My Japan Tour Guide

kaz · Aug 8, 2003, 20:34

My take on Japan Tour

I wrote this travel guide to Japan based on my experiences. Hope this is useful. If you have any questions, please let me know.

budd · Aug 9, 2003, 01:59

this is great! i would add that it is very hard to get out of Japan during summer vacation for school children also. i got bumped THREE days in a row. this may sound inflammatory, but airport personnel seem to have a serious inability to change/make decisions on the fly compared with american airports
thanks for the excellent info! passing the link along to curious friends -- nice layout also!

budd · Aug 12, 2003, 23:36

edit: i meant because of traveling schoolchildren

Matsuyuu · Aug 14, 2003, 00:05

Wow, this's gonna be great when I'm able to go to Japan. Great job!

kaz · Aug 14, 2003, 01:49

Hi, I sort of think that people overestimate the cost of going to Japan.

Japan has a lot of good deals for students' budget travel. Actually I have a list of cheap places to stay in Kyoto area, so I will update that, too. Lunch foods are very reasonable in Japan, allowing you to save for better dinner types at night.

I want people to visit Japan and get to know it first hand. Especially people coming from China and Korea, I want them to know that we are good, kind people and we want them to experience our hospitality.

kaz · Aug 14, 2003, 10:30

I think the most important cities to cover in Japan is
Tokyo
Kyoto-Nara-Osaka
and
Hiroshima

What do you think?

budd · Aug 15, 2003, 00:12

i like them all! Okinawa also.
"Especially people coming from China and Korea, I want them to know that we are good, kind people and we want them to experience our hospitality."
mm-hmm! admirable! 頑張ってを下さい！

doudesuka · Aug 16, 2003, 16:58

I would like to give a suggestion. When you come to Japan, be humble. They really take to foreigners who take interest in their culture. If they feel that, they will be hospitable to a fault.
I know some Americans who come to Japan and act obnoxious and arrogant. They give the rest of us a bad name.

kaz · Aug 17, 2003, 07:01

Oh Doudesuka I'd give some benefit of doubt! It is just that in Japan all white people are seen as Americans!

budd · Aug 19, 2003, 02:00

i (THINK) she is giving a suggestion to other Americans

that when they go, to be humble, which i agree with...
i saw some foreign kids mis-behaving once while i was over there, being really disruptive...
i thought about punching them a few, but that would have probably made matters worse, and it also goes against my code of being incognito amap.

mdchachi · Aug 19, 2003, 12:58

kaz,

Good job.

One option for cheap lodging that you didn't mention are youth hostels. It's cheaper plus you can meet other travelers. I've stayed at 5 or 6 of them and they were all good.
http://www.jyh.or.jp/english/
And some were very interesting -- one was an old thatch-roof farmhouse, another was in a temple.
Yes, deciding on a good gift is a real conundrum. The only thing about giving chocolate is that in general Japanese people don't like chocolate & sweets as much Americans & Europeans. Still it's a good choice since we really don't have many classy gift options in the U.S.

For vegetarian food, Indian restaurants are a good option. There are many in Japan. And most Italian restaurants serve basic arrabiata spaghetti.

budd · Aug 21, 2003, 02:08

chocolate has worked for me a few times - cannot elaborate until i figure out a way to properly describe it.
but i got desirable results, fo sho
there may be a biological reason why women like chocolate (more than men like chocolate?). miro
the card from here enables me to stay at the Olympic Memorial Youth Center.
i liked it - close to Shibuya and Harajuku, and the lodging is essentially a small dorm room with western style bed, with a desk and air-conditioning. 3000 円 a night i think?

