Are you new to Japan or staying for quite sometime or staying for long time? This information page is helpful for all.

  1. Embassies

  2. Grocery Stores & Supermarkets

 3. Banks

 4. Immigration

 5. Newspapers

 6. Medical

 7. International Schools

 8. Transportation

a. Air Travel

b. Trains

c. Buses

d. Travel Convenience Link  

e. Tokyo Metro subway interactive map 

 9. Restaurants

10.Japan Sightseeing Guide

11 Welcome Furoshiki

12. Online Japanese for daily survival

13 Spiritual

14. Currency Exchange

15 Bangla Calendar

16. Online Bengali Movies

 

             1. Embassies

  • Indian Embassy
    2-2-11 Kudan Minami
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102
    Tel. (03)3262-2391  , Fax : 03-3234-4866
    Access: 5 minutes walk from Exit 2 of subway Kudanshita St.

       http://www.embassy-avenue.jp/india/

  • Other Embassies in Japan

      http://www.embassy-avenue.jp/index-e.htm

2. Grocery Stores & Supermarkets

   Indian Grocery Stores

  • Sonali Systems
    1-16-6 Kamiitabashi,
    Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174
    Tel: 03-5920-7570 / 71 Fax:03-5920-7572   

  • Ambika Trading Co.
    7-7-4, 1F Kawaguchi Copo Bldg.
    Minami Senju, Tokyo 116-0003
    Tel: 03-3891-5548

   http://ambikajapan.com/

  • Indojindot com

    407, Honmokucho, 2 Chome, Naka ku
    Yokohama City, Kanagawa Ken
     Tel 045-628-6373

  http://www.indojin.com/

  • Other Food Shops

http://www10.brinkster.com/s1ayoobi/vegshops.asp

  • Supermarkets

Superstores with English labels on items

   National Azabu
4-5-2 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku.
(5 min walk from Hiroo station on the Hibiya line, across from Arisugawa Park)

  • PriceCheckTokyo: 

An Unofficial Price List of everyday items in Tokyo. This site attempts to show what everyday items cost in Tokyo.

http://www.pricechecktokyo.com/

3. Banks

  • State Bank of India, Tokyo
    352, Yurakucho Denki Building, South Tower,
    1-7-1, Yurakucho, Chiyoda Ku, Tokyo 100.
    Tel: (03)3284-0085//0086; Fax: (03)3201-5750
    http://sbijapan.com/

Access: 2 minutes walk from 

JR Yurakucho St. (Yamanote & Keihin Tohoku Lines)

A3 exit from Subway Hibiya St. (Ginza, & Chiyoda Lines)

 

  • Bank of India, Tokyo
     Mitsubishi Denki Building,
    2-2-3,Marunouchi, Chiyoda Ku, Tokyo.
    Tel: (03)3212-0911 ; Fax: (03)3214-8667
    Access: 

3 minutes walk from JR Tokyo St. (Marunouchi South Exit)

1 minute from Nijubashimae St. Exit 4 (Subway Chiyoda Line) 

4. Immigration

  • Immigration Informations

    Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau,

    1-3-1 Otemachi, Chioda-ku, Tokyo.

    Tel. 03-3213-8111

    Contact this office for Visa and re-entry permit related work.

    http://www.city.tsuchiura.ibaraki.jp/english/notification/03.htm

 

 

 5. Newspapers

  •  The Japan Times

English-language newspaper in Japan.

http://www.japantimes.com/start.htm

  •  Daily Yomiuri

Online version of Daily Yomiuri.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/index-e.htm

 

 

6. Medical

 

  • The following are a list of doctors and medical services in the Tokyo area that have English speaking staff.

    http://www.weekender.co.jp/new/health-fitness/medical-services.html

 7. International Schools

  •  One of the most important decisions facing the Expat family in Japan is finding a school that meets the children's requirements and parents' expectations. Use the list below to find international schools in the area where you will be living,

        http://www.weekender.co.jp/new/education/intl-schools-K-12.html

  • Another link, which covers listing of all the schools in Japan with curriculums in English.

        http://www.tokyowithkids.com/fyi/international_schools.html#top

 8. Trasportation

  • Japan has an efficient public transportation network, especially within metropolitan areas and between the large cities. Japanese public transportation is characterized by its punctuality, its superb service, and the large crowds of people using it.

    http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e627.html

  • Air Travel

Narita Airport - Gateway to Japan

Offers flight arrival and departure information, services, and facilities. Terminal information, Flight number…..,

http://www.narita-airport.or.jp/airport_e/

  • Trains

The following is a guide on how to use trains and subways in Japan.

