Tourist spots day .1stApril2025

Opting to take the easy way.tho not the cheapest way ...I took a taxi to the top tourist spot of the Bamboo Forest.there myself and too many others! wandered, through the trees .
I photographed a cemetery in the Bamboo Forest.there as it was so different to ours ...all neat uniform stones.
Bailing on public transport again I then went on to the Golden temple which was impressive and also heaving . I lit a candle and tried to.ring the bell at the temple, ringing it was hard work.and you seem.to have to throw coins in a box as well to do it.
The journey in the taxi, meant I did see parts.of the country I'd not have otherwise seen tho.
Japanese quirks of the day.include an apparent aversion on behalf of the Japanese to my touching anything..of theirs .eg don't touch the car door to open ,it's automatic..I wasn't to touch the kimono yesterday...etc ..they really do panic..
This evening I had a massage and went to pick up.the towel I'd been lying on ,to help the lady tidy-up , but suddenly, I wasn't to touch it , it seems 😅 ...I don't get it 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️
Taxi drivers tend to wear uniform inc caps and white gloves
Money is put in a tray,wherever you are inc in the taxi...
You seem to pass things and receive things with 2hands. Plus the inevitable bowing
And heaven help you if you step into the road to cross before the green man light comes on ..I might have been told about this by a certain traffic managing person....oops! 😅
They definitely seem.to have a thing about strawberries. I tried a pretty looking rice cake..i thought it tasted wierd ...it looks soft but it was kinda chewy..Having decided i didn't like it , i couldn't find a bin.it seems rubbish is taken by the person who provided the item..indeed.when I took the remnants of chicken on a stick back to the shop ,she was totally happy to take my "trash "as they call it ..however I was in the taxi and could neither take it back to the shop or put it on the taxi money tray..so had to hang onto it ...a squishy thing with apple sauce in the middle..did ultimately find a trash can 😅.
There are random vending machines all over the place, even where there are shops! Selling drinks and snacksLeia mais