Very very interesting
Was 3 nights in Tokyo .. Tokyo is NYC style but 100 time nicer, very high end .. stayed in Ginza, beautiful streets .. Japanese extremely polite AND friendly, and helpful, very discreet
Tokyo is very clean .. smoking and eating on the street not allowed, fined Yen 1000 .. one sees real wealth ..
Asakusa district nice, looked around many places.
But
The real action is Kyoto
Took bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto, 2 hrs , 280 km/hr speed
Stayed in Kyoto centre, 3 night, did not use taxi or bus, did walk all to mingle with .. people much more relaxed (In Tokyo life is fast) and fun
Kyoto is the real classic Japan .. real, still active, full of very beautiful still active Temples in
Gion & Miyagawa region, you can see real Geisha
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https://www.kiyomizudera.or.jp/en/visit/
https://www.discoverkyoto.com/places-go/kiyomizu-dera/
https://www.snowmonkeyresorts.com/activ ... ka-pagoda/
Many very beautiful, still active Temples AND Shrines .. Weekend pretty much all Japanese mostly (men and women) with Kimono in many "Shrines" .. bought a real antique silk Kimono from
MAIKO ANTIQUES KYOTO .. Tea Ceremony must attend with Kimono
All Kyoto is full of very nice, mostly white, Cherry blossom trees .. Beginning April is the best time to go, not later
Food was excellent and not expensive in Kyoto .. had twice Shabu-Shabu in Kyoto, $ 40 per persone, including beer and all in (there no tip in Japan) .. Excellent Sushi .. only expensive is Kobe Beef, had once just to see what it is , Canadian beef as good or even better (for me). Beer is best beer, for some reason Whisky is cheaper than beer in restaurants, Japanese Whisky premium, Japanese drink whisky like you drink Coca Cola with food.
Kyoto hotels have also Thermal bath (spa) as Kyoto is next to volcano .. men and women separate, and must go NAKED.
ZIPAir flies non stop fron Los Angeles, San Fran and Vancouver .. non stop, 8 hrs
Narita is outside Tokyo, must take bus or train, $ 15 each
I had bought a "Data SIM" .. connection was fast and excellent everywhere even in Bullet train
Very few Japanese speak english, but they all very helpful
Funny thing is neither going nor coming back I had any "JetLag" , although Vancouver/Japan time difference is 16 hours .. I did not feel any discomfort .. Took off Narita airport 3:40 PM , Arrived vancouver same day 8:30 AM .. gained 1 whole day
More later
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