[viewpoint of the foreigner] should know it before going to Japan, and is nine Ⅰ

[viewpoint of the foreigner] should know it before going to Japan, and is nine
Ｐrime Minister Abe spoke that the next aim "is to aim at 20 million number of the visit to Japan foreigner tourists by 2020 when the Tokyo Olympics are held", but it is delicious, and it may be to the foreign tourist who will increase in future with the times when it is demanded from we Japanese that I cope.



When I guide a foreigner in Japan, a Japanese to receive is thankful to some extent beforehand since before having come to Japan when I acquire knowledge about a country called Japan. Therefore I introduce "nine things that you should know before coming to Japan" that Phoebe of the Australian woman who visited Japan this time advises it with blog. Please refer to the one with the plan to guide a foreigner in Japan.




[1] I speak Japanese as much as possible
 Even if this travels to the country of wherever, it is so, but after all few should be able to talk about a language of field not depending on only English. I checked the Japanese phrase which oneself, "I was a vegetarian" seemed to use before Phoebe came to Japan beforehand and seemed to bring the thing which I made a collection of one's own phrases and printed. Furthermore, I print out a katakana & hiragana letter list and a Romaji, and it is said that it allowed you to talk by pointing at (by a Romaji reading) after supporting Japan.
 

This is very convenient and leads to the pleasant interchange with the local Japanese and talks in blog when it was a chance to be able to taste deeper Japanese culture.
 
[2] I wear a mask if I catch cold
The Japanese who wore a mask who is about to consider that it is winter. It was not a rare scene in the downtown area of Japan, but Australian she seemed to be surprised very much. First "why will it be necessary to wear a mask?" I tell と question to have thought.
 
However, I knew that the Japanese wore a mask for the prevention of the cold virus, that it prevented wearing a mask when oneself caught cold again and from moving a cold to the person of the circumference and seemed to admire very much. When consideration wearing a mask in the same way wants there to be it, I talk about even a train and a job of Brisbane in blog.
 


I advise it in deference to Japanese culture to consider the person of the circumference if I catch cold in Japan when you should wear a mask even if it is a foreign tourist.
 
[3] I check subway, way of buying, how to get on tickets beforehand
It is very complicated in comparison with world other cities, and a train, the subway map of Tokyo is illegible. It is the purchase of the ticket to be particularly difficult. That the European and American subways are rates regardless of distance uniformly everywhere and are simple because a rate is divided in a zone, are incomprehensible because it is the system which a rate is fixed at by distance in the case of Japan. The foreigner who comes to Tokyo for sightseeing should check how to get on trains in a net beforehand.