the north-east, 練馬in the north-west, and 八王子or多摩 in
the suburb of Tokyo. 

Vehicle Class Codes- 2 digits or 3 digits

         10 – 19, 100 - 198         large trucks

         20 – 29, 200 – 298        buses

         30 – 39, 300 – 396        private cars, over 2000 cc

         40 – 49, 400 – 479        small trucks, less than 2000 cc

         50 – 59, 500 – 579        private cars, less than 2000 cc

         80 – 89, 800 – 879        special purpose vehicles

         90 – 99, 900 – 998        special large sized vehicles

The bottom line contains a Hiragana character and a four-digit
serial number divided into two groups.  There are certain
regulations for using Hiraganas such as れ and わ for rental cars.  
English alphabets are used for vehicles owned by US military
personnel instead of Hiraganas.

Colors are used as another classification;

         White plate with green characters: Private vehicles

         Green plate with white characters: Commercial vehicles

         Yellow plate with black characters: Private vehicles,
                                                                     less than 660 cc

         Black plate with yellow characters: Commercial vehicles,
                                                                     less than 660 cc

These number plates are issued by the Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure and Transport of the National Government for
most vehicles while ones with smaller engines are issued
by the local municipality.

What you should remember in case of emergency are the
4-digit numbers, issuing office and color of the car to help
police identify.

Other types of number plates categorized for official use are:
     Blue plate with white characters: Foreign Diplomats

     White plate with a red diagonal line: Temporary number

     White plate with black characters: Military

Official vehicles of the Imperial household are exempt from
displaying number plates.

For more details, go to an article in Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Japan

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'The Weather News' has predicted the flowering dates of cherry
blossoms.
The best time to view cherry blossoms will be late March to early April.
However, it depends on the weather and temperatures. 

As temperatures have been comparatively high this year, the trees
will begin blooming several days earlier than usual, around March 22
in Tokyo and Yokohama according to The Weather News.








Here is a list of popular locations for cherry blossoms:

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