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2016.html

  • Tokyo Metro subway printable map in

http://www.zone81.com/arch_sections/trains/tokyo_subway

  • Bullet Train(Shinkansen) Information

Shinkansen (bullet trains) are only operated by the Japan Railways. They use separate tracks and platforms. A "limited express fee" has to be paid in addition to the base fare for local trains..

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2018.html

 

  • Buses

Basic information about local and short-distance buses in Japan and how to use them.

 

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2015.html

 

 

 Visit the highway bus page for more information on long distance bus travel.

 

  • Travel Convenience Link Japan's public transport system is among the finest in the world. Whether you're traveling from home to work or taking a holiday in the mountains, the Travel Expert is your key to finding out how to get there. Travel Expert gives you a choice of several routes, with costs and travel time for comparison.

http://www.japanhomesearch.com/TravelExpert/TE_main.asp

 9. Restaurants

  • Indian restaurant "Raj Mahal" in Roppongi., Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ginza area.

http://www.rajmahal.gr.jp/

  • Over 350 restaurants with an English menu in the Tokyo Metropolitan area arranged by type alphabetical index.

http://www2.gol.com/users/pbw/rest.htm

 10. Japan Sightseeing Guide

  •  Japan Guide Homepage, Travel index, - Sightseeing Guide, Accomodation, Transportation,Food , Essentials........

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e623a.html

11. Welcome Furoshiki

  • If you are a newcomer to Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka or Kobe, Welcome Furoshiki , a free community service that has welcomed more than 9,000 newcomers to Tokyo, Kansai and other areas of Japan,can help make the transition to your new home much easier. ...

"Call Welcome Furoshiki!" Welcome Furoshiki is looking forward to greeting more newcomers to Japan for many years to come and may be contacted at 5472-7074 in Tokyo and at (06) 6441-2584 in Osaka.

For further information read Tokyo Weekender article

 

http://www.weekender.co.jp/new/030418/community_news--030418.html

12. Online Japanese for daily survival

  • A good resource for everyone interested in studying Japanese. Japanese-online.com offers a free online dictionary, Japanese lessons, discussion forum, and useful links.

www.japanese-online.com/

  • Practice Japanese on-line

http://www.nihongoweb.com/study.html

  • NHK - Japan Broadcasting Corporation Japanese Lessons; NHK World Japanese Lesson's web site!
    NHK airs Japanese lessons for people of various languages on its international shortwave RADIO JAPAN service.
    On this site, you can listen to those lessons. You can Select from the list of different language versions.

http://www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/

  • Kanji Site: resource for learning and practising kanji. Japanese-capable software not necessary.

http://www.kanjisite.com/

13 Spiritual

  • Vedanta Society Of Japan

Nippon Vedanta Kyokai
4-18-1 Hisagi
Zushi-shi 249
Kanagawa ken, Japan
Phone: 0468-73-0428
Fax: 81-468-730592
Email: vedanta@bekkoame.ne.jp

http://www.vedanta.jp

  • Worldwide Ramakrishna Mission

http://www.sriramakrishna.org/foreign_c.htm

 

  • Iskcon Japan: International Society for Krishna Consciousness

http://www.krishna.jp/english/

14 Currency Exchange

  • Currency Exchange Rates Calculator. Convert any amount from one currecy to another.

http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html

  • Or

World Currency Exchange The World Currency Exchange page has been optimized for use with Netscape 2.0 to take advantage of the FRAMES technology. 

http://www.rubicon.com/passport/currency/currency.html

15. Bangla Calendar
  • Bengali Calendar for the year 1410 and 1411 (new) are available.

http://www.calcuttaweb.com/calendar.shtml

16. Online Bengali Movies

  • Watch the complete and unabridged film online for the very first time!!!

http://www.calonline.com/movies/movies.html