Traveller's Tales: Advise for travellers in Japan

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J Schoor	07 July 2002
Stayed at Sunroute Tokyo, Hotel - Tokyo, Japan.
Japan is a wonderful country to visit, but there were times that I wondered if it was worth the aggravation. Most of the aggravation came from the tiny amount of English either spoken or written on signs, subway maps, etc. I did this trip on my way home from a year's living in China. I am accustomed to making do in a country with minimal English, and I had been to Japan for a month many years ago, and still, I found it unbearably frustrating from time to time. People were very nice and as helpful as they could be, and many things were fascinating. Two places I particularly recommend are north of Tokyo--Haizumi and Kakunodate. These are small towns, once populated by samurais. Many of the homes and temples of these people are still intact and open to visitors.
L Hogan	01 October 2001
Stayed at Osaka Airport Hotel - Osaka, Japan.
Hakone and Mt Fugi are really not worth the time or the money unless you are really intent on climbing to the top. The hotels in Hakone are elegant but most tours get you there very late in the afternoon or evening and leave the crack of dawn the next day. That kind of a schedule really doesn't justify the expence and the time. Chances of seeing Mt. Fuji are slim at best. (we saw it twice for about 5 minutes each time -- big deal.) The city tours in Tokyo, Nara, and Kyoto were good but terribly overpriced.