Travel Guide – Japan
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If you’re determined to explore Asia but unsure which country to visit, you might want to set your sites on Far East Asia and travel to Japan. Here is some general but useful information that is good to know when you travel Japan. It will help you get a better understanding of Japan before your trip and allow you to experience Japan more comfortably.
About the Country
Japan consists of four main islands and several smaller ones. Together the islands take the shape of a sea horse and occupy an area of 377,435 square kms. Tokyo, the capital city, is very modern and bustling with activity, so when you travel to Japan, be ready for a few crowds. The landscape of Japan, away from the big cities, is mountainous with spectacular scenery; some of the mountains are volcanic. Mt. Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan, and is known for its symmetrical slopes.
About the Climate
When you travel to Japan, it’s important to know the country’s seasons and when they occur during the year. The islands of Japan lie in the temperate and at the northeastern end of the monsoon area. The climate is generally mild, although it varies considerably from place to place when you travel Japan. Summer, which is warm and mild, begins around the middle of July following a rainy season that usually lasts for a month. Except in northern Japan the winter is mild with many sunny days. Spring and autumn are the best seasons of the year with balmy days and bright sunshine.
About the People
Before you depart to travel Japan, it’s a good idea to get a sense of the people and their culture. Japan is one of the most densely populated nations in the world, with some 330 persons per square kilometer (almost 860 persons per sq. mi.). The Japanese are a Mongoloid people, closely related to the major groups of East Asia. However, some evidence also exists of a mixture with Malayan and Caucasoid strains. About 750,000 Koreans and much smaller groups of Chinese and Caucasians reside in Japan.
Religious Beliefs
When you travel Japan, you will be exposed to a new world of religious and personal beliefs. Buddhism is important in Japan’s religious life and has strongly influenced fine arts, social institutions, and philosophy. Most Japanese consider themselves members of one of the major Buddhist sects.
Shintoism is an indigenous religion founded on myths, legends, and ritual practices of the early Japanese. Neither Buddhism nor Shintoism is an exclusive religion. Most Japanese observe both Buddhist and Shinto rituals: the former for funerals and the latter for births, marriages, and other occasions. Confucianism, primarily an ethical system, profoundly influences Japanese thought as well.
About 1.3 million people in Japan are Christians, of whom 60% are Protestant and 40% Roman Catholic.
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I just traveled to Tokyo a couple of months ago. People there are actually very friendly and if you speak to the younger people they can understand English plus give you directions.
I suggest that you travel using the subway. It saves a lot of time and can get you virtually anywhere.
Where to go really depends on your interests. In Tokyo, there are actually a number of fun places to visit such as:
Harajuku which is filled with lots of teens wearing a bunch of crazy clothing. They sell a lot of hip trendy clothes in the area. Takeshita Dori one of the streets there has a 4 storey Daiso 100 yen store.
Ikebukuro is just loaded with shopping malls. You've got Seibu, Tobu, Parco… the only problem is everything's so expensive. If you love to go food hunting the ground floor of supermarket usually sells a lot of different kind of food which taste great. Shinjuku is another shopping district while Ginza is one of the priciest places in Tokyo.
If your in to cultural places, you can go to shrines and palaces. Meiji shrine is also in Harajuku. They perform traditional baptisms and weddings there, however the walk to the main shrine is a killer. Imperial Place is just located at the Sakuradamon station. Nothing much to see there since you can't get in, but its great for picture sake.
Mount Fuji is also something you shouldn't miss. Take a day tour c/o your hotel. We rode a scenic boat in the area and it was awesome. The bus ride to the fifth station is also cool plus once you get to the fifth station it's actually freezing and there's snow. Dropping by Fuji means also dropping by Hakone there are a number of hot springs there great for relaxing although i didn't get to try it. There is also a museum and a Shinto shrine near the area.
