Japan Travel Guide

Tokyo the capital of Japan Tokyo Japan traditionally known as the eastern capital of the Land of the Rising Sun the city has blossomed into the world’s largest metropolis with a little extra time here what adventures might await you perhaps a leisurely visit to the stunning Kea soomi garden or a brisk stroll through the bustling tsukushi market or even a quick bite of sushi before hopping on the world-class Tokyo Metro since the Metro has served the city with an efficiency that is unsurpassed with a daily ridership with almost million residents it is truly the lifeline of Tokyo stretching almost miles, and stations a three minute walk from the Metro lies the key Osumi garden here you are transported back to the traditional abstract landscaping of feudal Japan, it’s like a picture postcard very nice well what. I’m really interested in is seeing the the wholesale fish sales.

I saw a PBS special on it several years going to absolutely fascinated me so I look go to sing it for real located in the heart of the city the famous Tsukiji market is the largest seafood market in the world handling over different types of seafood from across the world you are likely to encounter sukashi fare at your next meal despite the international presence of Japanese cuisine nothing beats enjoying sushi in its homework. I’ve experienced sushi which.

I’ve had in New York quite a few times so I wanted to try them try it on this side of the ocean well. How is it experience both the ultra-modern excitement, and the historical intrigue of this truly global city the opportunities are endless you you Miyajima is a quiet island that sits a few miles south of the bustling streets of Hiroshima this torii gate symbolizes the transition from the mundane to the sacred it stands by the shore of the itsukushima shrine ceremonial whistles, and shouts Hecker as men celebrate in the annual eg gommi festival from a glance it can be hard to imagine that anything out of the ordinary ever happened in this region a horrific split second in the summer of changed Hiroshima, and the world forever today the city stands as a centre for peace an opportunity for a moment of reflection Oh the guy you thought.

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So what. I what. I’m looking forward to is the variety parts of the beauty of this temple is that, it’s embedded against a mountain of trees, and home with this majestic red pagoda rising out from the middle of it kiyomizu-dera is a Buddhist temple, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site the name comes from the waterfall within the complex drinking the water here according to local belief conveys wish-granting powers.

We’ve really enjoyed looking at the people who are coming to the temple there’s lots of Japanese school groups, and then at this temple. We’ve seen a number of young women dressed in kimonos, and that’s always. So much fun at every turn there’s something really beautiful, and incredibly photogenic the garden complex at the temple of the Golden Pavilion is an example of the classical age of Japanese garden design with a highly intentional relationship between buildings, and their landscape settings we learned that Kyoto was one of the few large cities in Japan really untouched by bombing in World War two it has a nice really a beautiful combination of new buildings, and ancient buildings and I love the contrast between the new, and the old.

So they were enjoying Kyoto the Higashiyama district along the lower slopes of Kyoto’s eastern mountains is one of the city’s best preserved historic regions the number side many restaurants oh she’s wonderful she knows. So much about Japan, and the culture, and the history, and she’s. So tolerant of questions, and questions, and questions whenever we ask her any kind of question she’ll do her best answer, and if she’s not sure she’ll find out, and get right back to it.

So she’s been very very gracious the Shinkansen bullet train system began service in a half-century later it remains among the fastest trains in the world traveling at speeds up to miles per hour experience this technological marvel as you travel miles from boda wardo to nagoya in just over an hour this place is called Hickey cake. This is really old house of the samurais people brought in the komatsuna that they harvested in the farm, and they are going to learn. How to make raw sushi that is called Maki sushi in Japanese loneliness Aramaki discovers is that you must today you are going to learn. How to make party teaching lucky to see muffled oh nice look you’re not from now we are enjoying making swish it all but. Because that.

I show you. How to make positio this bungle Matt. This is present for you from all of you elder bring back your home sushi means sour tasting a reflection of its distinctive culinary heritage fish was fermented in rice, and then eaten only after the rice was discarded yeah now we’re gonna roll the opportunities that we have to do the daily life such as cooking gives us a chance to take a break from all the intellectual learning, and actually have hands-on, and a lot of fun laughing at ourselves trying to do something that we can’t really do very well likes nice, and tight husband’s falling apart loose nuts no need to point that out speaks for itself ooh this year old house was that of a famous samurai in the region samurai warriors included men women, and children all trained in the martial arts there’s been. So many great little experiences that you can’t pick your favorite one the Land of the Rising Sun what experiences lay ahead for you here on a journey to this ancient island nation we set off to see temples, and shrines, and we ended up by having such a wonderful time just interacting with the people Japan is a beautiful country filled with very very polite people we knew we would enjoy this trip you.

