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Practical Information

Everything you need to know about your holiday: transport, payment types accepted, practical information about the Resort and the country.

CLUB MED SAHORO
KARIKACHI KOGEN SHINTOKU-CHO 081 0039
KAMIKAWA-GUN - HOKKAIDO

Country overlook

Official country name: Japan (Nihon)
Capital: Tokyo (8.2 million inhabitants).
Capital: Tokyo (8.2 million inhabitants).
Land area: 377,801 km (0.7 x France).
Population: 128,085,000 inhabitants
Peoples and ethnic groups: Japanese (including the Ainu), Koreans
Languages: Japanese
Religions: Shintoism, Buddhism, Christianity
Political institutions: constitutional monarchy, parliamentary regime
Emperor: Akihito
Prime minister: Junichiro Koizumi
GDP: 3,817.2 billion $US
GDP per capita: 29 906 US dollars
Annual growth rate: 7,1%
Inflation: 1,4%
Principal activities : cars, office automation, chemical industry, new technologies
Principal partners: United States, Hong Kong, South Korea, Germany, China

2007 Lonely Planet Publication

Health

NOTE : Some parasitic diseases can be transmitted by mosquito bites. The use of skin and clothing insect repellents is strongly recommended.

Medical assistance in the Village

• first aid kit available in the different departments of the Village.

Medical assistance outside the Club (extra cost)

• General Practitioners, chemist's in Shintoku (15 km from the Village)

Recommended vaccinations

• Diphtheria
• Tetanus
• Polio
• Hepatitis A and B

Local transport

Transfer Village / nearby towns*

Means of payment in the Village

National currency : Yen

No foreign exchange office in the Village

NOTE : Neither exchange office nor cash dispenser on the whole Hokkaido island.

Nearest bank in Sapporo (about 2 hours from the Village)

Accepted credit cards (for payments only)

• American Express
• Mastercard
• Visa
• Diners
• Million
• JCB
• JAL
• UFJ
• UC

Other payment options accepted in the Village

• Travelers' cheques (only in Yen)
• Cash (in Yen)

Practical life

• Conference rooms
• Internet*
• Shopping*
• Tumble-dryer*
• Washing machine*

* At an additional charge