Finally, Disney… You can't go to Japan and not see it. Go to the Maihama station. There's theme park there called Disney Sea. It's so cool. It actually feels like your in Europe with the Venetian theme and all.
From what i heard Odaiba's not bad as well. There's a theme park there called Palette Town with a really huge ferris wheel and Sega Joypolis.
Oh yeah Akihabara has some mad cool gadgets we don't even have in our country.
I really love Tokyo. Hope you enjoy it there too…
Personally I like the Time Out Guides best of all but that wasn't one of your choices.
Out of the two you mentioned I would select the Eyewitness but it really comes down to what you intend to get out of a travel book. One of the others was right in saying that it's a bit kindergarden. The Eyewitness guides are typically heavy on the pictures and a bit light on the deep details. If you're more of a visual person then I would go this route since it will give you a good idea of what there is to see in a particular place.
The Lonely Planet guides seem to be more targeted at the budget traveler or the backpacker as a general rule of thumb and they're an excellent resource if that's the kind of travel that you do. While these guides also include pictures, the text seems to be more of the focus.
If you can afford it I would go for both since they kind of fill different needs.
Happy travels!
I guess there are many package tours to Japan in Singapore.
Air fare from Singapore is not cheap. and you will come in 3 persons. Tour maybe more reasonable. Talk to travel agency first.
oh don't miss Genghis Khan (Mongolian mutton barbecue) .
I have friends that travel extensively whenever they get the chance and hands down, they swear by the Let's Go series. They've tried all the other ones and that's the one they kept coming back to over and over again.
I would also say to look into some language tapes if you don't speak any Japanese. A little language can go a long when when you're traveling. If you can, get the Pimsleur language discs. Our library has them and I've been learning French and Italian on them and it's really been easy.
thanks for posting this
@whiteswan54 What are you talking about – this is normal speaking speed – listen to American newsreaders if u want to hear dickheads speaking at warp speed for no other reason than to make it impossible for listeners to think about what they are hearing. – I hate American newsreaders. they dont even pause at the end of a sentence – its as if they have to get through an entire paragraph as fast as possible so they can go take a pee or sumpn!
wuzarace provided some good information.
The most popular guidebooks are made by Lonely Planet. Frommers is also up there, but i prefer LP books. So, the easy answer to 'things to know if traveling without a guide in japan?' is to get a guide, in the form of a book.
Traveling takes planning, so look around and see what you like in guidebooks, choose your agenda, etc. I would recommend going to the Kansai region of japan instead of Hokkaido (Hokkaido is further away, and people tell me it is not anything special). Kansai is the region containing (of note): Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Himeji, all of which are well worth a visit, and they are also very close to each other! Kansai is right next to Kantou (where Tokyo is).
I can read chinese too, it helps a little, but it is not like it helps a lot.
Traveling in japan is very easy, you will not need any help really. Unless you have more specific questions? How long are you going?
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Guys.. no offense but please check out my channel. I made a Japan Travel Guide. Thanks!
you will find a bloody body in your closet hanging there haunting you and will kill you and ur family and if u want to stop this just sends this to 6 videos in 30 mins
(i don’t believe in this, but ill have nightmare if i don’t do it)
you can chat in English with some japanese in the site.
Atsugi has nothing but US Naval Air Force base.
Atsugi is a small city located in Kanagawa prefecture.
People in the city are always complaining about noise pollution by USN aircraft landing practice.
what if you dont have a closet?
Hahah true, she’s giving so much information in a short time that almost no one want to listen, show me geishas instead
i have lived abroad, and traveled all over the place. out of all of the travel books out there, lonely planet is by far the best. it seriously is the traveler's bible. they make them for everything you can possibly think of, and they cover everything. i used them in china, while i was backpacking southeast asia, and all over europe. everyone else i talk to swears by their lonely planet guide books.
check out http://shop.lonelyplanet.com
Thanks so much
Japan looks like the type of country that has TOO many things to see and take in.-haha It’s such a vibrantly cultured place.