I have had the chance to travel a lot, but it was my first time to Japan. Thanks for those that provided tips. I used many of them. My high school friend got married out there and that was the primary reason for the trip. He had moved out there for work and met a Japanese beauty out there. Went to Tokyo, Kyoto, and Kamakura. In total, I was there for about 11 days. Did most of the touristy stuff and visited many shrines and temples. The only thing I didn't do that I wanted to was a Ryokan stay.
I will say:
-Japanese people are some of the nicest people I've ever met. Japanese and Indians are probably the two groups that probably rank #1 and #2 as far as friendliness goes. They go out of there way to help strangers.
-It's one of the cleanest countries I've ever been too. Tokyo is so much cleaner than the big cities in the U.S. It was hard to spot garbage, which is ironic because it's hard to find a public garbage can. I rarely saw any graffiti or a homeless population. Granted I didn't see all the metro area.
Even the public bathrooms are clean. Plus a lot of them have heated toilet seats. Most of them are self cleaning and flushing. Plus there is the bidet option for those that like a rinse.
-The train system is amazingly efficient and clean. It's quiet as well. It's the biggest train system in the world, with other 900 stations in Tokyo metro alone. The bullet train lived up to hits hype.
-The food is amazing. Ate some weird stuff though. Crab Brain at the fish market. PIg's womb at Piss Alley and I had a friend that ate horse meat. I also had a traditional Sukiyaki meal which involved dipping steak into a raw egg before eating it. Not sure I would do that in the U.S.
Also had Tokiyaki and an Octopus stuffed with a quail egg (served on a stick) at the Nishki Market in Kyoto.
-Kobe beef is absolutely the best beef I've ever had. The real thing. Not Kobe Style or simply beef from a Wagyu cow. If you ever go, expect to pay an arm and a leg.
-The Western food is also very good.
-Tokyo has about 4 or 5 or maybe more areas that similar to Time Square. It's crazy how big the city is.
-Although small in land mass and densely populated, the countryside of Japan is beautiful as well. Lots of green, trees, and mountains.
-Loved Tokyo, but Kyoto was more my style. A lot more manageable.
Not sure what the next country for me is. Thinking either Greece or Thailand.
I will say:
-Japanese people are some of the nicest people I've ever met. Japanese and Indians are probably the two groups that probably rank #1 and #2 as far as friendliness goes. They go out of there way to help strangers.
-It's one of the cleanest countries I've ever been too. Tokyo is so much cleaner than the big cities in the U.S. It was hard to spot garbage, which is ironic because it's hard to find a public garbage can. I rarely saw any graffiti or a homeless population. Granted I didn't see all the metro area.
Even the public bathrooms are clean. Plus a lot of them have heated toilet seats. Most of them are self cleaning and flushing. Plus there is the bidet option for those that like a rinse.
-The train system is amazingly efficient and clean. It's quiet as well. It's the biggest train system in the world, with other 900 stations in Tokyo metro alone. The bullet train lived up to hits hype.
-The food is amazing. Ate some weird stuff though. Crab Brain at the fish market. PIg's womb at Piss Alley and I had a friend that ate horse meat. I also had a traditional Sukiyaki meal which involved dipping steak into a raw egg before eating it. Not sure I would do that in the U.S.
Also had Tokiyaki and an Octopus stuffed with a quail egg (served on a stick) at the Nishki Market in Kyoto.
-Kobe beef is absolutely the best beef I've ever had. The real thing. Not Kobe Style or simply beef from a Wagyu cow. If you ever go, expect to pay an arm and a leg.
-The Western food is also very good.
-Tokyo has about 4 or 5 or maybe more areas that similar to Time Square. It's crazy how big the city is.
-Although small in land mass and densely populated, the countryside of Japan is beautiful as well. Lots of green, trees, and mountains.
-Loved Tokyo, but Kyoto was more my style. A lot more manageable.
Not sure what the next country for me is. Thinking either Greece or Thailand.
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