Traveling to Japan soon-- tell me about your best/worst experiences

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Had a great time there. March seems like a good time. I went in June when it was hot and muggy. My only suggestion is that if you’re not in good shape, start walking a lot beforehand. I walked about 10 miles a day and the Japanese don’t seem to believe in seats!!!! 😂 Also very few public trash cans. You have to carry your trash.

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Anonymous wrote:i enjoyed kyoto and osaka a lot more than tokyo - but different strokes. kyoto is really beautiful place i could probably spend awhile there. definitely eat a lot of ramen and drink a lot of sake and whiskey

We went to Japan last June. I liked Kyoto, but it was too quiet for my teen. Everything closes at night. It's all temples and shrines and tons of tourists. My teen thought that a week was enough to genuflect over the "old Japan". On our next trip, we'd definitely go back to Tokyo for more shopping and restaurants. Unlike Kyoto, Tokyo is accessible by rail. We went everywhere on the Yamanote line. Only took the taxi few times to reach the museums in the outer lying areas. I feel like we only scratched the surface of that vibrant capital city.

Funny! We said if we went back we’d spend less time in Tokyo. There was so much natural beauty outside of Tokyo. Our kid is taking Japanese in college and will likely do a study abroad, so maybe we’ll go back while they’re there.