🇯🇵 Japan (Tokyo) — Currency, Timezone, Voltage, Visa & Economy Profile
The world's 4th largest economy renowned for precision materials, robotics, automotive engineering, and global pop culture IP, just a 2-hour flight from Seoul.
Japan
Capital: Tokyo · JPY (¥)
00:47:00
UTC+9 · Same Time (0h diff)
🇰🇷 KR: 00:47:00
~2.2 hrs
1,149 km
🇰🇷 Seoul ↔ 🇯🇵 Tokyo
100–127V Low Voltage! Type A/B Plug Adapter & Dual-Voltage Check Required
🛂 90 days Visa-Free (Visit Japan Web recommended)
💧 Tap water safe to drink directly (high quality municipal supply)
💵 No tipping required (service charge included where applicable)
🗣️ Languages: Japanese
🏛️ Government: Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
🕌 Religion: Shinto & Buddhism syncretism 80%, Christian 1.5%
📦 Top Exports: Motor Vehicles, Semiconductor Machinery, Wafer Materials, Precision Optics
🌤️ Climate & Terrain: Temperate to subtropical volcanic archipelago spanning 3,000km
⚖️ Direct Comparison vs 🇰🇷 South Korea
📐 Land area (377,975 km²) is ~3.8x larger than South Korea (World #62).
💳 Everyday dining & hotel costs are ~19% cheaper than South Korea (avg meal $7.2).
💰 GDP per capita ($33,140) is 0.92x South Korea's, with a life expectancy of 84.8 years.
🚗 Driving Side: Drives on the LEFT (Right-Hand Drive vehicles) — opposite to Korea/US/Continental Europe.
💡 Uses 100V (50Hz in East / 60Hz in West) with flat two-blade Type A sockets—bring a plug adapter and check that hairdryers support 100-240V dual voltage.
📐 Japan Land Area (km²), True Size & World Factbook
377,975 km² (World #62)377,975 km²
3.77x S. Korea
328명/km²
Urban 92%
84.8세
Median 49.1y
🚙 좌측통행(우핸들)
🚨 110 (경찰) / 119 (소방·구급) · 🛡️79/100
📊 Japan Global Economy, Demographics & Passport Metrics
🏛️ Country Overview, Major Cities & Core Industries
The world's 4th largest economy renowned for precision materials, robotics, automotive engineering, and global pop culture IP, just a 2-hour flight from Seoul.
Tokyo · Osaka · Fukuoka · Sapporo
Commands critical supply-chain choke points in semiconductor wafers, photoresists, and machine tools, while holding the world's largest net foreign asset position.
Uses 100V (50Hz in East / 60Hz in West) with flat two-blade Type A sockets—bring a plug adapter and check that hairdryers support 100-240V dual voltage.
🔌 Japan Voltage, Socket & Plug Adapter Guide
⚡ 100–120V Type A/B Needed100–127V Low Voltage! Type A/B Plug Adapter & Dual-Voltage Check Required (100V 50/60Hz / Type A/B)
90 days Visa-Free (Visit Japan Web recommended)