Some time ago we reviewed a list of tips to know before traveling to Japan.
Today we dedicate ourselves fully to drive in Japan. Namely, in Japan and go
driving an exotic country for many eyes can be a pleasure. But in the
experience, there will some constraints and issues to consider.
For starters, Japan Not be so easy to manage the rental of a car in certain
regions mediate unaccustomed to foreigners: the difficulty is the classic
language issues, since in Japó n, not easy to meet people who speak English
fluently many areas, or at least understand the pronunciation phonetically so
different between the West and Japan's.
What's more, signs in Japanese, is usually
If we must strive to be understood, the next step will be to understand the road system, clearly marked in Japanese, and with the added attraction that in Japan people drive on the left, so if our nation is far from the British, we are in a cotumbrista small problem.
The Japanese have developed a public transport system as practical and efficient, which makes it easy to think the reason for transport, the car is not sometimes be the best option, just the opposite of what you would imagine to visit U.S. for example, where everything seems to be designed for car journeys..
In Japan, going by car is often quite "bureaucratic" to say the least. The speed limit can not exceed 80 miles per hour, even on motorways, and in urban areas is reduced to between 30 and 50 km / h. Moreover, roads are usually pretty slow, interrupted by traffic lights and all kinds of obstacles that reduce road march.
In conclusion, it could be argued that the most advisable to move by Japan is doing in its public transport system and trains, as the locals do. We visit major cities with ease, smoothly. Although of course, the option to visit Japan by car, not to rule, especially if we consider it one of the countries with less traffic accidents in the world.