Word of the Month: March
March: 空港
Kūkō
Kūkō
“Kūkō” 空港 is the Japanese word for airport. If you are traveling to Japan in the
future, then this will be a very useful term for you to know. Three of the
busiest airports in Japan are Haneda Airport (HND) or 東京国際空港 “Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō”, which assists more
than 62 million passengers per year; Narita International Airport (NRT) or 成田国際空港 “Narita Kokusai
Kūkō”, which is the biggest airport and has the longest runway in Japan at 4000
meters; and Kansai International Airport (KIX) or 関西国際空港 “Kansai Kokusai Kūkō”, which has the
longest airport terminal in the world at 1700 meters.
Some important information to note about
traveling to Japan is that the period of stay granted at the time of the landing
permission is 15 days for citizens of Brunei, Indonesia, and Thailand; 30 days
for citizens of United Arab Emirates; and 90 days for all other countries and
regions (one of these being the US). So, if you are planning to stay a while,
then keep these in mind.
Source(s):
“Exemption of Visa
(Short-Term Stay).” Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan,
www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html.
largest-airports-in-japan/.
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