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| Page Views: 5,363 Last Visit to Japan: June, 1990 | Paul's Journey Through Japan by Paul2001 - last update: Apr 1, 2003 |
Way back in 1990 I decided to take the accept a close friend's invitation to visit him in Japan where he was teaching English. I thought that this would be a great opportunity to visit a country that we see and read so much about but really very few of us actually experience first hand. I found this to be a very unique adventure because much to my surprise, though many Westerners live in Japan, very few seem to actually visit it as tourist. In fact I was the only unguided traveler that I came across while in Japan. I assume that the legendary great expensive costs of the place is partly responsible for this, however I really did not find it that expensive. At least not in 1990 when the Yen was trading somewhat more favourably against the Canadian dollar. Still the place is not cheap but there are tricks to keeping the cost of a trip to Japan in order. Avoid taxis, eat where the Japanese eat, stay where the Japanese businessmen stay. At the time I was paying about $60.00Cdn a night for a room. Overall I think that the trip proved to be very educational and overall very successful. As it was at that time the first country that I visited where I was a racial minority, spoke virtually none of the language and knew little of the culture and history. All this had both its good and bad effects on the overall impressions that I now have of my journey. Actually my worst experience was with the weather because it was very hot (38C in Hiroshima) and at times quite rainy. However overall I do not regret for a moment that I went to Japan and I highly recommend it as a travel destination. |
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| Pros: | "Great cultural and historical sites, Fantastic scenery." | | Cons: | "Japanese xenophobic racism." | | In A Nutshell: | "An Educational Experience" |
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Toshioohsako Thu Nov 8, 2007 21:20 UTC very useful tips for people. i have not been to many of these myself. I just got back from Tokyo. Greetings | mad4travel Sun Feb 18, 2007 22:31 UTC Great Japan pages. My favourite place. Looks like we've been to a lot of the same places. Brought back good memories. | Pixiekatten Tue Nov 21, 2006 22:58 UTC Great tips and photos! Brings back so many good memories. Greetings from Sweden! :) | nepalgoods Fri Oct 13, 2006 18:24 UTC The Big Buddha of Kamakura was the highlight of my trip to Japan in 1991. And i liked Kanazawa also very much. Great page! |
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