General information about life in Japan


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· This page shows general information about life in Japan.
AOTS provides more detailed information to participants of AOTS training courses after they come to Japan.

Basic information

Country Japan (Nippon in Japanese)
Capital Tokyo
Language Japanese
Currency YEN(¥)*
*Important!
It is not easy to exchange money after you arrive at the AOTS training centers.
We strongly recommend you to exchange money to Japanese yen at the airport when you arrive in Japan.

Climate

This data is the average between 1971 and 2000.
Source: Observations Department, Meteorological Agency.

* When you click clothes icons,
You can check suitable clothes at different seasons of the year
(1)Tokyo
(1)Tokyo Winter Spring Rainy Season Summer Autumn Winter
(2)Yokohama
(2)Yokohama Winter Spring Rainy Season Summer Autumn Winter
(3)Nagoya (Close area to CKC)
(3)Nagoya (Close area to CKC) Winter Spring Rainy Season Summner Autumn Winter
(4)Osaka
(4)Osaka Winter Spring Rainy Season Summer Autumn Winter

More detailed information about the Japanese climate:
>> Japan Meteorological Agency
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Clothes

clothes
(1) During the AOTS training course
When you attend lectures in the AOTS training center, you can wear casual clothes, but we recommend you to choose suitable clothes for business when you visit companies during the course. In the case of opening/closing ceremonies, we recommend you wear business or formal clothes/dress.
(2) Specialized technical training in companies Please follow the instructions given by your host company.
(3) Suitable clothes for the seasons in Japan

March-May
This is a comfortable season and the average temperature is between
10 and 18°C.
However, it is cooler in the morning and at night compared with the daytime.
March-May

June
This is the rainy season and it is humid.
One day you may feel cool, but on another day you may feel humid and hot.
It is difficult to choose your clothes.
June

July - August
This is the hottest season and you will feel very hot and humid.
July - August

September - October
It gets cooler from the end of September.
Please be careful about the difference of temperature between the daytime and morning/night.
September - October

November - February
This is the coldest and driest season. Take care not to catch a cold.
November - February
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Electricity

Voltage: 100V
Frequency: 50Hz(Eastern part of Japan/TKC,YKC)
60Hz(Western part of Japan/KKC,CKC)
* You can use electric appliances which have a 50/60Hz indication in Japan.
Plug: A
plug A
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Training life in Japan

While you participate in an AOTS training course and a specialized technical training in companies, you are kindly requested to attend all the programs and to be punctual.
Regarding other rules and conditions, please refer to 'Training Life in Japan'.
This menu also has some other important information for AOTS trainees such as "Passports, Visas, Quarantine" and "Travel to Japan".
Please refer to the other menu on the AOTS Home Page, which has various types of information about the AOTS training programs.

Web Based Training Program

To widen training opportunities and upgrade regular training programs, AOTS carries out distance training programs such as conducting lectures by using a Video Conference System, implementing WBT (Web-Based Training) via the Internet, etc.

You can get various types of information about Japan from these three programs.
GATES TO JAPAN (English only)
AOTS Pre-departure Orientation Program (4 languages)
STARTING YOUR LIFE IN JAPAN (4 languages)