An electric train network joins the cities of Osaka and Tokyo. An intercity trip takes about four hours. Tourists being not enough local entertainment facilities and landmarks for exploration in Osaka should necessarily pay a visit to Tokyo.
The city of Osaka is convenient to cruise by underground. Another poplar means of public transport is a bus. Taxi is available any time of day and night. Even though all taxi cars are equipped with counters, a cost of a trip should be specified in advance. Tourists are recommended to avoid overland transport usage during rush hours as the central streets traffic during this time is rather challenging.
Tourists looking to make intercity and international calls should better use street call boxes. One can easily find them in the streets as they are commonly bright green. The street call boxes accept special phone cards as payment means which can be bought in all day shops, hotels and tourist information centers.
The best place to profitable exchange any currency is an airport. Cash machines charge a rather high transaction fees meanwhile banks feature a rather formal procedure which will take much time. Many hotels have currency exchange offices on their premises which commonly process a sum of 300USD or equal to it in a day.
All restaurant and cafes without exception as well as at beauty salons and hotels include a service fee into a total bill. Leaving additional cash reward is not customary there.
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