There are many hotels in cities. As there is an increasing number of foreign visitors, it is sometimes difficult to have a hotel reservation.

There are different grades of hotel ranging from an ordinary level to excellent ones.

 

 

 

Currency Unit: Kyat
short from: MMk

1Kyat = 0.1 JPY
100 JPY= 1000 Kyat
(subject to change)

 

 

 

Climate conditionsin Myanmar differ between Northern part and southern part. It is divided to Dry season (Nov to May) and Rainy Season (June to Oct).

It is hot throughout the year, and there is no winter like Japan.

 

 

 

Meat, Fish, noodles, cereals, vegetables, Fruits are widely available. Due to its warm temperature throughout a year, raw fish is not commonly eaten.

There are restaurants of international cuisines and café that you can enjoy a wide variety of cuisines.

 

 

 

From Japan, most people usually go to Myanmar via Thai.

You don't necessarily need to depart from international airports like Haneda. As long as there's a flight to Thai, you can depart from the airport and change the flight at Thai.

 

 

 

Travel by car is main means of travel. In addition, there are bus and train services in Myanmar.

There are stream locomotives still running, which cannot be seen in Japan now. There are many travellers who aim to ride on such trains.

 

 

 

Time difference of Japan and Myanmar is 2.5 hours. (12:00 in Japan is 9:30 o’clock in Myanmar.)

Office normally starts between 8-12 o’clock and finishes at 5:00 o’clock. People only rarely get engaged in overtime work, so it is desirable to call in during the office hours.

 

 

 

Primary Language: Burmese
People are passionate about education, so many people speak second lunguages such as English, Japanese, and Chinese quite fluently.

Buddhism is widespread, and you can see many monks. People are open-minded to other religions and other religions exist in Myanmar.

 

 

 
 

 

 

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