Local Navigation Tips
Google Maps is pretty helpful for navigating your way around Japan. For public transports, make sure you have "Transit" enabled in your "Map details".
Local Safety Tips
If it is the first time you've been to Japan, please see this website for safety tips and helpful phrases in the event of an emergency.
Local Clinics and Hospitals
We recommend that you arrange for your travel insurance before your trip. If you have difficulty getting information from of hospitals from your travel insurance agency, please refer to the following websites.
- Kashiwa City Living Information（see, e.g., page 8,10 and 12 of this PDF file).
- For more details if you experience a sudden illness at night or on Sundays and public holidays, see here.
- See this GoogleDrive document for a list of medical clinics and hospitals that Kavli IPMU researchers and visitors have visited in the past.
