Tokyo

Very surprised to see an entire country of people who have the same behavior as I do. The Japanese people are very polite and there is none of the "everyone for themselves attitude". At all the trainLue lisää
Fireworks Show

Went to a fireworks show and many of the woman dressed up in the traditional Japanese kimono outfit. There where thousands of people there and no food vendors. There was no beer, sodas, nachos,Lue lisää
Tokyo Disney

Do you know what is worst then a musical in English? A musical in Japanese. There where very few foreign tourist at Tokyo Disney and most things where in Japanese. The lines where short for Disney butLue lisää
Tokyo Disney Sea

It turns out Disney has two separate resorts in Tokyo. There is Disneyland Tokyo and Disney Tokyo Sea, which is a unique Disney resort and had the usual Disney crowd level, still all in Japanese.
The Making of Harry Potter

This is a large building full of recreated sets from the Harry Potter movies. For some of the sets you could act like you where in the movie and get your picture taken. There where a lot of people inLue lisää
Mt Fuji

In the first picture, Mt Fuji is under the clouds. I was going to climb Mt Fuji until I read that hikes to the top of Mt Fuji start at midnight and you arrive at the top to watch the sun rises becauseLue lisää
Imperial Palace

The royal palaces in Europe are significantly more impressive than the Imperial Palace in Japan and most of the Imperial Palace is closed to the public. I think most of Japan was burnt to the groundLue lisää
Hotel

This is one of the hotels I stayed at in Japan which had a great view. The Japanese are known for trying to optimize things but sometimes they go to far. They have the toilet with the built in sink.Lue lisää
Akihabara Electric Town

In Tokyo they have a small area where anime is very popular. Most of Tokyo did not look like this area. Some people also have their cars decorated with their favorite anime characters. The EnglishLue lisää
Random Pictures of Japan

I was surprised how big of a city Tokyo is, and I did not see any wealthy or poor neighbors. The whole city seemed like middle class neighbors.
These are some pictures I have taken around Japan.
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Bullet Train

Took a bullet train from Tokyo to Hiroshima. The train gets up to speeds around 200mph, which is a lot faster then the 45mph Amtrack I am familiar with. What surprised me the most is the train wentLue lisää
Peace Memorial Park

They have a great museum about the dropping of the first atomic bomb. The museum did not place blame on anyone. It just explained what happened.
Itsukushima Jinja

There is a small island off the coast of Hiroshima that started off as a religious site but has turned into more of a tourist destination. The deer were as tame as goats at a petting zoo.
MatkaajaYou found your home. Now you just need to learn Japanese.