Aug 8, 2003, 20:34	#1
kaz Regular Member Join Date: Aug 8, 2003 Location: Chicago Age: 41 Posts: 76	My Japan Tour Guide My take on Japan Tour I wrote this travel guide to Japan based on my experiences. Hope this is useful. If you have any questions, please let me know. __________________ Kaz

Aug 9, 2003, 01:59	#2
budd __________ Join Date: Jul 10, 2003 Posts: 1,972	this is great! i would add that it is very hard to get out of Japan during summer vacation for school children also. i got bumped THREE days in a row. this may sound inflammatory, but airport personnel seem to have a serious inability to change/make decisions on the fly compared with american airports thanks for the excellent info! passing the link along to curious friends -- nice layout also! __________________ ttp://www.tcvb.or.jp/

Aug 14, 2003, 00:05	#4
Matsuyuu Regular Member Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Central United States Age: 21 Posts: 33	:O Wow, this's gonna be great when I'm able to go to Japan. Great job! __________________ <img src="http://www.angelfire.com/ego2/mathuzia8814/me002.jpg" width="50" height="25" border="1" alt=""> マツユー<br> <p align="right">"I'll be around only if you want me to be there by your side, I'm ready for you. Don't be afraid, I know what you're going through. So when you think it's time, I'm ready for you."<br>-Hoobatsank: I'll Be Around

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kaz Regular Member Join Date: Aug 8, 2003 Location: Chicago Age: 41 Posts: 76	Hi, I sort of think that people overestimate the cost of going to Japan. Japan has a lot of good deals for students' budget travel. Actually I have a list of cheap places to stay in Kyoto area, so I will update that, too. Lunch foods are very reasonable in Japan, allowing you to save for better dinner types at night. I want people to visit Japan and get to know it first hand. Especially people coming from China and Korea, I want them to know that we are good, kind people and we want them to experience our hospitality.

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kaz Regular Member Join Date: Aug 8, 2003 Location: Chicago Age: 41 Posts: 76	I think the most important cities to cover in Japan is Tokyo Kyoto-Nara-Osaka and Hiroshima What do you think?

Aug 15, 2003, 00:12	#7
budd __________ Join Date: Jul 10, 2003 Posts: 1,972	i like them all! Okinawa also. "Especially people coming from China and Korea, I want them to know that we are good, kind people and we want them to experience our hospitality." mm-hmm! admirable! 頑張ってを下さい！

Aug 16, 2003, 16:58	#8
doudesuka Regular Member Join Date: Jul 31, 2003 Posts: 150	I would like to give a suggestion. When you come to Japan, be humble. They really take to foreigners who take interest in their culture. If they feel that, they will be hospitable to a fault. I know some Americans who come to Japan and act obnoxious and arrogant. They give the rest of us a bad name.

Aug 17, 2003, 07:01	#9
kaz Regular Member Join Date: Aug 8, 2003 Location: Chicago Age: 41 Posts: 76	Oh Doudesuka I'd give some benefit of doubt! It is just that in Japan all white people are seen as Americans!

Aug 19, 2003, 02:00	#10
budd __________ Join Date: Jul 10, 2003 Posts: 1,972	i (THINK) she is giving a suggestion to other Americans that when they go, to be humble, which i agree with... i saw some foreign kids mis-behaving once while i was over there, being really disruptive... i thought about punching them a few, but that would have probably made matters worse, and it also goes against my code of being incognito amap.

Aug 19, 2003, 12:58	#11
mdchachi Taicho Join Date: Mar 6, 2003 Location: USA (Detroit area) Posts: 687	kaz, Good job. One option for cheap lodging that you didn't mention are youth hostels. It's cheaper plus you can meet other travelers. I've stayed at 5 or 6 of them and they were all good. http://www.jyh.or.jp/english/ And some were very interesting -- one was an old thatch-roof farmhouse, another was in a temple. Yes, deciding on a good gift is a real conundrum. The only thing about giving chocolate is that in general Japanese people don't like chocolate & sweets as much Americans & Europeans. Still it's a good choice since we really don't have many classy gift options in the U.S. For vegetarian food, Indian restaurants are a good option. There are many in Japan. And most Italian restaurants serve basic arrabiata spaghetti.

Aug 21, 2003, 02:08	#12
budd __________ Join Date: Jul 10, 2003 Posts: 1,972	chocolate has worked for me a few times - cannot elaborate until i figure out a way to properly describe it. but i got desirable results, fo sho there may be a biological reason why women like chocolate (more than men like chocolate?). miro the card from here enables me to stay at the Olympic Memorial Youth Center. i liked it - close to Shibuya and Harajuku, and the lodging is essentially a small dorm room with western style bed, with a desk and air-conditioning. 3000 円 a night i think?