Japan Cities:
1.Niigata:Niigata is where the government offices are based but is also the industrial centre.
The games played here are:June 1 Ireland v Cameroon,June 3 Croatia v Mexico,June 15 2nd rnd: 1st A v 2nd F.
Tourist Information Centre (English-speaking staff) 0081 25 241 7914,Niigata Int. Friendship Centre 0081 25 225 2777,Niigata Station 0081 025 248 5211,East Japan Info-line (Japanese Rail English language telephone service) 0081 03 3423 0111,Kotsu Bus Centre 0081 025 246 6333,Niigata Taxi 0081 025 284 3813.
2.Sapporo:Sapporo, The country's third largest city, is located on the western plains of Hokkaidō, the northernmost island of Japan.
The games played here are:Jun 1 Germany v Saudi Arabia,Jun 3 Italy v Ecuador,Jun 7 Argentina v England.
Sapporo has several tourist offices with helpful English-speaking staff,Int. Info. Corner 0081 011 213 5062,Int. Plaza Info. 0081 011 211 3678,JR Travel Centre 0081 011 222 6133,Hokkaidō YHA 0081 011 643 2781.
3.Ibaraki: Ibaraki is a large district on the Pacific Ocean coast of Japan. Within the Ibaraki Prefecture is Kashima City which is the actual venue for the World Cup in this part of the country.
The games played here are:June 2 Argentina v Nigeria,June 5 Germany v Ireland,June 8 Italy v Croatia.
Ibaraki Tourist Assoc. 0081 29 226 3800,Ibaraki (Tokyo) Tourist office 0081 03 231 7998,Tsuchiura Tourist Info. 0081 29 821 4166,Tsukuba City Info. 0081 29 855 8155.
4.Saitama:Saitama prefecture on the northern fringe of the greater Tokyo metropolitan area, is a pacesetter in industry, culture and the arts.
The games played here are:Jun 2 England v Sweden,Jun 4 Japan v Belgium,Jun 6 Cameroon v Saudi Arabia.
Saitama Tourist Fed. 0081 48 830 3957,Omiya Tourist Info. Centre 0081 48 644 1144,Japan Railways (JR) English-language information service 0081 03 423 0111,Saitama Bank 0081 48 242-4111.
5.Yokohama:Yokohama is Japan's second largest city after Tokyo and is the modern day centre of the Kanagawa Prefecture, which adjoins Tokyo.
The games played here are:Jun 9 Japan v Russia,Jun 11 Saudi Arabia v Ireland,Jun 13 Ecuador v Croatia,Jun 30 FINAL.
Tourist Info. Centre 0081 45 211 0111,Yokohama Station (East) 0081 45 441 7300,Sangyo Boeki Centre 0081 45 641 4759,Kanagawa Tourist Assoc. 0081 45 681 0007.
Editor:Wang Yin
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