| Page Views: 1,191 Last Visit to Japan: - | THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN by heywinks - last update: Jan 17, 2003 |
The first time I came to Japan was in 1996, as a student on Semester at Sea. It was my first time abroad in a foreign country (not including Canada). I was here for about a week & visited Kobe, Osaka, & Kyoto. I loved my visit here & after I graduated from University, I decided to work abroad. I chose to return to this beautiful country.
I love living in Japan. Everything`s a little smaller than in the US (clothing, apartments, food portions, household appliances, shops) but I got used to it. The food is wonderful here: sushi, sashimi, tempura, shabu shabu, sukiyaki, okonomiyaki, takoyaki, etc & the shopping divine! |
AREAS OF JAPAN Although this is a small country (377,873 square kilometers, a little smaller than California), there are many different areas of Japan made up of regions & prefectures.
Hokkaido: Hokkaido
Tohoku: Aomori Akita Yamagata Iwate Miyagi Fukushima
Kanto: Tochigi Gunma Ibaraki Chiba Saitama Tokyo Kanagawa
Koshinetsu: Yamanashi Nagano Niigata
Hokuriku: Toyama Ishikawa Fukui
Tokai: Gifu Shizuoka Aichi Mie
Kinki: Shiga Kyoto Osaka Hyogo Wakayama Nara
Chugoku: Tottori Shimane Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi
Shikoku: Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Kochi
Kyushu: Fukuoka Saga Nagasaki Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Okinawa
I live in the Kinki area. *snicker snicker* |
Please take a look at the Japan tips in the following pages & also some of the more in-depth pages of Japanese cities that I have visited. If you have any questions about visiting or living in Japan, please do not hesitate to email me. |
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brewjohnson Thu Dec 11, 2008 00:23 UTC
Hey Sonia, phenomenal Japan info. Not surprising from a fellow SASer. Ha. Where to next? | JessH Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:46 UTC
Hello Sonia. I really enjoyed your tips, especially the general ones about certain local customs, thanks for sharing! Greetings from the desert sands of Dubai / Jessica :-) | globe_trekker Sat Nov 6, 2004 03:32 UTC
I agree. Japan is wonderful country. I do feel miss it now after i visited the country for a short period. You have many wonderful tips about this country. Thx for the info & tips. | tango2828 Wed Jul 7, 2004 23:36 UTC
I can't wait to visit Japan! Thanks for your informative pages! |
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