JAF

Japan Automobile Federation (JAF)
JAF offers road services such as locked out, flat battery and towing etc with certain fees. JAF members are applicable to get free of charge for certain services while non-members can't.

JAF : http://www.jaf.or.jp/e/index.htm

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Tow truck

Castle

Castle
One of the famous place (besides the temple) to visit in Japan is their castle.
For some castle, we can enter and there are also exhibition of the previous empire etc.

Castles

Castle's gate

At castle compound

Temple

Temple
Kyoto has a large number of temple such as kinkaku-ji, ginkaku-ji, kyomizudera etc.
Others are in Nara (World heritage) etc.
It is a one time must visit place in Japan.

Temples

Parking

Parking
There are private parking space and public parking space.

Private parking space either you have your own or rented monthly.
The rent varies by area. For example monthly parking rent in Shibuya, Tokyo can cost around 30,000yen (almost half of a house rent) and in rural area in Yokohama (where we stayed before) cost around 7000yen.

Lift type parking space

For public parking space, you have to pay per hour or per day. For example 20minutes=100yen (day) and 60minutes=100yen (night) etc. Usually every parking space have the maximum charges on that day for example 24hrs=1200yen. Famous company in charge of the parking is TIMES.

Times Parking Map: http://www.times-info.net/map/