seven weird(ish) things about Japan

[kisarazumama]

A year ago tonight I was in Japan *nostalglc sigh*...so I read through my diary entries and came up with a list of seven notes I forgot to mention from our adventures. Some of these are on the, er, gritty side, so be forewarned...

Comments

[laurabryannan]

Really interesting! The fish taste thing would really get on my nerves after a while. I love seafood, but not if it tastes "fishy." If all the food tasted that way... :P

[kisarazumama]

I should qualify that: I did not notice any odd taste when we ate in Western-style places. So that would be an option.

[bluemondo]

This is all good stuff. I read the diary you kept too. I'm planning on going for 5 weeks next April and as I'm travelling a lone I'm gathering all the info and personal experiences other people are willing to share that I can.

Any other tips or advice you can think off will be more then welcomed!!!

[kisarazumama]

Sure! =) let's see

[bluemondo]

OK so that was a really unsympathetic if not a rather selfish reply. I do know what its like to have an amazing trip or experience and then have waves and ebbs where you get caught up in the wonderfulness of it all and miss it so much. The thing I really hate is that when you are having fun time goes so frustratingly fast and the experience is over far too quickly!!!

[3_jane]

:DDDD See, this is the best kind of travel information -- it's the smells and the tastes that linger in the memory like little Polaroids of sense, but with the added bonus of revisiting the place whenever you come across one of the triggers.

(And bringing your own tissues for the squat toilets? That is a smart move, because I've never been sure how anyone manages those without having to, er, go the drip-dry route. So to speak.)

[kisarazumama]

=) That bit of advice came from our invaluable tour guide, Akira Sato, and like all Aki-san's advice it was well worth remembering.