Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Hotto Puraza Asama, a 20 minute bus ride from Matsumoto station, has all you need for a relaxing afternoon soak: outdoor and indoor baths, a jet-bath and a sauna. Oh, and a vending machine stocked with milk. For some reason, onsen and milk go together like sport and Lucozade. The cow juice is a rare treat – but it makes you miss Weetabix […]
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10 Reasons why Japan is so great – No.10 New Experiences
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I am going to finish the 10 reasons why Japan is so great with another broad but a valid reason. Japan is bursting with new experiences for even the most intrepid of travellers. When you go for dinner, walk to the shop, get on the train and […]
10 Reasons why Japan is so great. No. 9 – Respect
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Once again, this overlaps with other categories such as culture and the people, but it is one aspect of Japan that is obvious in every day life and deserves a big mention. At the risk of sounding too much like an old man here, I think that […]
10 Reasons why Japan is so great – No.8 Contrasts
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Having already mentioned the fact that culture and tradition are so prevalent in everyday life everywhere in Japan this is pretty similar but worth a mention on its own I think. Japan is a working synchronisation of old and new which is witnessed everywhere, but especially so […]
10 Reasons why Japan is so great – No.7 Japan just does things better
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Mandarin Oriental Toilet
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I have already mentioned the culture which plays a part in every aspect of life in Japan. We all know that things in Japan are going to be different. So what does “Japan just does things better” actually mean? What I mean is, in Japan they have […]
10 Reasons why Japan is so great – No. 6. The country (Mountains, beach & rural life)
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! When people think of Japan, they usually think of the excitement of Tokyo or the mix of temples and city of Kyoto, but many people don’t think about the rest of the often stunning countryside that you will find in the Japan archipelago. Japan is 70 percent […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! When people think of Japan, they usually think of the excitement of Tokyo or the mix of temples and city of Kyoto, but many people don’t think about the rest of the often stunning countryside that you will find in the Japan archipelago. Japan is 70 percent […]