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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Apr 13, 2001
Pros: Relaxing and a neat cultural experience
Cons: Can't do it every day
Summary: A must for any trip to Japan is a visit to a bathhouse, preferably one that boasts an onsen or hotspring.
The Japanese government runs various resorts, called JAs, with discounted entrance fees and other subsidized costs. During my two ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 26, 2012
Pros: Friendly people!
Great food!
Many English speakers!
Food is cheap.
Cons: Transportation is expensive.
Exchange rates for Yen is very poor.
Summary: Japan, a country that is often stereotyped for being polluted, crowded and dangerous. While I was in Japan for 16 days, I realized that yes, some of these are true, smog is a factor and it definitely can be crowded, but it's not that bad. The people in ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 28, 2009
Pros: You get to go to your destination without waiting in Tokyo car traffic.
Cons: Its not very easy to find your stops.
Summary: Who am I? Where did I come from? And where am I going? Are three very common questions. While riding a train in Tokyo Japan I was in the middle of one very large lady in width and short in length and a grumpy old man that smelled of something very ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 16, 2008
Pros: -Wonderful people
-Amazingly clean and efficient
-Can't beat the sushi/sashimi!
Cons: - Pricey
Summary: Japan Jun 2008 Trip Log Day 1: Arrival into Tokyo After arrival, we’re amazed at the efficiency and organization of the Japanese. The Airport bus is arranged neatly outside the baggage claim with each bus organized by route. Each bus serves a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 15, 2008
Pros: Beautiful beaches, rich natural environment, and something distinctly exotic.
Cons: None.
Summary: This review is about a very small but wonderful place to visit in Japan that many tourists can miss because it is a small area that is not well-known to the public. Kume Island (Kumejima) is an isolated island in Okinawa Prefecture of Japan. Okinawa ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 25, 2006
Pros: fabulous visiting sites
Cons: difficult to travel by car
Summary: If you have never been to Japan before and only have time to visit Japan for one or two weeks, I outline below a way to see the main historical sites (what I also consider the best after living in Japan for approximately 7 or 8 years and visiting many ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 10, 2005
Pros: many many experiences not available in other countries
Cons: i will show you one by one..
Summary: Japan series : Japan Serene , Enchanting Beauty. Part ONE : Base Page. I will attempt to show you Japan thru my eyes and experience under many parts. I hope you will enjoy and feel like finding out more about her. I have ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 4, 2005
Pros: Has tourist destinations for anyone, many things to offer
Cons: expensive as it is part of Japan, somewhat isolated from mainland
Summary: pretext- If you read my airline reviews, you will keep seeing my frequent flights to Japan. My parents are Japanese. I was born in Canada, but my parents always sent me back so that I was not to lose my heritage. My dad's birthplace is on the 4th main ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 13, 2004
Pros: Scenery, cool temperatures in summer, sense of history and spirituality
Cons: A bit hard to get to, may be too expensive for budget travelers
Summary: On my eighth trip to Japan, I finally made it to the mountaintop temple complex of Koya-san, the headquarters of Shingon Buddhism. Before leaving the U.S., I sent a fax to the number listed in the Rough Guide to Japan, asking them to reserve me a room ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 22, 2003
Pros: Study tours can make you independent. School is fun! (Your grade doesn't matter!)
Cons: School hours are long, but fun. You need time; have to adjust to Japanese accommodation.
Summary: Japan is the kind of place you need time to visit. The language and culture are so "otherly" that you need a spell to hang around and just be there before going off and seeing the sights. One very comfortable - and comparatively cheap - way to do ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 18, 2003
Pros: Getting to hear your friends make fools of themselves.
Cons: Having to hear your friends make fools of themselves.
Summary: Asia. The very word conjures up a host of images: silk, temples, thousand-year old cultures, Jackie Chan...and karaoke. Even the casual visitor to Japan notices the karaoke bars – on the corner, in the middle of the block, at the next corner. I ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 30, 2002
Pros: Inexpensive entry, well planned park. Plenty of shopping and comforts.
Cons: Persistant smell of a nearby pig farm
Summary: Just a few clicks North of Okinawa City are the Southeast Botanical Gardens. According to the abundant literature, this place is supposedly the largest garden Park in Japan. Judging from how little space there is in Japan that is not a hard claim to ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 3, 2001
Pros: Everything in walking distance.
Cons: When I say everything, I mean EVERYTHING, some people may not like that.
Summary: It has long been my dream to go to Japan. I remember back in elementary school, we had an assignment where we had to write about which country we most wanted to visit. I said Japan. I was really into technology, and at the time there were countless ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 9, 2001
Pros: Surface limits injuries.
Cons: Games designed to take longest possible amount of time.
Summary: I'm a huge basketball fan.
Huge in reference the size of my love of the game...not my own size. Although I am slowly becoming a bigger fan.
So, while for others, finding a pick up game of basketball in the Far East might not be on ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 19, 2001
Pros: Helpful people, vending machines, arcades, electronics, nightlife
Cons: Language barrier, cost
Summary: I spent three weeks in Japan and spent $4000 for the trip. Starting from the arrival, everyone was ultrafriendly to me. People helped me from everything as basic as buying a railway ticket to walking me to my hotel!
Most of the time I spent ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 10, 2001
Pros: Polite people, strange culture, hi tech world, great food
Cons: transporation cost is expensive
Summary: JAPAN:
I have lived in Japan for 5 years and love it sooooo much. It’s my home away from home.
If you have any questions let me know at
namabeer@colosseum.com or namabeer@hotmail.com
and make sure you read my ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 4, 2001
Pros: Great shopping, beautiful sights, people are so courteous
Cons: Expensive, difficult to get around if you don't know the language
Summary: I recently spent seventeen days in Japan with my father (full Japanese) and my younger sister. I can't wait to go back there (I'm thinking of studying abroad in Japan during college now). In fact, I was homesick for two weeks after I returned home-- I ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 2, 2001
Pros: Most places are very clean, great cultural experience, electronics and anime-type stuff are cheap
Cons: Squatting toilets, many people cannot speak English, summers are very hot, some places crowded
Summary: This summer, my family and I joined a 7-day tour in Japan, where we visited several towns in Kyushu (Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Kagoshima) and also made a stop in Tokyo. The trip was fun, and we got to experience the more cultural side of Japan, as well as the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 22, 2001
Pros: Beaches, food, people, safety
Cons: Coming back
Summary: I'm a little biased on my opinions about Okinawa b/c I was born there. So, I'll try to be non-biased in my review.
Pros:
People - This can be a pro or a con, but I'll put it in the Pros category. They do like Americans, although the ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 9, 2001
Pros: Varieties of new cultures and old traditions
Cons: old customs, high price, racially and sexually biased practices
Summary: Japan is a very strange place, least to say. I was born, growing up, educated, lived until I was 32.
As a female, we face daily pressures of sexual discrimination and even foundling in the commuter trains everyday. It gets so bad, there is a ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 11, 2001
Pros: Akihabara - get ANYTHING electronic here
Cons: you will spend your life and your life's savings here
Summary: To those that come to Japan, and especially to Tokyo, Akihabara is not to be missed.
If the newest technology turns you on even remotely, you have to see the spectacle that Akihabara is... it's a collection, no, a district of shops that ... read more
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