Comments on: Let’s Chat About Japan! http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/05/30/lets-chat-about-japan/ Japan's Online Travel & Culture Magazine Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:07:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Shane Sakata http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/05/30/lets-chat-about-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-1370 Shane Sakata Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:12:24 +0000 http://www.nihonsun.com/?p=1926#comment-1370 Hi Cathy! Thanks for stopping by to comment - I will do my best to answer your questions: 1 - Check the notes on your daughter's electronics before you buy a converter. If they read 100-240V no converter is necessary. However if any of her equipment has three prongs you will want to purchase some polarized grounding adapters (you may already have those) that allow three pronged cords to plug into 2 prong outlets which are much more common in Japan. These are very inexpensive. 2 - Depending on which phone she uses in you home country she may not be able to use it at all in Japan and if she can it will likely be very expensive. Her best option is probably to rent a cell phone for the duration of her stay. Her hosts at the farm should probably be able to help her set that up on the ground in Japan, For international calls back to friends and family back home I highly recommend Skype - it's inexpensive and even free to talk if both parties use the software and she will have a reliable internet connection and/or access to wi-fi. Hi Cathy! Thanks for stopping by to comment – I will do my best to answer your questions:

1 – Check the notes on your daughter’s electronics before you buy a converter. If they read 100-240V no converter is necessary. However if any of her equipment has three prongs you will want to purchase some polarized grounding adapters (you may already have those) that allow three pronged cords to plug into 2 prong outlets which are much more common in Japan. These are very inexpensive.

2 – Depending on which phone she uses in you home country she may not be able to use it at all in Japan and if she can it will likely be very expensive. Her best option is probably to rent a cell phone for the duration of her stay. Her hosts at the farm should probably be able to help her set that up on the ground in Japan, For international calls back to friends and family back home I highly recommend Skype – it’s inexpensive and even free to talk if both parties use the software and she will have a reliable internet connection and/or access to wi-fi.

]]> By: Cathy http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/05/30/lets-chat-about-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-1364 Cathy Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:52:49 +0000 http://www.nihonsun.com/?p=1926#comment-1364 Hi, My daughter (20 years old) is going to Japan in a couple of weeks. She will be working at a sustainable farm for most of the 10 weeks she will be there. She does plan to travel outside of the farm for perhaps a week or so at different times. We have many questions, of course. I purchased an electricity adapter plug but I was also told she may need a converter to be able to recharge her camera and cell phone battery. Is this necessary? Also, can you give us any tips on cell phone use? Thank you so much! Hi,
My daughter (20 years old) is going to Japan in a couple of weeks. She will be working at a sustainable farm for most of the 10 weeks she will be there. She does plan to travel outside of the farm for perhaps a week or so at different times. We have many questions, of course. I purchased an electricity adapter plug but I was also told she may need a converter to be able to recharge her camera and cell phone battery. Is this necessary? Also, can you give us any tips on cell phone use? Thank you so much!

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