Thursday, July 10, 2008

japan

some nature. maybe mount fuji. a temple. maybe a little capoeira.
some locals. some customs. maybe try and pick up a little japanese.
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some possibilities:
adventure:
hike mount fuji + visit hot springs, Hakone :
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6901.html

culture:
Kyoto / Nara - traditional society lives here.
Nagasaki or Hiroshima - A-bomb sites.
Hokkaido - Japan's least developed.

nature (besides Mount Fuji):
Kii Peninsula - "a picturesquely indented tongue of land below Nagoya".
Okinawa - "the hawaii of Japan" : beachy

meditation:
paint a scene (somewhere beautiful).

touristy:
visit capoeira school or roda.
buy something authentic.
see a performance.
eat something nice.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

u going?

Carvao said...

God-willing. making a log of advice here:
http://www.destination360.com/asia/japan/transportation.php
http://ask.metafilter.com/31422/Cheapest-way-to-travel-to-Japan
http://www.yourcreditadvisor.com/blog/2007/04/27_personal_fin.html

Carvao said...

hiking mount fuji:
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6901.html