Why Japan is Your Next Destination
Japan is known for its unique culture and traditions. The perfect mix of old and modern customs will certainly comfort you when you visit. Its a beautiful country composed of nature, blue ponds, waterfalls, bamboo forests, and well-maintained palaces and shrines.
Japan is also one of the safest cities in the world. They have a strong focus on crime prevention. And the cleanliness is superb, as you cannot see any discarded candy wrappers or cigarettes anywhere. Walking in the city is nice and the streets smell nice.
Here are the best reasons to try out Japan:
Modern Lifestyle and transportation
Japan has its own unique modern comforts to offer to its locals and tourists. Starting with transportation, the bullet train and other train systems. They are efficient and so easy to travel between prefectures (regions). You can commute anywhere in the city or country by train alone.
Everything in Japan is clean: every establishment, park, hotel, bus, restaurant, and especially restrooms. They always smell breezy flowers in every place you can sit.
Sakura Bloom
Spring is the busiest season. Sakura (cherry blossoms) is very popular and most people are excited to picnic under the snowy white trees. Japanese also enjoy and celebrate the quick passing of the Sakura blossoms with family, friends, and co-workers.
And when Autumn, the leaves of Japan Forest turns into gold and red ambiances.
Japanese Food
Japanese cuisine isn’t all authentic sushi and ramen. They have a wide range of dishes that you are certainly familiar with due to the near popularity of Japanese restaurants in every country. And that is not the case. In Kyoto, there’s a specialty restaurant that offers a vegetarian dish called Shojin Ryori.
Japanese dishes are really great and popular, such as Okonomiyaki, Soba Noodles, Yakiniki Barbeque, Sukiyaki, Tempura, and more. You can discover foods that you never expected to be really good until you try them.
If you love matcha, Japan has a lot of foods that have the flavor that you love. You can matcha in ice creams, chocolates, and even burgers. They are both healthy and delicious.
Pod Hotels
Capsule hotels are now very popular in Japan. It is a tiny room with a lot of features. And some of the luxury capsule hotels offer themes, ambient controls, and tech amenities. Some of these hotels offer a nine-hour stay just to sleep and bathe luxuriously.
Is it expensive to visit? Is it?
Did you know Japan can be explored on a flexible budget? Since most of the tourists attractions in Japan are free, you can use that opportunity to manage your trip budget. Some tourists book a year ahead to get huge discounts on their hotel accommodations.
You can use those discounts on food and transportation. Transportation is expensive but if you are keen to look, you can also find an affordable tickets at the same station. Also, Japan has a tax-free policy for foreign tourists that you can use when buying in licensed stores.
Japan has a lot more to offer
As I tackled some of the basics to know about visiting Japan. It is very important to get more detailed information about where and when to visit. Most of the traveling booking sites has a featured places that they recommends when you book at them. They also even offer complete itinerary starting from flight, accommodation, transportation and activities.
Japan can be explored with or without itinerary as long you know what you like and where. There are a lot of sites, reasons to visit and what to do. My last word is, Japan practiced and serious about discipline. Learn first the do’s and don’t to enjoy your trip.
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