Tourism in Japan
An amazing harmonious combination of ancient beliefs, traditions and high-tech life of modern Japanese people in an incomprehensible way affects any guest from the West and at the same time is one of the attractive factors for tourists.
As a relatively new phenomenon for the country, tourism in Japan, however, is gaining momentum every season, attracting thousands of fans of ancient Japanese philosophy and culture, as well as unusual architecture. Children's amusement parks set up on Japanese soil will soon overshadow their European and American counterparts. The many positive aspects of a trip to Japan cannot outweigh two small disadvantages, namely, the remoteness of the country from the world and the high cost of tours..
Precautionary measures
The Japanese are mostly law-abiding citizens, so tourists do not have to worry too much about their safety. In this country, the difficulty is different: being lost, a tourist runs the risk of wandering around the city for a long time in search of a person who speaks English.
You should immediately contact the nearest police officer, even if he does not speak the same language with the tourist. His responsibilities include helping lost guests of Japan. You can, of course, try to navigate by road signs or inscriptions in the metro, which are duplicated in Latin.
National hotels
For many guests of this country, the exotic begins already upon arrival at the hotel, provided that they choose «ryokan», furnished according to national traditions. Also, in such places for accommodation, guests are offered half board, the menu only includes dishes of national cuisine. Therefore, you can start exploring Japan without leaving your hotel..
Although a tourist may well choose a familiar hotel with a full range of services, regardless of its stardom. In 3 * hotels, as a rule, the rooms are small, very compact, but ideally equipped.
Japanese souvenir
As gifts, leaving tourists take away dolls dressed in traditional costumes of samurai or geisha, fans, ceramic or porcelain interior items, most often with a pattern in the form of delicately blooming sakura.
Japanese animation, the so-called anime, which has become very popular in recent years, will delight you with various souvenirs on this topic. Huge selection of magazines, posters and posters, T-shirts, CDs and other souvenirs.
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