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The only word that keeps coming to mind when I think of our trip to Japan ismagical – in so many ways. The attention to detail provided by the tour guidesand their company, the cleanliness and orderliness of the Japanese day-to-dayexistence, the respect that is shown to everyone – regardless of their“status”, their strict adherence to time and schedules, the pride in who theyare as a people! This means that they respect themselves enough to dressproperly and act appropriately regardless of their station. There are so manylessons to learn from these very extraordinary people!! If anyone is interestedin taking a breathtaking trip, literally because most days we walked severalmiles, I can’t recommend Samurai Tours highly enough. And if you want a trulyJapanese experience definitely stay in the ryokans (traditional Japanese innswhere you sleep on futons on tatami mats and have shared baths).

Hidanosato The Hida-No-Sato open air museum (Hida Folk Village) located on thewestern edge of Takayama.There are 20 buildings that were built in the 1700′sand have been moved to this outdoor museum. Kamakura Miyajima, Otorii SmallBuddha at Hase Temple in Kamakura – seen through the bowl of incense Thefloating torri, O-Torii located at Miyajima Island Golden Kinkaku-ji also knownas the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto Maiko – Maiko is an apprentice geisha and thewhite make up at the nape of the neck. In traditional Japanese culture, thenape was one of the few areas of the body (other than face and hands) leftuncovered by women’s attire. The nape of a woman’s neck held a strongattraction for many men. Wedding Great Buddha Tea Couple dressed in traditionalwedding kimono posed in front of O-Torii World’s largest bronze statue ofBuddha housed in Todai-ji in Nara Fushimi Inari Fushimi Inari Taisha is aShinto shrine that was established in the 8th century and is dedicated toInari, the Goddress of Rice. The shrine sits at the base of a mountain alsonamed Inari, and has over 10,000 vermillion-colored Torii gates donated byJapanese businesses.

by Glenda Bland

Yokoso!JAPAN Travel Blog by The Visit Japan Campaign Supporters

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