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Has anybody ever been to Japan? What was it like? How different is their culture?
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It's a huge, modern city full of more shops and neon signs to last you a lifetime, but it's also possible to slip away down the backstreets and find quiet little interesting spots. Narrow streets lined with people sitting on beer crates drinking Asahi outside little wooden shops and old women in kimonos sweeping outside their houses.
Stay in a Ryokan (Traditional Japanese guesthouse) and treat yourself to a Japanese bath (Just what you need after walking around Tokyo all day).
I can't say much about the rest of Japan as I've only been to Tokyo, but one thing I must say is Japan is a very expensive place to visit (Spent more mony in 4 days than I did in 4 weeks in Thailand!) so if you plan on going, make sure you have the funds to make the most out of your visit.
No offence, actually shove it, take all the offence you want, but you really have just pointed out the obvious there.
Thanks Myke.
Maybe, if u can go to Osaka, also Nagasaki are both great and interesting place to visit (don't go Nagasaki if u are american, some still unwelcome there...). If u are visit the island, Okinawa is also very beautiful, but speaking in Okinawa dialect! It's different to Japanese (^^;
Place like Tokyo are very expensive one to visit, so maybe plan to stay there on the outside. The rail system is efficient (more so than British Rail), so is fine too.
If u do go, learn Japanese, becuase otherwise it can be very difficult for you.
Japan is really quite westernised,so don't be suprise if the culture seem similar. Anything British seem to be loved there!