Reply to Where did you absolutely hate?

Forum Index » Travel Discussion

Reply to "Where did you absolutely hate?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hated Tokyo but loved the less crowded parts of Japan. [/quote]

I haven't been and want to. I would take your experience into account when planning. So land in Tokyo and try to get somewhere else?[/quote]

Tokyo is one of my favorite cities in the world.  Truly.  There's SO much there because it's a big place.  Asakusa is totally different scene from Akasaka.  It is more on the outskirts of Tokyo but you can stay in the city and still make it up to Asakusa.  It's TOTALLY different vibe and we loved it.  Shibuya is a totally different vibe than Aoyama - the latter is very high end.  What I love about Tokyo is you can find everything - from food, shopping, and let me tell you I think the Japanese have the closest relationship with all animals than any other country, weird and crazy costume play, kitchy stuff, horror/amusement parks, TeamLabs, Tokyo has everything, I kid you not.  NYC has nothing on Tokyo.  Beijing/Shanghai are kind of like that but the Japanese are a LOT OF FUN.  We would simply never see anything like what you see here in the US or in many other countries - they bring a sense of humor to stuff but they are also the nicest people ever.  They have a lot of rules (eating without shoes at restaurants, trying clothes out without shoes, etc) culturally but Tokyo is a unique city among cities. [/quote]

I was there for two weeks in winter and never left Tokyo city limits (staying with sibling who lives there and we had too many kids in total to traipse all over the country). Still did something different and fun every single day.
I studied the language in college and Japanese people are some of the funniest people on earth. I was in tears laughing reading ads for plastic surgery on the subway, signs in the ladies' room asking about constipation, a stern warning against gargling with the onsen water, a poignant display at the zoo about the elderly elephant....I think I got ten times the enjoyment out of the trip over my husband and kids. 
[b]My parents really enjoy visiting Amish country in Indiana and that's truly something I never need to do again. I feel like they are very annoyed by our presence, even if we are spending money.[/b][/quote]

I lived near the PA Amish and on normal neighbor to neighbor relations they seem generally fine-- coming by to sell pies or whatever. But in the larger markets many do seem cranky.  But it could be because it's an early day and they hate that rotation. They'd rather be peeling apples and listening to sermons. Who knows. Most of what they sell is now packaged and full of preservatives with labels slapped on. It's not homemade at all. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics