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Program
General
Information
Demonstration:
- Introduction
to Ikebana
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General Information
1.
Okinawa Naha Airport
The primary air terminal for passengers to and from Okinawa Prefecture,
Japan, the airport handles international traffic to Taiwan, Korea,
China, and the Philippines. Japan's fifth largest airport, it also
carries domestic flights to Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) and
many other cities on Japan's four main islands. Naha is also a hub for
service to other locations in Okinawa, including Ishigaki Airport. In
all, flights connect Naha to more than 30 destinations.
2. Currency and rate
Japanese yen are available in 1 yen, 5 yen, 10
yen, 50 yen, 100 yen,
and 500 yen coins and notes in 1,000 yen, 2,000 yen, 5,000 yen and
10,000 yen.
10 yen and 100 yen coins can be used for domestics phone call while 100
yen coin can be used for international call at public phone.
At the moment (April 2007), the currency rate of Japanese Yen and US
Dollar is about:
1 USD = 120 Yen.
For up to date currency converter, see for example: http://finance.yahoo.com/currency?u
3. Weather
Okinawa, as
predicted, will enjoy warm summer on June.
4. Electricity
Japan uses current of
110 volts at 60 cycles, appliances from Europe, Australia or South-East
Asia will need an adaptor or transformer to 220 volts.
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