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Japan

Land of the Rising Sun

Time in Japan: JST

16 Hours Ahead of MST

Denver: Saturday, 3:00 pm

Tokyo: Sunday, 7:00 am

16 Hours Ahead of MST

Denver: Saturday, 3:00 pm

Tokyo: Sunday, 7:00 am

Japanese Currency:

Yen ¥ (JPY)

USD $1.00 = ¥ 161.5

* Subject to fluctuation

Things to Know in Japan:

Capital: Tokyo

Primary Int’l Airports: Narita (NRT) and Haneda (HND)

Spoken Language: Japanese

Written Languages:

  1. Hiragana (ひらがな): Used for native or naturalized Japanese words and grammatical elements. Example: こんにちは (konnichiwa).
  2. Katakana (カタカナ): Used for foreign words, loanwords, scientific terms, and emphasis. Example: レストラン (restaurant).
  3. Kanji (漢字): Adopted Chinese characters with intrinsic meanings. Example: 日本 (Japan).

Population: 122.6 million

    Tokyo: 9.5 million

    Yokohama: 3.69 million

    Osaka: 2.67 million

    Nagoya: 2.27 million

    Sapporo: 1.91 million

Capital: Tokyo

Primary Int'l Airports: Narita (NRT) and Haneda (HND)

Spoken Language: Japanese

Written Languages:

  1. Hiragana (ひらがな): Used for native or naturalized Japanese words and grammatical elements. Example: こんにちは (konnichiwa).
  2. Katakana (カタカナ): Used for foreign words, loanwords, scientific terms, and emphasis. Example: レストラン (restaurant).
  3. Kanji (漢字): Adopted Chinese characters with intrinsic meanings. Example: 日本 (Japan).

Population: 122.6 million

Tokyo: 9.5 million

Yokohama: 3.69 million

Osaka: 2.67 million

Nagoya: 2.27 million

Sapporo: 1.91 million

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    Coming Soon!

    Colorado Saram has a lot on its plate this summer, writing up a winter’s worth of ski trips in South Korea. However, we have a plan on the books to return to Japan in the winter of 24/25 for some of that sweet ‘Japow’, and I intend to turn my focus here soon.

     

    Please stay tuned!

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    John Buckley

    Welcome to Colorado Saram!

    I grew up in the famous ski resort town of Vail, but now live in Daegu, South Korea, with my wife Lucy and dog, Winnie.

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