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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There are many more parks in Tokyo.  Please visit here 
for more information.

Have you ever seen this mark?

 
It says a “baby is inside tummy”.

It’s called ‘Maternity Mark’, and
was officially announced by the
Ministry of Health, Labor and
Welfare in March, 2006, in an
effort to help create a friendly
environment for pregnant
women.

It is difficult to recognize women
in the early stages of pregnancy, especially here in
Japan where maternity fashions that hide swollen
tummies are very popular. It was created in response
from comments by pregnant women who desired to get
‘assistance at staircases’ and be “offered a seat on
public transportion”. This mark also makes it easier to
give assistance or your seat to women displaying this
mark. One does not want to offend a young woman for
misjudgment from her appearance alone. 

This item can be obtained from your local ward office
(kuyakusho) when reporting pregnancy to obtain a
‘Maternity and Child Health Handbook’. 

Check the website below for more symbols for
priority seats:

http://www.ecomo.or.jp/barrierfree/pictogram/data/seats%20data.pdf

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Here are some tickets good for one day only that can
save you money and time.

 One-day Tokunai Pass
(Tokyo Metropolitan District Pass):

One-day pass for travel on all JR lines (only) within the 23 wards of
Tokyo. It can be purchased from automatic ticket vending machines.

              Adult:  730 yen                      Child: 360 yen                     

One-day “Tokyo Free Kippu”
(Tokyo Round Tour Ticket):

One-day pass for all JR train lines,
subways and Toei buses or classic Toei streetcars in the 23 wards of Tokyo.
It can be purchased at JR Ticket Offices (Midori-no-madoguchi)
and Travel Service Centers (View Plaza)

Adult:  1,580 yen                  Child:  790 yen

For details, check the JR East website : www.jreast.co.jp/e/

Subways: There are 2 different subway operators in Tokyo. One is
called “Tokyo Metro”, and the other is “Toei”, the latter of which is run
by Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

Tokyo Metro One-day Open Ticket 

One-day of unlimited travel on all Tokyo Metro
lines.  It can be purchased on the day of use or
in advance.

    Adult: 710 yen                        Child: 360 yen
       

One-day Economy Pass (Toei-Marugoto-Kippu) for Toei streetcars, Toei  subway lines, Nippori-Toneri liner and
Toei buses

This pass is valid for travel on Toei streetcars,
buses and subways for one day, and available
at automatic ticket vending machines in Toei
Subway stations, and Nippori station and also
on Toei streetcars and buses.   Advance
purchase is available at station counters,
pass vending machines and Toei Streetcar/
Bus offices.

            Adult  700 yen                       Child: 350 yen

          
Common One-day Ticket for Tokyo Metro & Toei
Subway

Good for one day of unlimited rides on all Tokyo Metro and
Toei subway lines.

            Adult: 1,000 yen                   Child: 500 yen

For details, check the Tokyo Metro
website:

http://www.tokyometro.jp/global/en/ticket/valueticket.html

Buses:  There are numerous “Toei” buses routes within 23
wards of Tokyo.

This pass allows one day of unlimited
use on Toei Buses.
It is valid for 6 months after the date of purchase, (but activates on the day used). 
It can be purchased at Toei bus offices,
Toei bus pass vending machines or on Toei buses.

            Adult  500 yen                       Child: 250 yen
          

For details, check the websites for “Toei” Transportation
Information:

http://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/english/

For passengers using Narita International Airport, discount
tickets can be purchased.  Check the Tokyo Metro website
for details:

http://www.tokyometro.jp/global/en/ticket/narita.html#narita1

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Here are some Internet Service Providers available in Japan
offering services in English.

Fusion GOL: http://home.gol.com/english/index.html

Variety of services, including technical support by native English and Japanese
speaking staff.

Asahi Net: http://asahi-net.jp/en/

One of the largest Internet Service Providers in Japan, with overseas access
points.

EAccess http://www.eaccess.net/en/index.html

Provides ADSL lines to numerous ISPs and site includes a system to locate the
NTT switching center.

SpinNet: http://www.spinnet.jp/indexe.html

High quality Internet service provided by Softbank Telecom with full support in
English.

SonixNet: http://www.asolutions.co.jp/services/sonixnet_internet_service.htm

SonixNet is provided by Assist Solutions through NTT Group’s backbone network system.

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