Japan Hotels

PROLOGUE I am making this journal to hopefully inspire people to grab their bag and travel around the world This was my first trip alone outside of Canada, its a hastily planned trip so there were a lot of things that Ive overlooked like when to go, budget, memory cards, souvenirs - to name a few. I had no solid iterinary until I got to Matsumoto where I decided to go Castle hunting. On large cities I stayed in Business Hotels, on smaller ones in Ryokan (traditional inn) - with private facilities as I wake up early to beat the crowds. I highly recommend staying in a ryokan. I had no problem ...

04/19/2009 / 04/20/2009 Day 1- Tokyo, Japan… The night before was up all night trying to adjust to the +9 hours of Japan. Was up till about 4 am in the morning… 7am comes to, we drop off the dogs at the kennel, pick up my pops and head for SFO. 9:30am check baggage in go thru the security @ the gate, boarded plane around 11:45… 12:10 to 3:10pm +1 day we are in the air. Thank god I bought a PSP! Watched the movie Seven Pounds with Will Smith… ANA airlines were very classy and gave top notch service. Seats were a bit on the tight side, but livable for 9+ hours. Touched down in Japan… Passed ...

Visit Viator.com's Tokyo Suggested Itineraries Page Tokyo is a blast! It's a full-on head-rush and an explosion of sensory stimulation – sights and sounds, and the tastes of real Japanese food. Tokyo is one of the world's great megapolises (there are 33.5 million people in the greater Tokyo area!), and here you can find the quietness of a Shinto shrine amidst towering steel-and-glass skyscrapers and fields of neon, here the cutting edge and the traditional coexist in ethereal harmony – kimono-clad computer warriors, punk rockers with impeccable manners. There are some excellent multi-day ...