Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Should i go to tokyo may 9?

Question:


im going to japan for 6 days on may 9th, tokyo for 4 days and kyoto for 2. will there still be too much radiation at that point. thanks

Answer:


You are way outside of any travel agency's or airline's "free cancellation" processes. Most are only extending free cancellations as of 3/31. So if you already have your tickets, or even if you don't here's my advice:

Follow the forums at:
http://www.japan-guide.com/forum

Hear what others say about the situation in Japan. You are lucky in the fact that you have months before your trip. It's only been 5 days since the earthquake. Don't cancel now! Wait it out and make an informed decision at the right time. If you cancel now, then find that everything's back to normal in May, you will kick yourself in the foot for canceling so far ahead of time.

And as far as radiation goes, radiation levels in Tokyo need to multiply beyond 1,000× normal to be unsafe. They've only multiplied to 10× normal. The news is causing too much panic over the radiation by giving people facts, but not putting them into any type of context. They're doing it on purpose to keep people watching the news. They have a heyday with stuff like this.

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