I had a kind of feeling because. I looked very different from other Japanese, and my mother, and father looked very Japanese so I had a feeling but when.

I asked one but with their face. I understood. This is not something to talk about, and in Japan, it’s very group oriented country, and especially my childhood we didn’t have much mixed blood so.

I was very different, and for Japanese something different was not really acceptable my was born in Yokohama. I got married and I have a son who is now in university, and since. I was only child too but my son is also an only child sometimes.

I have too much attention to my son, and there was a some time he didn’t like me around of course when he was a teenager but now after that he’s been very helpful, and especially. I’m not home a lot of time he’ll be very happy to spend some time in my holiday. So now we have a very good relationship my father is now retired from the airline, and he spent all most of his time at home but also he chose this place.

Because he liked the ocean, and the port. So now he’s um enjoying the retirement life quietly. I was bullied in my elementary school time the most shocking thing was when.

I found my desk was gone there’s about desks lined up in a classroom, and there’s the empty space and I felt like they don’t like me even existing, and then. I really felt isolated and I started wondering why. I’m existing and I didn’t go to school for the last one year because.

I was afraid to go to school, and find something. I was more open, and active in a younger age but. Because of that.

I get very sensitive about what other things. So that bullying experience kind of impact my personality and I got over it. I started to chill a little while ago, and kind of.

I had a complex like. I can’t be good at music. I always had a kind of negative mind but.

I started okay it doesn’t harm anybody. I don’t have to tell anybody so I wanted to challenge something.

I really love and I always loved the music sound of cellos so I decided okay. I’m going to try something for myself, and my teacher often gave me some advice, and it’s very important to even you’re not confident you have to look on. How you have a confidence, and that sounded like advice to not do my cello skill felt like she knows my characteristic.

I thought oh playing cello you can see the personality and I could see my weakness, and the strength through cello when I found out about my background of course. I was interested in what my biological father was like, and since.

I was in u. s. my mother contact him, and gave me a chance to meet him and I said okay he’s big that’s why. I’m tall and I can understand okay now.

I could see. I had some blood from him that’s why. I look non-japanese for a few months.

I didn’t know. How to face my father now. Because okay he’s not my father so I had to kind of hard to face him like.

I was before but after a few months. I said to myself well. I can’t say he’s not my father anymore for us all my life.

I thought he was father so I said okay he’s my father, and that’s wrong he was a really good father reliable, and when I needed help he will notice without saying, and he will support me without saying anything he’s very quiet but very thoughtful very loving father.

I took a while to pass my exam as a national guide, and then. I finally got the license and I joined the freshman’s training and I met my best friend Shizu in the training now she is kind of almost like a family. So through her.

I learned what the hospitality is, and what small thing makes difference to the people’s emotion, and being just with her she will give us a very positive energy especially in work sometimes it doesn’t go like you want it to be or you struggle we were always helping each other encouraging but also giving advice since when I was small. I often came here so.

I come here. I feel really home and I can get my energy back, and it give me some kind of power to make a decision because. This is the Japanese culture of being very close to the their neighbor, and group, it’s hard to accept the other but once they accept they will be very very helpful.

So that doesn’t mean they won’t accept you for whole your life you just need a little time so I think even with the negative part still. I like Japan, and of course.

I like my people. I’m Mara Kolkata from Yokohama Japan. I’m a trip leader of OSE Japan’s cultural treasure my name is Toshi you know Gucci.

I’m from Yokohama Japan. I’m a trip leader of it is cultural treasure deep an the house influence. This is used as a kind of Museum, and on the on the right side.

This is to be used by a family yes. I was grown up in the Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo that was the little fishing town. I’m very interested in history, and traveling so.

I work as a true leader at the same time. I study myself old, and the middle, and modern history of Japan of course we’ll visit the famous, and beautiful sites or the our temples but also. I try to include the other fees which can be a very memorable to the progress Japan has the very long history, and of course the very beautiful nature and I find that the travelers are very much impressed with the beauties of the Japanese gardens the buildings or the statues of the Buddha killaby of course is one of the most beautiful gardens in Japan the cherry blossoms the bloom for only short while at most eight weeks, and it’s gone this fits to the Japan’s people to sentiment please come, and visit them.

So that you can also see the beauty in many ways the in Japan.